Rosette Nebula - First light for modded 1000D

[Bizibilder]

This is my first image with my newly modded Canon 1000D - It seems to have had the desired effect. Taken on 18 March 2012.

ED120APO/reducer Canon 1000D(modded) ISO 800, 28x5min subs, 31 Flats, 28 Darks. Guiding with QHY5/finder and PHD. Mount HEQ5 with EQMOD.

Total exposure 2h 20 mins. (Image is resized to 1024x680 Px)

All comments most welcome as I've never tried to process this sort of thing with a modded camera before - I hope i've got it about right??

[Sam1060]

Can I just ask total exposure 2 1/2 hours is that ur shutter speed on ur camera?

Sorry I am new

N very nice shot

[nmoushon]

Thats a great shot. Wish I could mod my camera but my other half would kill me.

Sam - The 2.5hrs hes talking about is his total exposure time. He took 28 - 5min subs. So each exposure length(shutter speed) was 5 minutes.

[Steve 1962]

Very nice image - great colour - I take it you're pleased with your modded camera then?

[tony]

nice bizi, done rosette myself last night but my canon1100d is unmodded, so not so much red in mine.

pics like this will only mean that i will end up modding mine sooner rather than later.

convinced the wife that we needed a new camera and to get dslr instead of digi before our hols and that way will kill two birds with one stone,her for hols and me for ap. so need to wait till after may 26th before i even think about it.

[Coco]

Fantastic image, congrats on the excellent processing..

[lukebl]

Great result, Bizi! Like it a lot.

[Starlight 1]

very nice Bizibilder.

[Bizibilder]

Thanks for the comments to all of you - I know it needs more subs but they will have to wait. (Leo triplet is tonights target as the Rosette is getting quite low and tricky for my site if I want a decent number of subs).

[John Togger]

Cracking shot. Love it.

I need to get my tracking mount sussed so I can have a go at some of these objects.

[stan26]

That's a cracking result, i'd be over the moon with that!

Stan

[malc-c]

Nice,

Currently running off 40 x 240s @800ISO subs on this target (my first attempt) - if it comes out half as decent as this I'll be pleased...

[bm1980]

Stunning image

Regards

Ben

[Bizibilder]

Malcolm your image should be an interesting comparison - about the same total time but in more, shorter subs. I'll look it up when you have processed it.

[malc-c]

I doubt that it will be as good as the 400D isn't modified and I have to use a CLS LP filter which takes away a lot of the red light... but I'm hoping to get the structure