M81, Altair 72mm, ZWO 178MC,

[Bobby1970]

Livestacked in Sharpcap, processed in Startools  15 second exposures at 400 gain for 15min total on the AZGTI in AltAz mode. 

 

Edited April 28, 2020 by Bobby1970

[PeterCPC]

That's quite impressive for 15 min in total.

Peter

[Bobby1970]

11 minutes ago, PeterCPC said:

That's quite impressive for 15 min in total.

Peter

Thanks Peter. I realise it's noisy, and I'm not even sure I should be posting this sort of capture in the "imaging" section tbh, not sure of it's more EEVA. 

I have to say tho, the combo of the AzGti, Sharpcap and the 72mm scope with the 178 camera is quick to set up and I love the effort v reward of the live stack feature. I may have a crack at using the mount in eq mode, reduce the gain and lengthen the exposure time. Just to see how the image quality compares. But a few nights back I managed to "see" and capture 6 galaxies, 4 of which I hadn't seen before at all with my own equipment. 

Edited April 28, 2020 by Bobby1970