M27 Dumbell

[Eddie Jones]

Still very much a beginner - last nights effort (Unguided)

HE-Q5 > Starwave 110 ED > LPF > Canon 600D
ISO 1600 22 x 130 secs
7 x darks, 10 x Bias, 10 x Flats 

Deep sky stacker & Photoshop

 

Edited June 22, 2020 by Eddie Jones
Text formatting was inverted colour & horrible

[MarkAR]

Very good for unguided. Theres a slight bit of elongation in the stars, guiding will help a lot with this.

A few more calibration frames might help, apparently the optimum number is around 16 to 21 of each.

[Eddie Jones]

Thanks MarkAR,   Guiding is the next thing on my to do list - I have a guidescope and camera -  I might need to update my 12 year old laptop as it barely copes with automating my DSLR  

 

[MarkAR]

Good fast laptop is essential, it'll save a lot of frustrations later on.

I had a few gremlins with my 12 y.o MacAir, got very frustrated so dropped a pile on an all singing and dancing MacBook Pro solely used for imaging and processing.

Recommend minimum 4 core processor (8 core is ideal) and large SSD.

[Eddie Jones]

How do you find the new MBP - do you struggle with it's lack of ports  ?
(BTW I look after 300 + Macs at work)

Thinking about it a little more - I guess most people use a USB hub anyway!
Maybe I'll add mac to my list of laptops 👍

Edited June 22, 2020 by Eddie Jones
further thought