M97 Owl nebula

[Red meteor]

I chose M97 as a target to take advantage of scarce clear sky when there was a bright moon. It is fairly bright to fight the moon LP. I has taken several sessions to complete and ideal conditions they were not.

SW ED80

EQ6 pier mounted

QHY IMG2PRO

Baader LRGB filters (the basic ones) in Atik manual filter wheel

OAG

Software: SGPro, PHD2, Pixinsight

Exposure L 20 x 300s, RGB 20 x 240s per filter

I am still fairly new to ccd imaging so any tips and advice welcomed.

Graham

[ollypenrice]

Nicely done.  Crisp.

You'd find that Ha and OIII would tease out more nuances in the nebula but this is great for LRGB.

Olly

[Red meteor]

Thanks for the feedback Olly.

I did try hdr and sharpening but it just created additional noise. Narrow band is the next step but the filters are a substantial investment and my policy is to get the most out the gear I have before moving on. I am booked to see the USA eclipse so the budget is accounted for the near future.

Graham

 

[laudropb]

Very nice image.

[Guest]

Very nice image, lovely..