Imaging M33 with Moon

[Peart]

Hi all,

Im thinking of capturing M33 tonight and was wondering is it worth it with the moon at 85% i have a light pollution filter but don't want to waste my time

Clear Skies

[kirkster501]

You will find you won't get much detail in the spiral arms if the moon is out.

[rnobleeddy]

I got about two hours of data with approx the same amount of moon and it wasn't great.

[Peart]

What targets would u recommend i dont have a view south only north east and west

 

[alacant]

1 hour ago, Peart said:

What targets would u recommend

Caroline's Rose, ngc7789. Cassiopeia.

HTH

 

[Peart]

Thanks for the suggestions all, i just had a mess around with various targets as it was my first time using guiding it went ok haha.

[tomato]

If you are just getting started on imaging, I wouldn’t let the moon stop you from having a go. Sure, the results on faint objects won’t be great, but you can practice all the  skills such as finding, framing, focusing and tracking.
 

Clear sky of any description is just too precious a resource to pass by in the UK.

Working on sub optimal data pushes your processing skills too!

[rnobleeddy]

I've been struggling with this too, and with the potential for clear skies tonight, thought I'd ask if there's anything in particular that should work better in moonlight, or is it just about imaging as far away from the moon as possible and choosing the brightest object?

I've had good success with the the dumbbell nebula on a relatively moonlit night, but M33 and to a lesser extent M31, were both poor. Last week I got 2 hours on the North American Nebula when the moon was almost 100% and there was less in that stack than from a 10 minute shot without the moon.

[nephilim]

Look at getting a 12nm Ha fliter (There are DSLR compatible ones available https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/astronomik-h-alpha-12nm-ccd-eos-clip-filter.html) You can image on a full moon or light polluted area. The subs can then be added to image data aleady taken normally or just on their own they look great.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I find globulars like M13 have enough surface brightness to have a go at when the moon is out. Alternatively, I go for planetary nebulae or other emission nebulae with narrow-band filters (the Optolong L-eNhance is my current favourite)