M101, first light with CCD

[jeff.d69 (Jeff)]

Hi all,
here my first attempt at M101 with the new CCD.
A chilly night with some breeze (sometimes annoying) that kept the sky clear.

my homepage

http://www.skycrumbles.net/Images/M101_thumb.png


my AB page

http://astrob.in/175460/0/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg

Setup:
ED80 with flattener/reducer x0.85, Atik 383L, Baader LRGB filter set
NEQ6 guided with AlCCD5 on a 70/500

L 18x600s bin 1x1
R 9x300s bin 2x2
G 9x300s bin 2x2
B 9x300s bin 2x2

Sensor cooled at -10°C

Since it's my first imge with the CCD I'm quite happy
Hope you like it too.

Clear sky, Jeff

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice first light image, Jeff.

You might want to post a link to a bigger image... like this one: http://www.astrobin.com/full/175460/0/

Cheers,
Rick.

[gregbradley]

That's sensational Jeff. A fabulous first light.

Greg.

[jeff.d69 (Jeff)]

Hi,
yeah, something went wrong with the links

http://www.astrobin.com/175460/

http://www.skycrumbles.net/Pages/M101_en.html

thanks, J.