M13 attempt with new camera

[gonzostar]

Hi 

This was my first attempt with  the ZWO 385MC camera with a ir/uv cut  filter bottle 5 skies. Figured out how to use  sharpcap to stack lights, darks and flats 

Telescope used was the ES102mm APO AT f7 on a AVX mount

I chose M13 as it was at reasonable high above the horizon and bright enough be found with my navigation. Dont think I blew up the core!

Settings used 

Gain 60

Exposure 60 minutes using 30s subs. Could it do with more subs?

Of course pointers for improvement welcome

 

Cheers

Dean 

 

[simmo39]

Nice start, I did this target a few weeks ago but only got 30 mins of data using 60 s exposure. Looking at the details of your image I should have gone for 30s. 

[gonzostar]

1 hour ago, simmo39 said:

Nice start, I did this target a few weeks ago but only got 30 mins of data using 60 s exposure. Looking at the details of your image I should have gone for 30s. 

Thanks Simmo39 Their was me thinking i should have gone for 60s 😁

Longer for nebula's Galaxies? 

Cheers

Dean

[simmo39]

50 minutes ago, gonzostar said:

Thanks Simmo39 Their was me thinking i should have gone for 60s 😁

Longer for nebula's Galaxies? 

Cheers

Dean

That all depends on the conditions but I normally do 60s or somtimes 90s on Galaxies.