[MGTechDVP (Mariusz)]

Hi All,

Just sharing my latest image... this time it is the M16...

I imaged this at F10 on my 8" SCT hoping that with the higher magnification I would get more detail in the pillars of creation... it's better then the one I've taken about 2 years ago using a f6.3 FR but it didn't come out as well as I hoped it would, the OIII and the SII data seemed to be very dim, so I had to push it more to bring out some nebulosity in that spectrum increasing the noise...

I'm starting to think I'm reaching the limits of my modded 40D since my deep sky image quality seems to have stagnated...


Personally I prefer the look of the natural RGB image, even though the narrow-band data acquisition was much longer.

Image tech specs....

H-alpha: ISO400
7 x 1800s Subs
7 x 900s Subs

SII: ISO800
12 x 1800s subs
4 x 2700s subs
5 x 2160s subs

OIII: ISO640
4 x 1800s subs
6 x 2100s subs
5 x 1500s subs

RGB: ISO400
9 x 630s subs
7 x 350s subs
10 x 150s subs

Data captured across 7 nights in June and July 2015.

Thanks for looking... Criticism welcome... please be gentle...


Mariusz