The Iris in Cepheus

[powerlord]

The Iris Widefield. I may try to add Ha to this. Also posted to SGL comps btw.

Shot with my trusty old Canon 6d and SY 135mm.

no filters, 30 second subs - 1000 of the things, but lots of clouds through the night, so lots of plodding through 1000 subs selecting the best 500.

Stackin 500  50mb subs took a wee while (and 150gb of temporary ssd space).

I love the 135mm - pin sharp edge to edge. This was stopped down to F4. As I say, I'd like to add some Ha if I can - maybe when up at Kelling Heath if the weather is kind.

And look in the bottom left for the Fireworks Galaxy making a surprise appearance! (which is why I left the bottom in though it's got a fair amount of stacking artifacts).

Just shows you though, you don't need to spend a fortune to get good piccies (though I have in the past 18 months!!! just not on the kit this was taken with!)