AstroMuni

You could collect 2hrs (or whatever is the battery capacity) at a time and stack the stacks to get the same result. You just need to be mindful to retain as close as possible to the original orientation to minimise rotational stacking issues.

Wow, that looks amazing. Love it. The histogram looks clipped but that maybe just the image thats been uploaded.

Looks like you really enjoyed this great experience and your writeup made it feel like reading a thriller and I felt I was there sharing your moments!

I love this revised version. Exquisite detail and amazing skills to bring these out! Definitely a candidate for NASA apod

I especially like the Bubble Nebula. Nicely done

I use Kstars/Ekos and in the application you can set the camera sensor and scope details. When you do a platesolve the software orients the FOV correctly in the skymap and tells you the orientation. Looking quickly at the Aladin documentation it says .... It is possible to define one's own instrument fields in the form of an XML file. The syntax description and some examples can be found at http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/java/FAQ.htx#FoV So it looks like you might be able achieve the same functionality as Ekos. Good luck.

Wow. Thats a great improvement. Love it.

Lots of us use platesolving with Windows or Mac/Linux/RPi based software and if you start a topic giving details of the issues you are facing, I am sure you will get lots of good advice right here in this forum.

Thats a great attempt! I think there is a lot more data than whats visible in this at the moment. Feel free to post your stacked raw image here and folk will tell you the art of the possible. 🙂 And that will tell you where to focus - better equipment or mastering the processing software

What software do you use to manage the mount etc.?

Awesome images, worth submitting to magazines for getting published !

Take a look at this site and change the parameters to the equipment you have and you should get a rough idea of what to expect. As others have said there are many factors that impact what you can see. https://www.stelvision.com/astro/telescope-simulator/

Good spot. As the OP said Coma corrector, I didnt bother to look properly at the images. 🙂

As you are using a Coma corrector and not a focal reducer, you may not need the spacers.

Amazing image Carole. Its got lots of detail and I as a beginner could get this view playing around in Preview on Mac. So if you spend more time with the processing I am sure you can leverage a lot more from the original data.

Amazing detail. Beautiful.

They seem to be in the same position relative to each other. Do they appear in your flats or darks? Do these appear only in certain images taken when scope is pointing in certain direction? This could indicate that its being affected by some external light sources.

Beautiful image. Love the detail ! Perhaps running the Remove Green noise would help get the stars looking less green

Did you mean the orientation of the sensor. I like to set it up so that in parked position (pointing towards NCP) the sensor is oriented in landscape mode. That way in my head I know approx which way the FOV will be when scope rotates. And in the end I rely on platesolving to tell me the exact rotation angle that has been set up 🙂 I use Kstars and the view is clearly updated showing the FOV. I think NINA also has that feature.

Having recently purchased the 533 I love it 🙂

Thats a great image. I like it 🙂 and would be proud to have taken that. I have downloaded your final image as posted above (not the tif) and tweaked it in Preview tool on Mac

If daydreaming why not the Paramount ones (an ME-II perhaps) or Planewave? 🙂 You will need deep pockets for those though!

Hopefully the link to telescope simulator at the bottom of my previous post is new 🙂

Take a look at this before you take the plunge https://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/. The views shown below are of Jupiter using the stock lenses supplied with the Heritage 130. Its a lot better than what this view shows as you should be able to view the bands. You will need to purchase a barlow to see more close-up views and set aside some funds to buy a better 25mm lens (perhaps a BST) Also take a look at https://www.stelvision.com/astro/en/telescope-simulator/

You are still young 🙂 and welcome to SGL. Answers to these usual questions will help us guide you : - - budget, - are you interested in planets or deep sky objects, - visual or wish to take photographs, - how far would you need to carry your scope to see a decent dark patch of sky, - any restrictions on how much weight you can carry etc. If you are interested in visual only then suggestion is go for a dobsonion with the largest aperture you can afford. The other option is go for a Maksutov.