M83 and The Prawn

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Both images taken last night.
Scope ED127
Camera CDS1100D

The Prawn is just over an hour of exposure time.
I'd processed it in colour, then, for a bit of a lark I processed it to accentuate the Ha regions. It's got me wondering what I could capture using a not so narrow Ha filter.

M83 is 1hr and 40 minutes of data.

Both images I think are slightly out of focus but hey, it was a nice night to be outside. Will need to redo my drift alignment too. As the night wore on my stars kept getting eggier and eggier until I could only get 2 minute sub. The problem being, I'd just moved my mount (and it's 3 pavers) to a new spot in the back yard. I think it's still settling in.

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Looking good there JJJ, what ISO were you operating at and time of sub.

Cheers Petra d.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Love that prawn. Well done.

[allan gould]

I assume these are cropped JJJ?
I think the images are better straight from the scope but really are excellent with colour and framing.
I think Marc is on a foodie trip ATM
Allan

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

M83 is a 100% crop, and the Prawn is almost a full frame.
Petra, I ended up shooting at ISO1600 and they are mostly 3 minute subs.
If it's clear tonight I'll work on my alignment so I can get some half decent exposure times happening.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Pretty amazing what can be put together with subs like that

The Prawn is the best, the colour version is nice and subtle (if you like that ) and I like the B&W version too. M83 looks like it was affected by the issues you refer to but it also looks like your sharpening approach may have spiderweb'ised the detail a tad still, looks ok none the less and well worth the effort to get out and image ...which is more than I can say for yours truly who chickened out and watched two movies with the family instead...letting a beautiful clear, still, cold and dry night go begging

Mike

[Ross G]

Very nice photos Jeanette.

I also like your coloured Prawn the best.

Ross.