Ngc 2070

[avandonk]

Here is a relatively deep image for a DSLR. Check out the detail at higher zoom or mag. It is a stack of six twenty minute exposures at an ISO of four hundred. The field of view is 1.15x0.77 degrees.
Details
Canon 5DH. Tal 200K with Hutech FR so 1790mm at F9, Hutech LPR filter,6X20 minutes exposure at an ISO of 400, in camera noise reduction ON, corrected for flats with ImagesPlus, stacked with Registar, digitally developed with IP, only adjusted levels in PS, Richardson Lucy enhancement 9x9 for 15 cycles in IP.
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The HEQ5 is tracking extremely well now all the guiding parameters have been optimised. The image scale is about one second of arc per pixel.

Bert

[jase (Jason)]

Great work Bert. Well composed image.

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow that's a stunning image Bert, extraordinary detail and sooo sharp!

[rogerg (Roger)]

Very interesting to see what 20 minutes gets you on a DSLR. To be honest I'm surprised it's not more exposure or even bleeching out, perhaps that's why SBIG still sell STL1100's

Anyhow, excellent image - much better than the blue and fainter versions I will achieve with my unmodified 350D.

Congrats on the guiding, I know what a pain it can be sometimes, most of the time, .... good guiding is no small achievment.



Roger.

[Ric]

Hi Bert, thats a great image, great colours and very well defined.

top stuff

[tornado33]

Hi Bert, yes a great image there, and well framed too, fitting in the tarantula and the other nebulous areas nicely. Nice and deep for F9 imaging too.
Scott

[Garyh]

Great shot, well guided and all done at 1790mm...top job!!
Cheers Gary

[RB (Andrew)]

Excellent image Bert.