M1 LRGB

[tomato]

Here is 4.6 hours of data on the Crab Nebula, captured over 3 nights, trying to dodge the moon and the relentless clouds. First off, for anybody contemplating a permanent setup for your imaging, please go ahead and do it! This image simply would not have happened without one, as the forecasts on each night were so marginal, I would not have bothered to set up.

Secondly, a dual rig certainly helps, otherwise this would have been about half the integration time, and as I am finding out, more data makes a difference.

Details:

Dual Esprit 150 rig with ASI 178 cameras (retro fitted with Peltier coolers, more to stabilise the temp rather than serious sub ambient cooling) on Mesu200.

L 99 x 90s

R 18 x 90s

G 37 x 90s

B 30 x 90s

Thanks for looking

 

[ampleamp]

Good result, especially given the state of the recent Shropshire skies. Everything seems like a fight at the moment so hope your dual kit piles in the data. That’s what it’s all about, 😁, and enjoying it.