First Light CCD Mono

[ApophisAstros]

Luminance x 57 @ 60 seconds and Red x 29 Blue x 28 Green x 8 @ 30 seconds
Stacked with DSS 4.01 64bit
Processed with Phototshop CC 64bit

Went out last night to test the new camera and filter wheel , totally compatible with Astro Photography Tool as thats what im used to so quite happy with that lots more to do though including cooling the camera down last night to minus 10 and at the end of the session warming it up again to prevent thermal shock apparently , i think ive got thermal shock that i found 3 alignment stars , focused and found my target  all on first usage, although not framed well as it was getting late and i wanted to start imaging whilst still dark.I did do Flats but think i failed to save them properly , think i know for next time though.

SI183MM-PRO   ZWO ASI183MM PRO COOLED Monochrome 4/3" CMOS USB3.0 Deep Sky Imager Camera
  features a 1" CMOS Sensor (15.86mm diagonal) with a resolution of 20 Megapixels (5496 x 3672 pixels) with an individual pixel size of 2.4 microns. The exposure range of this camera runs from 32us to 2000 seconds duration and the camera can capture at up to 23FPS at full resolution with a peak read noise measurement of 1.7e @ 27db gain.
This camera's built in cooling system can take the sensor's temperature down to 35-40° C below ambient.

Imaging telescope or lens:SkyWatcher 120ED Imaging System for Canon DSLR Cameras

Imaging camera:ZWO ASI183MM Monochrome 4/3" CMOS USB3.0 Deep Sky Imager Camera

Mount:Skywatcher EQ6-R PRO Synscan

Guiding cameras:Skywatcher 9x50 Finderscope,  QHYCCD 5L-II MONO

Focal reducer:Skywatcher 0.85x Focal Reducer/Corrector for Evostar-120ED

Software:ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC, DeepSkyStacker x64 by Luc Coiffier, Tony Cook, David C. Partridge Deepsky Stacker 4.1 64bit,  Astro Photography Tool

Filters:ZWO CCD LRGB Filter-Set 36mm, zwo EFW 7-position Filter Wheel for 36mm Unmounted Filters

Accessory:QHYCCD PoleMaster

Resolution: 5496x3672

Dates: July 23, 2018

Frames: 122x60"

Integration: 2.0 hours

Avg. Moon age: 10.86 days

Avg. Moon phase: 83.68%

Astrometry.net job: 2165003

RA center: 23.604 degrees

DEC center: 30.708 degrees

Pixel scale: 0.629 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 89.751 degrees

Field radius: 0.577 degrees

Locations: Home, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

[sloz1664]

That's a great image for your new cmos camera. Far, far better than my first attempt. Although there is an issue with the overall colour, the nebula should be bluer and the larger stars do have a bright core with a halo. But this is all to do with processing and that's another ball game to go and learn. Regards the overall colours of the objects you want to image just go on the net and look up images that other astro photographers have taken. This will give you a good idea of the colour and contrast.

Please do not let this detract from the images you have captured. They are great and will always be there. You can always practice processing them. There are some great tutorials on youtube of processing M33.

Steve