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I RTFM'd Siril and got this out of it!

Guess I need more tea in the mornings

Ah I was only preprocessing in Siril, I found a tutorial and got an image!

I feel so stupid!

NGC 1499 is the target

My slow DSL is taking ages to upload the image to google drive, I'll post it once its done

Here is my setup.

William optics ZS61 MK1
HEQ5 Pro with rowan belts
50mm guide scope
Astronomik L2 UV+IR Blocking Luminance Filter
ZWO ASI183MC main camera
ZWO ASI120 Guide scope
ZWO ASI Air mini
ZWO EAF

I align it all successfully according to the processes in the ZWO ASIAIR app, pick a target and capture what I can, I get 50-60 5 minute exposures depending on the night

sounds ideal but other than Orion nebula or andromeda I get nothing out of DSS or Siril stacking, I've a few dark and bias frames to chuck in too

Do I need ot be more ruthless with selecting which images to include?

Thanks for the excellent explanation I am closer to understanding it.  I'm just getting started with image processing so it could be I ruined the image in post!

This is my set up

HEQ5 pro

William optics ZS61 MK1

ZWO ASI183MC

ZWO ASI120MM-C guide cam

50mm astro essentials guide scope

ASIAIR mini

I know it's summer but I think I can do better than attached. I've read I should get a filter, is this the case if so is the astronomik L2 UV/IR cut filter 1.25" the right one?

The rice thing is a myth by the way, it doesn't do anything, saw it on QI

The best thing is to not rush the drying out leave them in a warm place for a few days

Stumbled across this thread via a Facebook share, will be doing this over summer, odd thing is I live in Todmorden!