I've been on holidays for the last 4 weeks and whilst that should have been a good thing the weather wasn't the best. Still the last few days have been great and I have been able to get out and take some pics at last. I have been changing my setup and have neot been able to get a decent pic with my QHY10 but finally last night things came together and I am pleased with the result.
M17 Swan Nebula
C9.25 0.63 FR MaximDL Guided. Flats no darks 26 X 240 secs (i took 42 but the program won't let me stack them all!) DSS CS4.
I also got some wide field shots with My ED80 and Canon 1000D
NGC2070 Tarantula
ED80 MaximDL Guided 22 X 300 secs ISO400 DSS flats, Darks & Bias, CS4
NGC2024 Flame and Barnard33 Horsehead
ED80 MaximDL Guided 22 X 300 secs ISO800 DSS flats, Darks & Bias, CS4
I don't like the grain that comes with ISO800 I don't think i'll go there again.
Larger pics at
http://www.pbase.com/paulstorey/astrophotography&page=2
More pics yet to be processed.
Comments welcome.
all the best
Paul
