2nd image upload

[plmilligan1968]

Hi all

Only me again, my second image uploaded.

NGC 1499 California Nebula
30 x 180 second exposures

Imaging scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160
Imaging camera : Canon EOS 400 DSLR

Manually guided using GSTAR-EX & WO Megrez 80FD.

Cheers all!
Paul M..

[Hagar]

WOW, Manual guiding for 180sec X 30 times. Nice image but the background is a little green. I have had a little fiddle, I hope you don't mind. I just pulled the green and blue histograms back to the left edge to balance the 3 colours.

[jjjnettie]

Manual guiding, it's so hard on the eyes.
You've done well, again.

[plmilligan1968]

Thanks all!

Yeah, I tend to manually guide these days as too much hassle with laptops/cables/condensation with autoguiding. Once I drift align I immediately up and going and only need to make a correction about every 3 minutes. It does mean sitting down in the same position for a long time. I also feel I have contributed more to the photo knowing I have guided during the data acquisition.

I have reprocessed the image again as it is one of those images that you know there is more in there to get out. I have toned back the green also.

Let me know your thoughts..
Cheers
Paul M..