My first attempt at this amazing region. Keen to collect more data when the clouds part. Almost everything came together for this shot. Autoguiding was the best I have had it with the new setup and the nights were pretty nice and clear. I couldn't tame the flare from a nearby bright star though.
I had an issue from some weird noise/artifacts from the first night. I think they are from the power cables wrapped around the camera with some elastic (to take any pressure of the connections).
Thoughts/constructive criticism welcome.
LRGB Total 9.5 hours (13x10min,15x10min,15x10min,14x10mi n)
Darks and flats used (flats made a huge difference!).
Meade LX90 8"
QSI 683wsg
Optec 0.63 focal reducer.
PHD2 Autoguiding
Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop.
Whoa Aaron that's deep!I agree with Dunk - why are you playing in the sandpit with us when you are producing results like that?
Great stuff - keep up the good work.
Bruce.
Thanks guys. I was surprised, in a good way, with the result. A bit noisy still, but now I know that the subs can be affected by the camera power cable, I'll try and be more careful in the future.
Forgot to mention the camera was cooled to -20.
I'm too scared to leave the sandpit Still so much more to learn.
though IMO you've posted it in the Beginners section by mistake!
Still so much more to learn.
