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Helix Nebula
Hi all.
I bought a new asi533 the other day. I’ve been wanting to step into a ‘proper’ Astro camera and the 533 appealed to me from a performance vs price point.
Ordered from optics central on a Friday and it made its way to me by the Monday. For once paying the extra for express was worth it.!
Dabbled around with ngc55 on the first night to see how it performed against my Nikon d5300. Was very impressed I must say.
After learning a bit about it I was set to go last night for some helix action.
Here is the result of 1.5 hrs of 5min subs.
Guiding was superb last night and my 8inch newt stayed steady.
I also came to the conclusion that me and GIMP are not really getting along so I gave startools a try. The results were excellent compared to what I’m used to, and upon finding out I couldn’t save the image on free version I immediately paid the piper for a license. Fabulous software for a deadhead like me.
I’d also like to give a big thanks to Martin (Star Trek) for his basic workflow. What a legend. I’m sure it’s not 100% but the result is better than I used to!
Anyways. I hope you enjoy the result as much as I did.
Makes all the cash and hair pulling worth it to finally get a decent image that’s really worth posting.
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