Last night:
Clear skies -
No wind -
Temperature - 28 degrees
I can never get all these three working together.
Anyways, I thought I would try imaging Arnold Schwarzenegger. I didn't really want to setup as I knew I would probably be wasting my time imaging due to the high temperature. However, given it's expected to be cloudy over the coming days, I forced myself to go outside.
Details
Scope: 8" Newt
Mount: EQ6
Camera: unmodded canon 400D
ISO800
Exposure: 9x8mins (including darks* and flats)
Picture here
Yes, noise still an issue but not surprising given the temperature and limited number of subs. Also some elongated stars.
*I took 5 darks but DSS only recognised 3. All darks appeared to be fine. Has anybody had this problem??