Birthday night under the stars

[fwm891]

Not telling so don't ask if I'm really 69 (oops).

I've been wanting to get early light on M20/M8 pairing but with my reduced horizon it was getting light as I started to image so the rendition here is a single 5 min sub, I had shoot more but branches masked too much of M8 to use. Subsequently saturation has been pushed beyond it' normal limits.

Sh2-1 and IC 4592 were both images whilst waiting for IC 4604/B42 to emerge from the trees but by then it was too bright and I conceded defeat for the night (03.57 final frame time anyway).

Sh2-1 is a mix of 180 and 300 second subs ( 9 subs total), IC 4592 is another mix of subs (11 total 180, 300).

Camera ASI 294MC Pro cooled (-20°C) gain 122 and offset 30.

Scope Celestron RASA 8 with Baader UV/IR cut filter

Mount iOptron CEM 60 standard.

SGPro for capture, PI & PS CS3 for processing. No calibration frames used.

Observatory mounted and run remotely via Team Viewer 15 from the conservatory.

 

M20 and M8

 

IC4604  (part of)

 

IC 4592

Edited May 15, 2020 by fwm891
Name tags added

[Alan White]

Happy not 69th Birthday Francis.

Nice that you got out last night I presume.

[fwm891]

46 minutes ago, Alan White said:

Happy not 69th Birthday Francis.

Nice that you got out last night I presume.

Thanks Alan. Yes really good night.  I've saved all the sequences so I can go back at some stage to add more subs. Really would love to put a chain saw to neighbours tree.

[david_taurus83]

Snap! It was my birthday yesterday as well. Also celebrated with some cider and an imaging session 🙂

[x6gas]

69 Francis?  Don't believe it!

 

[fwm891]

1 hour ago, x6gas said:

69 Francis?  Don't believe it!

 

Afraid so. But don't tell anyone 🤫