M27 Aug29th ST102 & ZWO ASI224MC

[Space Cowboy]

First DSO image for some time with the ST102 & ASI224MC ALT/AZ Combo.

25mins consisting of 1 sec exposures. No flats or darks.

 

[Freddie]

Good to see you back on the horse (or should that be cow) with DSO imaging Stuart. That's a nice result for your first of the year and I know conditions weren't the best for you on that night. Looking forward to seeing more.

[Chris]

That's a great capture, I was expecting more false colour, I take it you processed it out.? 

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Freddie that's a good way of describing my DSO imaging techniques, like riding a cow rather than a horse lol

Cheers Chris yes I used colour noise reduction in image analyser.

[MattJenko]

1 sec exposures! - What did you process it in - an Autostakkert type, or a stick-it-in-DSS/PI-and-leave-for-3days approach?

[Space Cowboy]

I used DSS as I struggle to get decent results with as!2 which is much quicker.

I capture fit files though this was mistakenly caught in ser format which DSS wont use so I had to convert to fit format in pipp and also debayer as for some reason the unbayered pipp files did not debayer properly in DSS. If the fit files go into DSS undebayered the stacking process only takes a few mins.

I'd like to try m27 & m57 with my DOB using 1 sec exposures though DSO imaging with the big fella is a bit like riding a camel! The GOTO being more like "Go near".

Edited August 31, 2016 by Space Cowboy

[Space Cowboy]

 Gave this a few tweaks :

 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2016 by Space Cowboy
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[theo]

Nicely done Stuart!! Maybe the background is a tad green (on my monitor anyway) but you have caught some nice detail in this image.  

Pete

[laudropb]

Some lovely detail captured. Edy nice image.

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Pete the green was pretty bad in the first sample. Amp glow is my big issue at the moment, experimenting with some gradient removers as darks are not working.

[AstroNtinos]

Nice images. Thanks for sharing.