IC 5070 - Pelican in HA

[Blazar]

So first good try out of using some of the APT tools (Such as PAPS, and the Bhatinov mask tool), and then try to do some imaging for the first time in ages. The mount and laptop did not want to play ball at first (Windows 11 and driver updates that had been done without my permission). After all that we could mess around with PAPS and see how good it could polar align. As this was the first time we were a little slow, but im sure with practice and adjusting the config it will get faster. So in the end it was IC 5070 - The Pelican Nebula which was best placed to mess around on. Focus had shifted on the first few subs, so that needed tweaking. All in all it was circa 36 x180 second subs, using a WO Star71 (with aperture mask), guided by PHD2. its just a rough process job, and looked not so bright on my other laptop, but hey..... Great fun to be out, and just in time for the end of the good weather o_0...darn. 

[knobby]

Glad to have been part of it Steve (albeit remotely)

Looks like the aperture mask has tightened up your stars nicely, no more weird spikes !

Amazing that you can image under a full moon ... The magic of Ha filters.

Definitely a Pterodactyl though 😂

 

[Blazar]

Just now, knobby said:

Glad to have been part of it Steve (albeit remotely)

Looks like the aperture mask has tightened up your stars nicely, no more weird spikes !

Amazing that you can image under a full moon ... The magic of Ha filters.

Definitely a Pterodactyl though 😂

 

Yeah....the Pelican is very subjective...I will keep trying that PAPS side of things and see how that goes. I guess for larger apertures it might not be good enough, though time will tell. Was glad to have you onboard and chatting whilst being outside...it's so much more sociable 😉

[knobby]

For those that can't see it 🙂

 

[knobby]

It's dead in here Steve, should have posted it in the imaging section!

I can't move it for some reason though.

 

[Blazar]

Nah...this is our own private group now...I will keep posting stuff when I have it. I also have the North American to do...will post them both in here and the imaging section. Cant wait for you to get your new mount and then perhaps we can try out a combined imaging target...