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Lacking detail
Hi folks,
I've been working on astrophotography for around the last month or two now, and I'm loving it and having a blast. However I'm feeling like my images are frequently too soft and lacking in detail - Horsehead Nebula being one that is really doing my head in but I'm feeling the same about Carina Nebula too at this point.
I'm trying to work out whether this is caused by lack of focus, too short integration time, lack of quality data, bad tracking, unrealistic expectations, or what is going on. My inclination is to BUY MORE STUFF to get more detail, but cruising astrobin and checking out what other people are doing with 102mm refractors on the same targets and they are getting the kind of results I'd like to achieve. And yes I'm aware that learning astrophotography is a process that takes a long time to master and I shouldn't really aim to knock off hubble for image quality from my backyard any time soon ... but I still want to!
Anyway, here's my setup:
SkyRover 102mm ED APO Triplet Refractor
HEQ5 Pro
ASI120MM Mini / Orion Deluxe 50mm Guide Scope (RMS error ~ 2.5")
Canon 6D Stock / ASI533MC-Pro
Any advice / suggestions on how to get more detail would be great. Thanks folks!
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