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This is clever stuff Lee - the defaults in PI Image Solve & Annotate can be overwhelming! Another great job joining all four panes - seamless integration and a perfect background - to my eyes! Adrian

This is the really cool feature - updating almost in realtime. It was curiosity that led me to complete a PM alignment and then check it with SharpCap using the PM camera - confidently expecting it would spot on! Oh well - too much to hope for. I also then went on to check with the ASIair and I didn't score 10/10 for that either! Lesson learnt - stop fretting and get on imaging - I am a PoleMaster devotee.

Exactly my experience with a PoleMaster. I found the QHY camera is also recognised by SharpCap so you can use that as confirmation if you feel so inclined - but I would advise against it - and don't be tempted to triple check with an ASIair either! 🤣

The Iris, now with nine hours of data - not sure it worth investing more time - the law of diminishing returns is starting to kick in I fear: Time to focus on the ET and try to grab some more data before astro darkness is lost in about five weeks time. Thanks for looking. Adrian

Interesting to see what you've achieved - I am currently imaging the exact same thing and have amassed 150m of R, G and B and 90m of Lum - it's a challenge. I think I prefer your Medium Iris but your Bold dust/background. Adrian

Thank you Carole. Haha - I don't subscribe to UFOs. I'm currently reading the Foundation series which predicts a time when we populate the galaxy - a terrifying prospect. Adrian

Thanks Lee. RGB imaging is my nemesis - truth is I don't have a clue what I am doing so I don't do too much! Haha! You know me. I am a firm believer that space is dusty, dirty and dark with pockets of beauty - and dangerous, but not to us imagers - only our wallets! 😆

Nebula season might be drawing to a close but in the late hours of the evening NGC7023 rises above 30 degrees just after astro darkness begins, followed by IC1396 at around about 02.00. These two provide an interesting contrast for the SM90ED+ASI1600MM+8EFW to do first a bit of broadband imaging and then a bit of narrowband imaging. Here is six hours over two nights (two hours per RGB filter) on the NGC7023 ..... followed by six hours over two nights (two hours per 3nm narrowband filter) on IC1396. I have intentionally set out not to over process these images and intend to keep adding data until astro darkness runs out in May - clear (Moonless for the Iris) nights permitting. Captured with an ASIair, pre-processed in APP, post-processed in PI. Thanks for looking. Adrian

But it has got to have been worth the system disruption surely. What an unforgettable experience.

You probably don't want to hear this but I found I couldn't get a satisfactory collimation with the stock focuser unit - too much droop from the draw tube. I upgraded to a Baader DST and found collimation to be much easier and all done with a Baader laser collimator and a star test. I sold my RC purely cos' it was getting too much of a lift for my ageing hands - I was frightened to death I'd drop it one cold night. Like so many astro things I now regret selling as the images it produced when used with an ASI294MC (also sold ) were very good indeed.

+1

A definite improvement at 1:1. More natural colour, more depth and structure revealed. Previous image looked over-sharpened to my eyes but then it is all quite subjective. Worth a re-visit for sure.

I have imaged these many times and have in fact named them the Pita Nebula. They can exhibit great structure and colour and can be captured easily with any telescope/camera combination - preferably short exposure and no guiding.

You need to rotate the focuser until the grub screw comes into view through the hole underneath. HTH.

Didn't realise Brocken Spectre was included @shinebug777 Caught flying out of Frankfurt on route to Prague - with my iPhone.