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Old 31-05-2022, 05:33 PM
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Success at last! (EtaCar, Tarantula, M83, M8+M20)

Hello all

Ah, that wonderful feeling when things go correctly for once, and everything comes together...

I spent some time at the ASV dark sky site on the weekend. (Yes, it was cold, and humid. Why do you ask? ) The mount worked perfectly and I was able to capture 4 targets with (to me) great success.

Thanks again to everyone for all your support and guidance over the past couple of weeks - it all paid off.

Cheers,
V

All images taken by D7100 DSLR on an EvoStar 72ED+flattener on the HEQ5-Pro. Each image made from 100 subs of 30 seconds, at ISO 3200. (Yes, I know, risking a lot of noise, but it worked out in the end.)

I stacked them all with Siril, Sequator and Affinity Photo, then took the best one of each target for further processing. It's interesting to see the massive differences between the three applications when if comes to stacking.
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