NGC 1499

[wxsatuser]

The California Nebula.

This was basically a guiding test for my new Lacerta MGEN.

Although PHD and the Starshoot guider were ok, I was never quite happy with

the results and the odd glitchs with the laptop.

Anyway, a good test was 10minute subs on the California Nebula.

Well pleased, stars perfectly round and no glitchs at 10minutes.

All I have to do now is set it up for dithering and controlling the 60Da.

Canon 60Da EF 200mm L f/4 ISO 800 11x 600secs

A quick run through PI with a masked stretch.

Thanks for looking

[laudropb]

Nice image. Thanks for posting.

[xtreemchaos]

great image Mike, lovely colour and detail.  thanks for sharing  charl.

[StargeezerTim]

Nice image. Welcome to very exclusive MGEN club! Tim. 

[toxic]

very nice

[wxsatuser]

Nice image. Welcome to very exclusive MGEN club! Tim. 

Thanks for the nice comments everyone.

The Lacerta looks like a good buy, big thumbs up to Teleskop Express, very efficient as usual.

Once I get the dslr control and dithering working it should make a big difference to the images.

Here are the stars for a 10minute sub.