[thegableguy (Chris)]

Tonight's attempt. Best 24 of 30 x 100 second subs. Cheap DSLR through ED80 unguided. Darks, flats and bias applied, stacked in DSS, edited in Lightroom.

Meh... don't like it much.

I think I need to read some books or something. My processing & editing isn't really moving forward because I simply don't know what I'm doing. I feel like there are fundamental things I need to know rather than just doing random or default things in DSS. Feeling a little deflated because it's not really a step forward.

Having said that, it was fairly low in the sky over the brightest part of the horizon from where I live; most previous targets have been a lot closer to the zenith or at least to the east which is out to sea. Maybe I'm not accounting for light pollution and how much that can ruin data, haven't dealt with much before as it's pretty dark here.

Anyway! Any critique, suggestions and book/website recommendations on how to really get a proper grasp on basic processing would be extremely welcome. Thanks in advance.