Off the starting block with a new project

[peter shah]

I think this one is going to be a bit of a marathon. After getting my scope sorted and a test shot under my belt. I've been waiting for the clouds to part and conditions to be just right. No point in messing about I thought I'd dive straight into something that was going to be a challenge.
Initially the automation failed locking onto an adequate guide star so I decided to take over and go in manually just because time was ticking and clear skies were wasting. Something I'm going to go over tweaking the guider settings in CCD Autopilot.

Any how this is one I've had on my list for years and finally got a start on. It's only 4x1800s in Luminance with loads more to get, I have kept the size down on this one until I build up the signal. Fingers crossed for more clear nights.
LDN 1251

Thanks for looking

[Skyline]

Beautiful image in the making, I was say that to the Sarghoda Lot ;-))

[Barry-Wilson]

You couldn't get a better start - deep image with those long lum subs.  I look forward to this developing.

[peter shah]

thank you, fingers crossed we get some clear skies.....Its been a long time since the scope has seen some starlight

[sharkmelley]

Looking very promising indeed!

Mark

[PatrickGilliland]

1800 second lum - that will be deep.  Looking forward to the end result on this one.

Paddy

[peter shah]

thank you both.....hope it stays long enough in the sky to finish...its just seems to be stop and start all the time with our weather