Strangely enough, this is the very first time ever I've imaged this. I've been wanting to get around to it for the last 30 years but never did. But I had to have a stab at it after drooling over the pics of others.
Another strange combination of Baader Semi-Apo, Lumicon Deep Sky and Astronomik CLS filters were used. The Baader picked up the blues well but not much of the reds. The CLS picked up the reds better than the blues. The DSF was somewhere in the middle. So I combined the lot and averaged them out.
100 x 3 minute subs for a total of 5 hours, Skywatcher ED100 at F7.2, standard Pentax K-5, HEQ5 Pro, guided with PHD2, 68mm guidescope and a video camera.
Thanks Tony. I guess it's something like 17 degrees higher at the meridian here in the tropics than down there in Mexico. Gets to 38 degrees here so that would make it... 21 degrees down there. About where M51 is for me.
Nice work, Kevin. You're taking maximum advantage of your northern location
A couple more clear nights in California and I'll have enough data for my 6 panel Ha/OIII mosaic of the Veil. That's going to tax the poor old computer and my processing skills!
Don't think I've ever knowingly looked at Octans, but if a new star were to be born there to help with polar alignment (like up north ) then I'd be eternally grateful
Don't think I've ever knowingly looked at Octans, but if a new star were to be born there to help with polar alignment (like up north ) then I'd be eternally grateful
Yeah something at magnitude 1 or 2 would be nice, right on the mark and that moves with precession.
At magnitude 4.2 it makes it's presence known.
