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Old 29-09-2008, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
M42 is a tough target. It's one of those "standard candles", hence presenting an image that rises above above the noise it not easy.

-take the time to do flat fields...there is evidence if vignetting in your data
-work harder on the guiding....the stars are elongated.
-focus. focus....and did I mention focus? This is the one thing you can really nail. Aim for pinpoints...if the seeing doesn't co-operate...well at least you tried.
-colour balance....pretty good!

Stick with it
Thanks for the advice Peter.

This was quite a rushed job so I didn't really check the focus. Next time.

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