M83, flt-132

[Grahame (Grahame)]

Hi All,

First light with QHY-9 and Williams Optics FLT-132.
QHY run at -10 degrees

4 x 10min L
3 x 3.3mins each R,G,B

Darks subtracted and processed in Photoshop.

check here for a 1mb version:
M83

Cheers!
Grahame.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That is truly excellent Grahame. You've nailed the focus and guiding. Superb details in there. Very well processed too.

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Awsome. THe framing, colours and detail are just about perfect really. Great FOV too.

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

Fabulous image and beautifully processed.

Which filters are you using on the QHY9?

Frank

[TrevorW]

Well done on your first light Graeme

[Grahame (Grahame)]

Thanks Guys, It was also my first LRGB image really too - im stoked with it.
This cooled CCD is just leaving the DSLR for dead on my first image

Frank: Yup its the filter set that came with the QHY. Great to learn the ropes with but sooner or later a decent set will be purchased.

Grahame.

[marki]

Great shot Grahame. Colours look good and nicely processed.

Mark

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice image Graham. Interestingly you have the same small difraction spikes on bright stars as I am getting. I wonder if it is something to do with the shutter action.

[Grahame (Grahame)]

Doug, are you referring to the dark spikes/lanes coming from bright stars at all?
If so I also had these on my DSLR shots, seems to be something to do specifically with the FLT-132. As it does not degrade the image at all i've never been too concerned with them