M83 - First image guiding

[desler]

Hey all,

Finally got the guiding fitted, toucam through 80 mm achro running PHD.
Drift alignment with eq align. 10 x 4 minute exp, eos 1000d through ed 80.
ISO 1600 ICNR off, darks and bias frames applied, no flats as I seem to have developed a problem taking them, with them washing out the left hand edge of my frames<<<< any idea's?

Darren

[Hagar]

Nice image, be it a bit small. Washing out one side of the image could be a matter of camera alignment or it could be that you are taking your flats a little too bright or dim. Check the histogram for your flats and also make sure you use bias frames with them. It does make a big difference.
You have a bit of field curvature in the corners but that can be corrected by adding flattener to your imaging train or by cropping the image to remove it.

Looking good though.

[AlexN]

Guiding looks really good mate! I reckon there's more data in there that can be stretched out with further processing.. Great start though.

Alex.