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Nice one dark knight - try the december issue of Sky@night - very good instructions but a bit fiddly.

PB

Hi Folks

Below is my first ever DSO, and while i do not think the final image has been worth all the processing i'm pretty pleased none-the-less. I have followed the Pete Lawrence guide in the December S@N to the letter, and found it to be a really good guide for rookies like me. I did have real probelms enhacing the image with the layer mask and gaussian blur, so the picture below is without these aids. Any help with these tools would be greatly appreciated. I did use them but could not seem to improve th picture much.

Equipment was Megrez 90, HEQ5, unmodded 400D and a 2" extension tube.

The subs (4x 10, 30, 60, 90 and 120seconds) were taken on Friday 6th Feb under very light- and moon-polluted skies, out the back garden in Glasgow. Occasional cloud which passed to clear skies. I loved the whole process of taking the shots - amazed at wat i could get even from a 10 sec sub. I took all darks and flats at the same time. Processing took most of saturday - really hassly job but fun too.

Thanks for looking - next stop M31 or M45!

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