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Thanks, looking forward to coming back to it next time Orion is better placed.

Hi All, My recent efforts on M42 Orion Nebula, due to it being pretty low on the horizon and an unfortunately placed lamp post I was only able to get 38min of subs. WO73, IDAS LPS D2, Nikon D5300, HEQ5Pro 19 x 2min subs dithered, flats, darks, bias, seems the flats didn't apply due to moving the scope and camera between imaging and flats sessions. Processed in DSS & PS2020 Recently picked up Astroflat Pro and Topaz Denoise, pretty satisfied with both, this being the first image I've used them. Thanks for looking.

Cheers Adam, I'll have a go at testing next clear night and if necessary look into sending it back, the amount of clear nights we're getting here I don't think I'll be missing much imaging time anyway.

Ah pity, cheers for the clarification

I have noticed a similar effect on my own zs73, so following this with interest, screenshot of a recent image for comparison.

Cheers, Its a stock D5300 no mods, just shot through an IDAS LPS D2. I might have to revisit it so, didnt want to stretch it too hard. Shooting at ISO400 at the moment

I would generally stack all the data from however many nights of acquisition, just making sure that camera rotation etc are all the same or as close to as possible on each night. That is just my way of working though, other SGL members may have other ways of doing it.

Really nice for 3hrs worth of exposure time, what was it processed in?

Few shots from a recent trip to the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Nikon D5300 + Sigma 18-35 f1.8 ISO 800 Widefield are single frames, close-ups are stacks (Orion 29 x 6sec & Taurus 19 x 6sec) Thanks for looking.

Looks great for 90min, imaging time has been precious over Ireland recently

Cheers, don't think I'm brave enough to be leaving it completely unattended though even with auto focusing hah

Thanks, would be interested to see how it would come out with a modded DSLR, looking forward to seeing it.

Beautiful image, really putting that Samyang to work

Hi All, Haven't been able to get out much recently due to consistent cloud cover, however managed to get a few hours on the Heart Nebula the other weekend. Guiding been giving me some issues recently leading to the odd star shapes, got greedy with subs I think. Recently implemented Plate Solving and Dithering, quite the game changers, well worth the effort. Gear: Nikon D5300 + WO ZS73 on HEQ5Pro, WO 50mm Guidescope + ASI 120MM Software: APT, PHD2, Stellarium, Photoshop 2020, Starnet++ Exposures: 83 x 180sec (4.15hrs total) 25 x Flat 30 x Bias Any thoughts or criticism welcome, thanks for looking.

Very nice, a strong return to the photography side of things

Great result, Ha really makes it pop, nice one.

I'll have to have a go at that then, see if i cant get the disk and dust lanes to stand out a bit better. Thanks all for the encouraging words

Cheers, I'd thought the same on the blue, I'll have a go at trying to remove some of it and see where I get. Still fumbling about learning photoshop

Very nice, great detail in there.

First attempt at M31, and third DSO, any criticism appreciated. Capture details: WO73 w/flattener + IDAS LPS D2 on HEQ5PRO ASI120mm + 50mm Guidescope through PHD2 Nikon D5300 through APT Processed in DSS, Photoshop and Starnet++ Stack: Lights: 87 x 120sec (2hr 54min) Darks: 30, Flats: 50, Bias: 50 Was going for 4hours of integration but on/off blustery conditions were taking their toll on guiding.

With a 6mm eyepiece that combination of focal length and aperture will produce good results for lunar and planetary (seeing conditions dependent) I have been using the Skywatcher 130P (A:130mm/FL:650mm) to good effect for just that, however if you intend to move to do DSLR imaging you will need to look into the 130/150PDS, as many reflectors have issues focusing with a DSLR(not enough inward travel), the PDS versions are configured for imaging so have lower profile, more robust focusers. If you are going down the reflector route you may want to look into a mount with a larger payload capacity.

Great work, looks amazing

Its just a stock D5300. I'll see if stacking without the darks makes a difference so, thanks.

Cheers that clears up any potential issues

Ah thank you, that makes sense regarding why I was seeing round stars with the error values I was seeing. Capture data was as follows: 55 x 120sec exposure @ IS0400 25 x Dark 40 x Flat 40 x Bias