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Old 02-04-2023, 12:24 AM
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NGC3372 Eta Carinae

Hi Folks. I finally got an opportunity to try out my new (to me) Evolux 82ED - my first wide-ish-FOV scope which nicely complements my 8" SCT and 120ED refractor. I used the Evolux with and without a NB filter and it def behaves better with a NB filter. Without it, some stars exhibited typical CA/blue fringing but nothing that can't be well managed in post-processing. Sooooooo for my first target I thought I'd shoot the good ol Ozzie staple; Eta Car nebula in dual NB and compiled into a HOO image. Also, as I was using the ASI294MC on a short FL scope, I used drizzle integration for the first time which achieved the desired effect of significantly improving under sampled stars. In fact, I've discovered that drizzle integration is a pretty neat thing! Thanks for looking at my Eta Car image murdered by IIS image compression Alex

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SW Evolux 82ED with 0.9 R/F, ASI294MC, Antlia dual NB filter
38 x 180s (1hrs 54mins)
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Old 02-04-2023, 08:55 AM
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Fantastic Alex, really well done! Really well controlled. And only 2 hours, damn.
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Old 02-04-2023, 07:07 PM
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Cheers John. It’s such a bright nebula that even just two hours provides plenty of data when shooting at f/5.8 … that’s the fastest scope I own. Alex
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Lovely image, Alex, with great colour and detail.

Welcome to the world of wide-field.

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Fantastic Steve. Colours are amazing!
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Thanks Steve and Dave. It’s great having the option to tackle wide(r) field targets … looking fwd to spending more time with the SW82ED. Alex
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