M51 with IDAS LPS V4

[oymd]

Evening everyone...

Yesterday night I setup and planned to image the Heart & Soul nebulae....

Being so inexperienced, with just 3 months into the hobby, I underestimated how low Alt+23 is on the horizon! It was obscured by trees in my garden. So tried the Elephant trunk, also obscured by trees! My garden gives me views of only a tiny bit of North west to Northeast at lower altitudes. West is a no go, as that is where the house is! Looked up ANY possible nebulae in the North, but found nothing.

Well, was itching to give the new LPS V4 a go, having just received the shiny new ZWO filter drawer from FLO, so decided to have a go at M51.

I am aware that LP filters are not advisable on galaxies, but i had to image something!!

Here is 40 subs @240s, Gain 120, -10C, NO GUIDING.

ED80, 294MC Pro OSC on AZ-EQ6 Pro.

Stacked in DSS, processed in PI.

Please feel free to C&C, and offer guidance and advice!

Many thanks

Edited May 13, 2020 by oymd