Another SMC @ 200mm f5.6

[dugnsuz]

Hello again all you peeps...

Another go at the SMC - fizzy little so and so!!

Details...

Canon 40D (modded)
Canon 70-200mm f4L lens, 200mm @ f5.6 (+ IDAS LPS filter)
Skywatcher Synscan EQ5 mount
Autoguided with PHD

10x600sec, iso 800

ICNR on, but no flats.


Stacked in Images Plus, processed in PS.

Noisy!!!

Higher Res...
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k461/doug-robertson/?action=view&current=16a.jpg

Cheers
Doug:thumbsup:

[leon]

Ah Doug plenty of fizzy stuff as you say, in that one mate, your not going to give up are ya, nice work indeed. ;)

Maybe a bit of noise but it has come out pretty well. I reckon

Leon :thumbsup:

[dugnsuz]

Cheers leon
I need for the SMC to be at the zenith!!!!
A trip to the south pole!?:lol:
Doug

[leon]

Yea that would be helpful, it is position a bit out of the way, I even had trouble the other night getting PHD to lock onto a guide star. :shrug:

Keep at it mate. ;)

Leon :thumbsup:

[Craig_L]

Hey Doug,

Think this is much better than the previous - a lot cleaner and sharper. The last one was ISO 1600 and no ICNR if I remember.

[dugnsuz]

Cheers Craig
Re iso...I'm slowly learning that objects like the SMC and LMC benefit from the lower iso settings. I'm just greedy using iso1600 - want to grab as much data in the shortest time.
Cheers
Doug:thumbsup: