First image of star cluster (47 tucanae)

[Spacecake2]

Last night I took my first pictures a star cluster, 47 Tucanae, just some short exposures from 2” - 5”

I used a Nextar 127 slt and a digital sony camera.

 

[EntropyTango]

Not a bad start, 47 Tuc is a target few northerners get to see.

Maybe consider shorter exposures and a stacking program.

Deep Sky Stacker is a free program that will help

[Spacecake2]

4 hours ago, EntropyTango said:

Not a bad start, 47 Tuc is a target few northerners get to see.

Maybe consider shorter exposures and a stacking program.

Deep Sky Stacker is a free program that will help

Yeah my kit wasn’t really for astrophotography and it was a go to tracker so don’t expect much.