[allan gould]

Had my first chance last night to set up my new QSI583wsg last night and was amazed at how simple and easy it was to use. Maxim was a bit of a pig to learn how to use so I switched to CCDSoft which was simple and easy and very intuitive. For me its my preferred software. Just have to learn how to use the inbuilt OAG - thats the next step.
Went for a smallish galaxy in Leo that I havnt seen too many images of - NGC3521 and managed 25x4min shots as a trial to see if I could get the flats, bias and darks all working together. Just a quick process of curves and levels with a small smart sharpen and I know it can take a lot more processing. I only had the CCD chip at -5oC as I didnt want to ice anything up first time out.
Comments welcome - maybe colour tonight.