M83 First try at this one

[Trevorw]

Target: M83

Camera: Canon 350d modified, Omega NPB filter attached

Exposure Capture: DLSR Focus

Scope: SV80ED

Mount: EQ6 Pro

Exposure Setting: Prime focus, ISO800 ICNR off Daylight WB

Exposures: 18 x 3, 54 minutes taken 26/02/09

Seeing: Good

Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD

Focus: DSLR Focus

Stacking: DSS, darks, flats applied

Processing: PS7

Info: Situated in the Hydra

Right Ascension

13 : 37.0 (h:m)

Declination

-29 : 52 (deg:m)

Distance

15000 (kly)

Visual Brightness

7.6 (mag)

Apparent Dimension

11x10 (arc min)

I probably should not have used the filter on this one and I need to collect a lot more data I've included cropped and wide field images

[Taff]

Weldone with your first capture nice one.Mark

[Les Tilly]

Hi Trevor,

I don't think I would use that filter on any astrophoto I thought that was just for visual ?

Looking forward to some more from you I see alot of detail behind the orange glow

Regards

Les