This was shot through clouds last night, as a result of the clouds I got about 1/8th the data I would have liked, but it was still enough to create a workable image...
I had the pleasure of using Peter's ED127 for this shot which gave me good image scale and great resolution.. A big thanks for Peter for having me out at his dark site, and allowing me the use of his ED127/EQ6 Pro for the night.
The ST8300M performed really well.. I have a ways to go when it comes to processing data from this setup, but I am happy to say that from an initial perspective, I think I made the right choice going to mono.. I enjoyed the processing side of things, I found to be fairly easy, and imagine it would only get easier with much more data to play with..
Originally I messed the colours up a little, Mr Sidonio was nice enough to help put me on the right track.. So A big thanks to Mike!
Full field of view, 50% resolution - 2mb or there abouts
Full field of view 20% resolution - 131kb
Details:
ED127 @ F/7.5, field corrected with a Baader MPCC. (although I dont think It needed it.)
ST8300M @ -10C - Astrodon LRGB I series filters.
QHY5/OAG used for guiding.
LRGB (40:10:10:10) All 5 min subs, RGB Binned 2x2.
Cheers..
Alex.
http://www.pbase.com/alexn_astro/image/120946389