I am finally starting to get somewhere with the AOX and defining settings. this is the start of a project on M20.
I am planning to do a broad spectrum of data collection and produce a similar but better shot than my recent M8 and M20 image.
This shot is a blend of red and Ha data. Not a lot collected yet but looking pretty promising. I was surprised to discover that there are at least 5 stars close together in the Trifid heart (see small crop). I had never really bothered to find out how many there were and had assumed it was two close doubles. Always something new to learn even on the most imaged objects.
In the image you will note some noise from sharpening, which really shows how little data there has been collected so far. I am pleased to see the stars are nice and tight and the detail compares well with other images posted here and else where. I am rather excited about the possibilities of using this AO now and wonder what it will help me to produce.
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