AlistairW Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Hello, I have been wondering what areas of the sky I should concentrate imaging on in order to get best results. I have noticed at extremes (such as near the horizon or near the pole) that my tracking gets worse. Are there angles with in DEC and RA where it is best to stay within in general ? Thanks Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Tracking can struggle near the pole or horizons. They always say closer to the Zenith is best for astrophotography as there is less atmosphere to see through. This can be problematic in itself depending on what kit you have, but as high as you can go is best. Are you guiding? That will help keep the tracking accurate. Carole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Agree ... and atm Cygnus is almost overhead after dark - an area that is absolutely jam-packed full of interesting targets, whether looking for star-fields, clusters, nebulae, ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almcl Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) +1 for Cygnus - an amazing area! (The North American nebula, the Pelican, the Veil, the Crescent, the Cooling Tower, the Tulip, the Blinking planetary - if you get enough clear nights to do all those, I want to move to nearby!) Cepheus is good, too, with several interesting areas and not far off the zenith at astro dark. Edited September 13, 2016 by almcl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairW Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks for that - i will add the Zenith in to something like Stellarium and see what that gives. (Carole - yes i am guiding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Yes Cygnus is the best for imaging at the moment. Crescent Nebula North America Nebula Pelican Nebula Butterfly nebula Veil nebula Tulip nebula M27 M57 (but it's very small) Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairW Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Great list - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARS1960 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I like both Cygnus and Cassiopeia region for some wide field imaging. For my target image planning session i now use http://dso-browser.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 In a perfect world you'd start an imaging project on a target rising in the east at dusk. That way you'd have a month or two (or three) before it sank too low. That is certainly what we do here on 'in house' projects which might require vast amounts of data. If your horizons are high and limiting then you have to wait for targets to rise higher. If you have the luxury of choice then you should shoot blue and luminance at the highest possible elevations and green and red at unfavourably low elevation. Olly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Quote For my target image planning session i now use http://dso-browser.com Great Link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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