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First try at the Pelican Nebula with DSLR


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After weeks of cloud finally got a rain washed clear sky last night and moved my attention to the Pelican nebula having had some success with the Wall in Cygnus. Now I have finally got an HEQ5 mount guiding was on the cards so this was 20 5 min subs at ISO of 400 with the normal darks flats and bias. So nice to be able to get out there again at last.

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Cheers hope we get some more clear nights soon there's so many spiders in my observatory at the moment I think they get a bit disgruntled when I go in there now ;-)

i try to get in the obsy at leasy a few times a week, move everything and hover it at least once a week to keep them out.

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fits in the field of view nicely, was it easy to find and frame?

Not that easy to find no you cant really see it without a 5min sub and 8 min is better still. Once you have it framing is ok I use backyard eos for focus and framing. ;)

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possibly just me getting it wrong
but if I try for the pelican with my 200p at prime focus my FOV is much narrower
now that I have a guidescope and PHD 2 pretty sorted I may go back and try again before its below my horizon an not in my bad spot in the east for sodium glare

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When imaging around Cygnus most of the brighter parts can be spotted with a 3min sub the hard bit is sussing out which why up or down you are. I tend to take one long sub and then quickly boost the levels in Photoshop to give me a clearer image. Once I know where I am its framed up and the image run started. I have surprised myself by tackling subjects like this with a DSLR I'm now convinced most targets are do able with enough data and good processing methods.

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