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[astro mick]

Hi.

I took this last night before the clouds arrived in the early morning.

It was taken with my ED80 @F7.5 and my modded canon 1000D DSLR.

It is the sum of 3.5 hrs of imaging time in subs of  450 secs.

Camera temp stayed around 12-15 degrees.

Calibrated with Darks/Flats and Bias.

Their are halo,s around some of the really bright stars.

Thanks for looking.

Mick.

[tooth_dr]

1 hour ago, astro mick said:

Hi.

I took this last night before the clouds arrived in the early morning.

It was taken with my ED80 @F7.5 and my modded canon 1000D DSLR.

It is the sum of 3.5 hrs of imaging time in subs of  450 secs.

Camera temp stayed around 12-15 degrees.

Calibrated with Darks/Flats and Bias.

Their are halo,s around some of the really bright stars.

Thanks for looking.

Mick.

Nice job Mick. I have 3.5 hours myself on this same target with my 40d, taken two weeks ago.  You’ve picked up nice colour on the dust around Merope. Do you use a FF/FR? 450s is quite long but I guess it depends on what ISO you used?

[astro mick]

Cheers tooth.

Yes i do use a Field Flattener but not reducer.I always image with a DSLR at iso 800.

My subs can vary between 250-600 secs.

Thanks for the comment as always.

Mick.