An easy one! M44

[simmo39]

I didnt want to waste a clear night but also didnt want to have a long fight with my set up so I went for what i thought would be an easy target! collecting the data was no problem but when it came to stacking that was another story. I couldnt get the data to stack in PI with my master darks or bias, every way I tried to do it the end result was just a harsh mess of white dots. After a lot of trouble, the only way I could get them to stack was by debayering first and not using darks or bias frames! Not sure what i was doing wrong but anyway i got something. So here it is M 44 the Behive.

so to the boring stuff: 20 x 4 min  subs taken with a QHY 10 at -15 with my SW 130 PDS.

 

Hints and tips welcome.

[Scooot]

Nice result. I’m just processing my m44 & will be pleased if it’s anything like this.  

[simmo39]

1 hour ago, Scooot said:

Nice result. I’m just processing my m44 & will be pleased if it’s anything like this.  

I look forward to seeing it, hope you more luck with the stacking than i did.

[Scooot]

1 hour ago, simmo39 said:

I look forward to seeing it, hope you more luck with the stacking than i did.

No trouble stacking but star colours aren’t very good.