Tonights second attempt M45

[Anweniel]

45 mins @ ISO 800 kit in sig.

[ian_bird]

Nice. I think a field flattener would help. Lovely image but eggy stars at the edges. Still trying to crack that one myself!

But very nice.

Cheers

Ian

[Gina]

Nice try Are you using darks and flats? Is that just one lone sub or several - how many? Can we have some more info please?

[Anweniel]

Yes a field flattener is in order, reigning in the spending before christmas hits though! Lol. Sorry Gina, its 4x10min subs and1x5min. I have 5x 7.5mins from the other night when the guiding wasn't too hot. 7x matching darks and 23x flats.

[peter shah]

nice work, very natural

[Gina]

Sorry Gina, its 4x10min subs and1x5min. I have 5x 7.5mins from the other night when the guiding wasn't too hot. 7x matching darks and 23x flats.

Thanks I think you could do with more darks as well as more lights. Then you should get a very nice image. Good going so far

[Anweniel]

You're right on both counts Gina, my shutter release is a manual one, so taking darks is a bit of a chore so must admit I do try and get away with as few as possible! It's a bit lazy I know. Really im just happy to get a nice bit of nebula with this target but I shall get more data when I can. Thanks for the kind comments everyone

[Gina]

Do you not have a computer you can connect to the USB on your camera, then run APT or BackyardEOS and do everything automatically? Makes taking darks a doddle.

[Anweniel]

Its something I have thought about before but never really got round to, another complication to add to the mix I guess. Really I like to tackle things one at a time so now I am used to using the new mount and autoguiding I should really think about moving on so another improvement. Thanks for the heads up its a good idea and yeah I have the laptop running PHD out there so should be ok to drop BYE on it.

[Gina]

You certainly won't regret it - good luck

[Anweniel]

Thanks