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Old 20-02-2017, 11:52 PM
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Progress...

It's rare that I feel like I'm getting anywhere in this hobby so it's nice to compare photos 10 months apart and realise I'm actually making progress.

First image was taken tonight using a Nikon D3300 through an 8" f/5 reflector. 20 second unguided exposures; 30 x ISO 400, 30 x ISO 800, 13 x ISO 1600. Each group stacked separately then the three TIFs stacked (all in DSS). Final TIF edited in Lightroom.

Unguided so the framing drifted during the shoot, so positioning isn't great. The core is also a little blown out, somehow. I'll try restacking everything tomorrow night to see if I can avoid that - I think I know what I did wrong.

The second shot was from last April shortly after I got my NEQ6 and ED80. Same camera but no idea what settings I used.
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