M32,M33

[Craig20264]

Well, the learning journey continues. Still no scope, Mount or Tracking. Just an unmodded D5100 on a fixed tripod. It's tricky with no tracking to get the data collected but I'm enjoying trying. I've promised myself I won't dive in and get a mount I'll regret in a couple of years, maybe months, so until I can afford to get myself that HEQ5, I'll plod on squeezing every last ounce out of the little data I have. Photoshop is definitely your friend in this situation. Anyway, I digress. A couple of hour window in the cloud this evening and I was out there. 

35mm f1.8@ f1.8

ISO 4000

50 x 7 second Subs

20 x Darks

20 x Flats

20 x Bias

Stacked in DSS

Edited in PS

Of course the title should read M31, and I think M33?

[wimvb]

Very nice image.

I think with a 35 mm lens, you should be able to take longer subs at a somewhat smaller aperture (f/4), to get round stars in the corners. Most lenses work better at smaller apertures.

Good luck