Few of us are
building a CCD camera based on Sony ICX453AQ sensor. I have the electronics already working but there is no cooling at the moment. Also the camera is housed in a temporary 3D-printed housing which is not light proof. The cables go out through holes in plastic, the plastic is red and partially transparent to light... not the best setup but good enough for a proof of concept.
The Perth night temperatures finally dropped below 20 degrees C so the camera noise will be reduced. I am trying to image few of the brightest targets, the first one on the list is the Eta Carina Nebula.
lights = 1h 54min in 2min exposures
darks = 28, flat = 30
(no bias, I forgot)
Stacked in DSS, processed in StarTools.
My processing skills are clearly lacking but for a first image as I proof of concept, I am over the moon
for looking