First image with dithering and Canon 70-200mm

[wxsatuser]

Taken back on last clear night, 8th Dec.

This is my first attempt with the Lacerta dithering and first light for the Canon 70-200mm L IS ii.

My focusing was slightly out and I forgot to balance the new lense setup.

Anyway dithered by 12pixels in Lacertas snake pattern.

I processed this the Tony Hallas way by doing the RAW in Camera RAW then registering and combining

in Registar, the rest in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

I need to spend more time on this and sort the stars out but the dithering certainly allows faint stuff to show

through with the dreaded colour mottle certainly destroyed.

Anyway, here is part of SH2-264, Orion's Head at 100mm.

25x300secs    Canon 60Da, Canon 70-200mm L IS II 100mm f/2.8

Thanks for looking

[wxsatuser]

Thanks for the likes guys.

I know my processing leaves a lot to be desired but I can really see the beneifit of dithering.

Here is the Californian I did the same night, the brown dust and other faint nebulosity around

it is now visible.

Same setup as before but 28x300secs ISO 800

[Uranium235]

I quite like the California, plenty of dark dust coming through there and a good variety of star colour.

[MartinFransson]

It looks really good, especially the first one. I haven't heard if the snake pattern. Can it be implemented into PHD2?

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[wxsatuser]

It looks really good, especially the first one. I haven't heard if the snake pattern. Can it be implemented into PHD2?

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Don't know about PHD2.

The pattern is like a spiral or coiled snake, not just random.

Have imaged the Californian quite a few times and have never seen that faint dust and nebulosity before.

Well pleased that dithering seems to do such a good job.

Now all I need to do is get my processing skills sorted out.

[MartinFransson]

Don't know about PHD2.

The pattern is like a spiral or coiled snake, not just random.

Have imaged the Californian quite a few times and have never seen that faint dust and nebulosity before.

Well pleased that dithering seems to do such a good job.

Now all I need to do is get my processing skills sorted out.

How do you perform the Lacerta dithering? Guiding software?

I haven't seen that brown stuff either, great job [emoji4]

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[wxsatuser]

How do you perform the Lacerta dithering? Guiding software?

I haven't seen that brown stuff either, great job [emoji4]

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The Lacerta is a complete stand alone guider camera control.

The dithering is part of it's program, after every sub it dithers, I use 12 pixels.

I have a 10sec gap between subs, it dithers then and is normally guiding again when the next sub starts.

Now only have one cable from laptop that is for goto with CdC and EQMOD.