Eagle+Omega from the front-yard (3nd light for my SkyGuider, 1st light for the L-eNhance)

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Hello everybody!

Recently I've received my SkyGuider Pro. I'm currently using it with a Canon T2i and a 18-135mm lens.

I've also just received my 2" L-eNhance. I got the 2" version, because in the future I'm planning on getting the ZenithStar 61.

In the meanwhile, I've 3D printed an adapter that screws to the end of the lens where the filter can be screwed into place. I'm not sure that this setup places the filter perfectly parallel to the lens, but it's close.

I decided to put the L-eNhance to a real stress test in my bortle 8-9 zone, in my front-yard which is flooded with street lights, aimed above a building.

 

I'm very new to deep sky astrophotography, so I'm not sure yet why the stars on the Eagle nebula look weird (that whole specific area didn't turn out too well), and I may not have been in perfect focus overall.

This image was stacked and processed in AstroPixelProcessing (free trial, default values) after an attempt I first made to stack it in DSS and prcoess in photoshop (which resulted in weird "walking noise" and background color gradients).
After integration, I used the "remove light pollution" feature and selected some areas in the background that looked weirdly colored. Then I used TopazDenoiseAI (also free trial for now) to clear some noise remainders.

I'm pretty happy with it considering it's my first try at photographing an actual nebula and my first use of the L-eNhance in general.

Next time I'll try longer exposures or higher ISO, since I noticed (halfway through the sequence) that the histogram in NINA was wayyy to the left.

Any comments/tips on APP or in general are very much welcomed!

Photo Info:

• 29 light frames (90 sec @ 1600iso) - I'm not sure if APP uses all of them, or just some, or where to set it
• 6 dark frames
• no flats because I accidentally shot them at the wrong iso 
• shot at 135mm
• the image is cropped to the center area of the frame

Thank you!

[R26 oldtimer]

That's a great start! And the best part is that it only gets better.

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On 13/07/2020 at 11:38, R26 oldtimer said:

That's a great start! And the best part is that it only gets better.

Agree - a really nice start.