Panstarrs+M31 and a bonus....

[fwm891]

Sorting through the images on Panstarrs and its encounter with M31 I came across what I originally thought was a aircraft trail...

I've over done the processing a bit

Hope you like

[WaveSoarer]

That's excellent. The tail is really quite extensive.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice. Spotted this pair yesterday. Didn't have a chance to image it.

[fwm891]

Thanks Wave Soarer and Michael,

The above was stacked on the star background, below are the same subs stacked on the comet (my PA) was farther out than I thought!) reduced the processing a little!

[iksose7]

Very nice Francis. How did you stack on the comet. Do you use DSS? Or manually in PS?

[fwm891]

Thanks Iksose7, I do my stacking in AA5 using the manual settings. It brings each sub frame up one at a time and allows me to add an alignment point either by clicking on the image or using on screen cursors to reposition the last point. For the one above I used 'add' as the blend mode for the stack, this has given a much cleaner image than the sigma add and average methods I tried before.

[sologuitarist61]

Even better than the last one Francis!

[fwm891]

Thanks Richard. Just hope now its clear in the next few days to get a repeat but I don't think its going to happen? New scope (well second hand) arriving tomorrow.....

[JamesF]

I reckon that's far too big to be called a tail now. We need a new word for it. Very nice capture Francis. What's the new scope?

James

[fwm891]

Thanks James, Its a SW Skymax 127 bought s/h from another SGL member. Many years ago (it seems) I played with webcam imaging and I want to do some planetary and lunar imaging again when the long warm summer evenings return!. The MN190 and Atik 383 are not really suited to that. I have a modded SPC900 which will get me going again - see where it takes me.

[opticalpath]

Nice shot, Francis, and a great catch with the meteor trail!

Adrian

[fwm891]

Thanks Adrian