A work in progress NGC 1566

[muletopia (Chris)]

Hello folks,

Capture, lights flats darks flatdarks using NINA

LIghts 24 10 minute subs at gain 3
Image centered using Sitech Platesolve 3 and then goto with CDC


process in APP and touch up with Nebulosity.

Resized with Gimp for IIS



Camera QHY8l

Mount Mesu mount Mk1
Telescope Takahashi Mewlon 250
Planetarim CDC

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Very nice work, Chris. I do like a good galaxy image. Can't wait to see how it turns out with more data to bump up the colours.

How did you get the JWST-like diffraction spikes? (I presume a 3-armed spider on your scope?)

Cheers,
V

[oska (John)]

Nice one Chris, well done.

[muletopia (Chris)]

Thank you for looking gentlemen. When the sky and time permit another six hours of data will be collected.. V, the older Mewlon 20 have three spider vanes.
Chris

[xelasnave]

Good work. I found it a somewhat difficult object to capture so you have done extremely well...I also think the spikes are wonderful.
Alex