M104

[jjjnettie]

I thought I'd give my 550D one last chance as an Astro Cam. I was hoping that the cooler weather might reduce some of the noise that plagued me earlier.
This is the result.
8x5min, on M104 @ ISO 400. Scope SW ED80.
Still not happy with the amount of blotchiness in the final image, and if I shot at ISO 800, the noise is still quite bad.
But I'm happy enough with the final result. :D

[koputai]

Nice shot JJJ, it's interesting to see the shark in the same frame.

Cheers,
Jason.

[multiweb]

That's a real nice shot. Very sharp. Top focus and colors. :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

looks like your making the best of those clear skies

[Dennis]

That is a really nice image JJJ – you certainly have your imaging rig well under control and the finishing is very nice.

Cheers

Dennis

[strongmanmike]

I'm very partial to that framing Nettie :D :whistle:

Overall a good looking image, nice job

More than I am getting these days..bugger NSW...I feel like I live in Wales :sadeyes:

Mike

[John Hothersall]

Thats a nice framing with the 3 bright stars on the right pointing to this wonderful bright galaxy.

John.

[scopemankit]

lovely pic of the sombrero and it's pointers!

[CoolhandJo]

Nice really. Detail looks good. Is the cam modded?

[batema]

Very nice JJJ and I also like the framing of that shot.

[jjjnettie]

No Paul, it's just your stock standard model.

[TrevorW]

Nice framing JJ well done

[RobF]

Nice one Jeanette. I certainly wouldn't be rushing to decommision the cam without a lot more pics. I wonder if it might help to run it off external power to help keep it a few degrees cooler? Probably won't be much of a problem in coming months me thinks anyway!

[Hagar]

Very nice JJ. A tiny target for the ED80 but still resolved very nicely.

Well done.

[Lester]

Good result JJ, thanks for the view.