Jeff5567

Very nice, try stacking the separate subs in SIRIL...you'll get an even better image You can download the Seestar script for it too

2hrs worth of exposures

First attempt & only 33min of data

Amazing!

Have the same lens & also a novice. My best shot so far was using dark frames, 5 x 15 seconds lights, 10 darks same exposure, stacking in sequator & finish up in Affinity & the best until last Topaz denoise....fantastic software I use for portraits, wildlife, macro etc....well worth purchasing if you don't already have it. Very good shot you got too...

A little better than the last one. 5 x 15 second exposures....

That's pretty cool!

Seeing was not the best, but happy with what I got. MAK127 & 6 images stitched with MS ICE

Slightly sharper than my last attempt....still a bit fuzzy though. MAK 127 & ZWO 224mc

Hi, I'm Jeff. Started this hobby properly about 2 years ago & as I work a rotation of 4 weeks on/4 weeks off, the practice is sometimes slow 😀. Split my time between Middle East (work), Southern Kenya (my home) near Tsavo Park & UK (my other home). I only have my scopes in Kenya, so there are gaps in posts SGL has been a great place to gain inspiration, & some of the images I've seen here are absolutely amazing! The crowd here are friendly & willingly share advice from years of experience. Thank you Hoping to progress however, as l'm 3° south of the equator I have to settle with my humble Skywatcher AZ GTI (which is pretty cool for the price) until I suss out how to polar align when I can't see the north or South Pole stars 😅 Thanks, & take care

6 images stitched with Microsoft ICE. Hoping the sky is clear for the full moon.

Cheers. ZWO 174mm, sharpcap, best 30% of 2000 frames, Autostakkert, slight sharpening in IMPGG, Topaz denoise & Affinity photo....

Well impressed with the MAK 127! 👍

Incredible........👍