My very first M27--WIP

[kalasinman]

Kit is coming together and had a clear spot last night, finally. Managed 40 mins total 8 x5 min at ISO 400. Obviously a crop. I'll try to add to it as soon as weather permits.

Suggestions appreciated.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

That is a very nice first Dumbbell. I would be very happy with that

[lensman57]

This is an excellent first try.

A.G

[xtreemchaos]

great image mate,lovely detail. thanks for posting. charl.

[kalasinman]

I have another 25 subs from last night, but the contrast and color weren't near as good. I'll be adding more as the weather allows. Thanks all for the kind words, it means a lot.-Jack

[xtreemchaos]

your welcome mate. charl

[pyrasanth]

As you probably know- I like M27-I asked all the M27 imagers to post in an earlier thread & it got rammed full of really great images.

The colour saturation in your image is really nice but I can see that the imaging conditions were not ideal as the picture is a bit soft & it looks like you have suffered like me with light pollution as the sky is a bit bright which again softens the detail.

You will always benefit from more frames as this will increase the signal to noise ratio & sharpen the fainter stars.

Have you calibrated the image with flats & bias?- this can make a very substantial difference in your overall image quality.

However it is a good image as it stands so feel proud to put in your album & show your Dad!

[kalasinman]

As you probably know- I like M27-I asked all the M27 imagers to post in an earlier thread & it got rammed full of really great images.

The colour saturation in your image is really nice but I can see that the imaging conditions were not ideal as the picture is a bit soft & it looks like you have suffered like me with light pollution as the sky is a bit bright which again softens the detail.

You will always benefit from more frames as this will increase the signal to noise ratio & sharpen the fainter stars.

Have you calibrated the image with flats & bias?- this can make a very substantial difference in your overall image quality.

However it is a good image as it stands so feel proud to put in your album & show your Dad!

Yes fully calibrated. Some LP, but not bad, probably looks soft due to the huge crop noted above. I processed this after 2 1/2 hours sleep and really wasn't particular.. It was just a WIP, nowhere near finished. I had some clouds move in and tossed 25 more frames that lacked contrast. I'll add 3x more data or more weather permitting.

[Uranium235]

Looking alright so far, the only suggestion I can make is to keep hammering away at it so you can try and pick up the outer nebulosity (longer subs will help there).

[kalasinman]

Biggest obstacle right now is the weather. This year we're not getting the frequent nighttime clearing we got in last rain season.

[Atreta]

very nice m27, jack.

gonna give it a try when laziness clears

[laudropb]

Very nice image. Thanks for posting.