Bit of a lazy effort here by me, and I will collect more data but I have been chomping at the bit to produce a RGB colour image with this system for months. Guiding was reasonable, seeing was about average for my site and transparency was ok too.
Taken over only three nights with 11 hours of integration (a mini data session for me
), though I am going to collect more data to bring out the faint blue star ring which is located about 10-7 oclock and about three fingers from the main galaxy in an arc. I also want to collect more data on the vertical column of stars that Rolf captured when he did his mega effort. And; of course the shells need more data yet too. Not to mention the noise in the back ground of the image.
Overall though I really the detail this scope can deliver. There are still some niggling issues that need fine tuning with the system and I am waiting on an adapter for the flattener so it will be at the correct distance.
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