NGC253 With the new ASI 1600 MC

[spiezzy]

hi to all
this is my first image with my new ASI 1600mc taken with my 10" GSO f4 Truss Newtonian they are 25 x 2 min exp with just darks subtracted seeing was around 4 out of 10 light haze
captured with Nebulosity 4 and guided with PHD2
comments / criticism welcome thanks for looking

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Nice shot spiezzy gotta be happy with that
AL

[spiezzy]

Hi Al thank you for your kind comment yes I am quite happy with it I wished I took some flats but ran out of time but it is not bad for short exposures on this object I used 10% gain and cooling was -15 c looking forward to having another crack with this camera thanks again
cheers Pete

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by spiezzy

hi to all
this is my first image with my new ASI 1600mc taken with my 10" GSO f4 Truss Newtonian they are 25 x 2 min exp with just darks subtracted seeing was around 4 out of 10 light haze
captured with Nebulosity 4 and guided with PHD2
comments / criticism welcome thanks for looking

The galaxy looks fine but the surrounding heart shaped haze is a bit of a distraction.
Is that because of the haze you mention,or some other reason.
Cheers

[spiezzy]

hi there Ron
thank you for your comment It is more than likely a result of the lack of flats and maybe the haze this is 2nd version with synthetic flat in Nebulosity 4 it a bit of an improvement
cheers Pete

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by spiezzy

hi there Ron
thank you for your comment It is more than likely a result of the lack of flats and maybe the haze this is 2nd version with synthetic flat in Nebulosity 4 it a bit of an improvement
cheers Pete

Much nicer Pete. Thanks
Cheers

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

Certainly looks promising to me Pete could prolly do with a little less green and a few more subs to calm the noise down, but for less than an hour of data

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

You can see those "galactic fountain" perpendicular dust streamers very clearly!

[spiezzy]

I had a go at a bit of re processing just to lighten it up a bit and pull a little more detail .
cheers Pete

[Atmos (Colin)]

The latest version looks better, appears to be less clipped which is good

[spiezzy]

thanks Colin
yeh I am still learning with this camera but it is coming together slowly working out exposure settings and gain settings also need better processing software .
I capture with a Panasonic tough book 15" and stack and basic processing on a Mac with Nebulosity 4 I have Light Room installed on the Mac but that is it would love to get a copy of Photo Shop but there is so many variations
cheers Pete

[Atmos (Colin)]

If you want something that is free and kinda similar to PS you can download Gimp. I don't personally have any experience with it but I have heard good things.

[spiezzy]

thanks Colin will give that a go cheers Pete

[astronobob (Bob)]

Promising potential this camera there, spiezzy, noice going so far

[RickS (Rick)]

Very promising, Pete.