2nd try - M57, M82, M27, M11

[Kirkus]

After spending much time heeding advice from many here on IIS (not to mention starting the rumor that Paul is dead :screwy: ), I'm spending more time on alignment prior to shooting, and after shooting, processing the photos. There's so much to learn!

This is my second go at M57 and M82, and a first photos of M27 and M11.

Suggestions, of course, are welcome.

[renormalised]

Not bad, Kirk....good shots. Have you tried shooting through coloured filters at all?? Try some RGB filters and maybe a Ha filter to bring out the colour and details in your piccies. With the deep faint fuzzies like M82, a bit more exposure time would be good too.

The shot of M11 is good....you can see some colour in the stars there, and in your M82 shot you can see a hint of red near the nucleus of the galaxy.

[Tamtarn]

Nice selection of objects there Kirk with very good data it appears. Are they single images or stacked?

[Kirkus]

Thank you.

They're all stacked from multiple shots. I put the particulars on each photo as best as I knew them.

[Terry B]

Good start.
Are you guiding?
You need much longer subs for the galaxy shots. I use 5 mins and longer would probably be better. Keep at it.

[Ric]

A good selection of images Kirk, I enjoyed the Wild Duck cluster, nice and sharp and the colours are showing through nicely in this one.

Cheers

[Matty P]

Great looking images Krik especially the Wild Duck Cluster.

Well done.

[Kirkus]

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions! I take them all to heart.

I'm still in the "learning how to polar align my scope" process of learning. :) Which is why the exposures are so short. I've learned to drift-align (have spent several nights just doing that) and am really looking forward to guiding. I have all the necessary tools and am now just waiting for the next few clear nights to get my feet wet.

[Ric]

Keep at it Kirk, it can be frustrating at times but the rewards at the end are well worth it.

Cheers