AndyUK

APM80/f6, Riccardi Reducer, 20 x 180s each RGB (30 flats each, 50 Bias). Data Capture via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), ST4 guiding using Lodestar through finderscope via PHD. Stacked in DSS, registered in Registar, processed in CS5 (levels and curves only), Gradient Xterminator and Noel's actions used 1st April 2013 - FIRST LIGHT

APM80/f6, Riccardi Reducer, 20 x 180s each RGB (30 flats each, 50 Bias). Data Capture via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), ST4 guiding using Lodestar through finderscope via PHD. Stacked in DSS, registered in Registar, processed in CS5 (levels and curves) and using Noels Actions and Gradient Xterminator. 2nd April 2013

APM80/f6, Riccardi Reducer, 15 x 900s Ha, (30 flats, 50 Bias). Data Capture via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), ST4 guiding using Lodestar through finderscope via PHD. Stacked in DSS, processed in CS5 (levels and curves only) 1st April 2013 - FIRST LIGHT

MN190, 38 x 600s Ha and 13 x 900s OIII (30 flats each, 50 Bias). Data Capture via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), ST4 guiding using Lodestar through finderscope via PHD, Calibration and stacking in DSS, registered in Registar, post processing (levels, curves, Hi pass filter) in CS5 and mapped Ha to Red and OIII to Blue. False Green channel created using Noel's actions. Ha captured 14th and 16th February, OIII captured 2nd March 2013

Borg 77ED (0.85x Reducer), 27 x 300s L, 12 x 300s each RGB (30 flats each filter, 50 Bias). Data Capture and Guiding via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), Calibration and stacking in DSS, Post Processing (levels, curves, Hi pass filter) in CS5, with Noels actions, Gradient Xterminator and Noise Ninja applied 5th and 10th December 2012

Borg 77ED (0.85x Reducer), 10 x 900s Ha (30 flats, 50 Bias). Data Capture and Guiding via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), Calibration and stacking in Maxim DL, Post Processing (levels, curves, Hi pass filter, denoise) in CS5. 29th November 2012

Borg 77ED (0.85x Reducer), 6 x 900s Ha (30 flats, 50 Bias) per pane. Data Capture and Guiding via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), Calibration and stacking in Maxim DL, Post Processing (levels, curves, Hi pass filter, denoise) in CS5. Noel's Actions also applied and then merged together with CS5 Automate / Photomerge

Borg 77ED (0.85x Reducer), 18 x 900s Ha (30 flats, 50 Bias). Data Capture and Guiding via Maxim DL (CdC and EQMOD), Calibration and stacking in Maxim DL, Post Processing (levels, curves, Hi pass filter, denoise) in CS5. Noel's Actions also applied November 10th 2012

Borg 77ED + 0.85 Reducer Guiding: SX Lodestar through 9x50 finderguider Ha 16 x 15mins, 30 flats, 50 bias. Stacked in Maxim DL, post-processed in CS5 7th September 2012 (First light)

M82 - Co-operative project with Swag72 (Sara), in February 2012 (both with 314L+, using MN190 and ED120) 69 x 1200s Ha, 29 x 240s + 14 x 300s R, 30 x 240s + 15 x 300s G, 30 x 240s + 15 x 300s B I re-processed this as I felt the Ha signal could be better defined - Luminance channel was created by using all frames and Ha was added to the red channel. For some reason DSS stacking produced odd noise patterns so this was stacked using Maxim DL (first time!). No calibration files - All processing undertaken in CS5, with Gradient Xterminator used. NOTE: This probably needs another rework as although the Ha has come out much better, there's less detail in the core...

Equinox 80 - 21x900s Ha, 29x1200s OIII, 13x1200s SII Stacked in DSS, Registered with Registar, post-processing in CS5 SII mapped to red, Ha mapped to green, OIII mapped to blue (HST Palette) 26th and 29th May and 19th and 24th June (to add more OIII)

Venus Transit 6th June 2012 - Frames captured via the Micro Observatory remote telescope...

MN190 - Luminance 47 x 600s, Red 60 x 240, Green 105 x 240, Blue 125 x 240 (50 bias, 30 flats per filter). (Poor transparency on RGB, and high wind on G) Stacked in DSS, processed in CS5 (Composite image used to bring detail into the core)

Equinox 80 - 21x900s Ha, 15x1200s OIII Stacked in DSS, Registered with Registar, post-processing in CS5 Ha mapped to red, synthetic green (Noels actions), OIII mapped to blue, with 25% Ha added as luminance 26th and 29th May

1/125s, 2x Barlow, 2 Panes, ED100 14th May 2010

1/125s, ED100 21st April 2010

ED100, Toucam Pro 3rd June 2011

ED100, Toucam Pro 21st October 2010

ED100, Toucam Pro 24th May 2010

ED100, Toucam Pro 23rd May 2010

Equinox 80 + 0.8x TRF2008. RGB only (R 30x180s, G 30x120s, B 43x60s, 50 bias, 30 flats per filter). Stacked in DSS, Registered / Aligned in Registar, processed in CS5 15th April 2012 NOTE: This was an unsuccessful attempt at G2V calibration

Equinox 80, TRF2008 - L 25x900s, RB 25x240s each channel (50 bias, 30 flats per filter) Stacked in DSS, Registered / aligned with Registar, combined / processed in CS5 (G channel synthesised via Noel's actions)

Equinox 80, TRF2008 - L 20x600s + 30x30s core, RB 30x240s each channel (50 bias, 30 flats per filter)Stacked in DSS, Registered / aligned with Registar, combined / processed in CS5 (G channel synthesised via Noel's actions)