NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula

[steppenwolf]

An apparently very clear sky tonight but a surprising amount of moisture lurking about. It was certainly cold - the black painted inside of the dome was criss-crossed in fine and pretty filaments of frost .... brrrrrr !! I have never imaged the Pacman Nebula before but it was well placed tonight so was an appealing subject. SXVF-H9C on 80mm APO Refractor, EQ6 SkyScan Mount. 35 subs of 400 secs. each, guided, processed in PS4.

[centroid]

Nice result Steve, and at last you have some clear skies.

No frost here, the night time temp 16C.

Dave

[CELESCOPE]

Now thats a lovely image Steve , beautiful round stars, and some good depth in the Pacman, Steve , i see you done 400 secs,out of interest ,how would the 1 shot ccd cope with say 1200 secs,

Cheers

Rog ,

Yes the frost was on the outside of my dome but ok inside , warm room was 80 degrees,

[steppenwolf]

out of interest ,how would the 1 shot ccd cope with say 1200 secs,

Roger, longest I have tried is 600 seconds. I'll take a test shot next clear night and let you know!

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Thats turned out really well Steve, must have a go at that one.

warm room was 80 degrees,

Thats a sauna you've got there Rog!

Kaptain Klevtsov

[MartinB]

That's a great image Steve, nearly 4 hours of exposure time has really paid off.

[MikeD]

Very nice clean image, great colour.

Mike.

[Zeffer]

Those stars are incredibly sharp - fantastic image.

[barkis]

That is just Ace Steve. Your guiding must be incredibly accurate.

Ron.