Hi All,
Well the weather leaves a lot to be desired, but in between cloud I got 5 x 6 Min. Exp. of ngc3372 with the new QHY8 cooled Camera, Of course processing is a whole new adventure (Just got used to the Canon 300D), anyway herewith my first results, a single 6 Min. Exp., with/without a matched DF removed, not much difference so it looks like the Camera is nice and quiet (which it should be at -20 C) Im looking forward to using it on the LX200-F-10 for M83 Etc. long exposures, we shall see, I will also post the results of combining the 5 Pix. of Carina.
Nice first light. Is this the single colour shot version? Why did you head down this path compared to the flexibility of a monochrome chip and colour filters?
Hi All,
Thanks for the comments, Well "Jase" I choose the colour chip because of the time factor, I get little enough observing time as it is (moon+ cloud) where I live (not like inland) and Tri-colour imaging takes a lot more time with of course better results if your going "Hi-Fi", but I was very impressed with the Canons results (still am), But the QHY8 will allow much longer exposures as required at High F ratios (F-10)---Andrew- The output files are "FITS" so no requirement to change from RAW (which is no problem in I.P.) anyway.
Herewith the combined result of - 5 x 6 Min. Exp. w/DF removed (from each Exp.), seems to help a bit, Ill try a long (30 Min. Exp.) for comparison (if the sky ever clears) and post the result.
Congrats on the new camera.
Looks like a real winner and the image just shows this coupled to the Ed80.
Pin point stars and the core looks great, no sign of over exposure.
