A night of firsts

[Swoop1]

Had a wander last night and managed to get some firsts for me. All single frames from Sony a6300 ISO 3200 prime focus on my C6 and HEQ5-

First comet ASASSN. 21:59:18 BST 30sec

First Dumbell Nebula 21:30:55 BST 25sec (Light pollution starting to add a red caste I believe)

First Cigar Galaxy 21:41:12 BST 25 sec (lower in the sky and not too far away from a street lamp so more red caste from light pollution I think)

Overall I am quite pleased. No tail visible on ASASSN and the structure of The Dumbell is barely hinted at. If it wasn't for the LP, I would say my Cigar is my favourite of the session. Hinted at detail. I just need to learn what you guys are on about when you speak of 'stretching' etc.

[CloudMagnet]

Not bad at all! Next target would be to increase exposure to bring out more detail in the Dumbbell. You can also try to increase saturation only in the nebula as this can help tease out the colour without affecting the rest of the picture.

Might be worth investing in a filter to help with the light polution as well