I'm sure it won't be the last
Imaged from Glen Aplin over two nights last new moon. Not as much data as I would have liked since it is still rising late. LRGB only. I didn't want to waste dark sky on narrowband. I will try to get some Ha and OIII from home.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900
Scope: Tak FSQ-106ED
Camera: Sbig STL11K, Astrodon Gen 2 filters
Guiding: Tak FS-60C and Lodestar
Focuser: Atlas
Exposures: 18x300s Lum, 6x300s each R, G & B + some 30s subs
Processing: PixInsight
The small attached version suffers badly from compression artifacts. Larger version (with suggested improvements to contrast) here:
http://rickstevenson.smugmug.com/Ast...cropmed-X3.jpg
Creative criticism welcomed as always. Thanks...
Cheers,
Rick.