M31 First light

[T-WING]

Hi folks!

Without any astronomical night at all until Aug 24th, nights up here are still too bright for DSOs but I couldn't wait any longer to try my new TS imaging Star 70 (474mm f/6.7).
Due to bad polar alignment I could only do 45 seconds. Images were taken between 01.15-02.00, before 01 sky was all blue...

I'm confident the result will get better later on when skies are darker and there's more time.
Hopefully I will have guiding set up also. But how to guide a small refractor... I guess there will be another topic for that.

Given the conditions I think it looks at least somewhat promising.

45x45s Lights
15 darks
20 bias 
Stacked in DSS and finished in Photoshop.

 

 

Have a good one,

--TW

[xtreemchaos]

very nice TW, great detail caught and processed well. thanks,  charl.

[Floater]

Looks wonderful to me, TW. Thanks.