Dumbbell Nebulae

[g__day]

I found this one a good test of my equipment (C9.25, Canon DSLR, Hutech Light Pollution filter, Lumicon OAG with Meade DSI II Pro Mono and PHD 1.10.8a guiding) - the Dumbbell Nebulae - fairly low in the sky, dim, alot of light pollution. Guiding was quite tricky - about 4 of 8 shots (20 minutes each) was good enough.

The results I am reasonably happy with - now I have to improve my image processing skills. I took more care with my flats and refreshed the bias and darks and am slowly getting the hang of Deep Sky Stacker.

Matthew

[Alchemy]

once you get low in the sky it gets hard, particularly in a light polluted situation, keep at the processing it all takes time to work out many of the tricks of the trade.

[multiweb]

Very challenging object especially on 20min subs when it's low on the horizon. Looks like you may have a slight drift in your guiding.

[Nightskystargaz]

:), nice pic.

Thanks,

Tom