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M83 - my very first....
Hello everyone!!
Last night was a very special night for me. I managed to image my first ever galaxy. M83 was the lucky one and I've posted it for all to see.
The sensor noise was again an issue so I don't thing I'll persevere with trying to process this any more than I have. I'm hoping to move up to a OSC in a few months time - QHY8L is in my sights - so these faint beasties won't cause me the heartache that they currently are.
Anyway, back to the image at hand. 16x5minute subs @ ISO400, darks, flats, flat darks, etc. Stacked in DSS and tarted up in PS and noise removal in Neat Image. Guiding using PHD and focus using a Bahtinov mask. I'm not sure about the focusing - it seemed ok in the test shots but it may be off a tad.
Nothing flash but I will always remember my first...
Mario
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