Three nights on a Widefield DSLR Veil

[themos]

Finally finished processing all the data from 28/29/30 September

Optics: Canon 300mm f/2.8L stopped down to f/5

Camera: modded Canon 450D, RAW, ISO800

Exposure: 53x5mins

Calibration: 30+ darks, 40+ flats

Filter: Astronomik CLS EOS-clip

Guiding: LX webcam, 300mm f/4.5 lens, PHD, 1.0sec

Mount: EQ6 with EQMOD driver

Processing: register & stack in DSS, colour balance & saturation & gaussian smoothing in IRIS, levels & curves & noise reduction in PixInsight

click for full size version (4248x2743, 2MB, from Google Docs)

[jarbi]

Nice one, you have a fairly dark side I suppose. Colors are also coming out pretty well, thanks for sharing !

clear skies,

Janos

[themos]

Thanks Janos, not particularly dark, no, can just about see the Milky Way on a good night.

[MartinB]

GReat work with the 300mm lens, has framed it all beautifully