First Light on IC1396

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Result of my first light with the 2600MC, 2hrs on IC1396 taken 27th August under a 60% or so moon.

ZS73 w/ Flattener, IDAS D3, ASI2600MC, HEQ5PRO

Captured with: APT & PHD2

Processed with DSS, Starnet++, Photoshop, Lightroom

Best 60 of 81 subs (2min, Offsest 50, Gain 100, -5C)

Calibrated with 40x Darks, 40x Dark Flats, 40xFlats

Ended up throwing all the subs before the meridian flip as my guiding was suffering from very large spikes in RA, settled after the flip however, flattener spacing not quite right either as evidenced from perimeter stars, good bit to work on after the summer break so.

Enjoying the dedicated OSC compared to my old D5300 though, much easier to calibrate, set point cooling very useful, nice and easy to use.

Any comments, criticisms or suggestions always welcome, thanks for looking.

 

Edited September 4, 2021 by Crackabarrel

[Crackabarrel]

Update: decided to push it a little further to get a tad more nebula showing.

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One more for the road, added a false luminance layer and slight adjustment layer contrast curve with soft light blend mode.

Slowly remembering how to process after the break.