Hey all,
It's been so long since I've been able to get out under the sky. Last night wasn't perfect, wind was up, 90% moon and the stars were twinkling, but hey, at least I got out there.
Had a few equipment issues, lost comms with the mount a couple of times and Maxim had to be restarted a couple of times to talk to the QHY8Pro properly. I'm not sure whether it was a software problem or possibly a usb conection failure. I also had some icing issues with the camera early on.
Managed 27 x 5 min subs of the Helix through a Pflat 4 and Light pollution Filter, of which IP used 20. Post processing and noise reduction in CS3. This is my first attempt at this target and I'm pretty happy with the result.
Comments / Tips / Criticism welcome.
Darren
Higher res
http://www.pbase.com/desler/image/127696419/large.jpg