The core of M27

[Kon]

Not my usual forum to post images but I imaged M27 back in July. My cameras are for planetary work but I could not resist imaging with the newish 12" to me. 30 minutes on M27. I think the nebula has come out well due t the large apperture, although the stars are not great (I do not have a mask for focusing as I always focus on planet features; collimation was slightly off too). Stacked and processed in Siril and some denoising in Topaz. Skywatcher 300P Flextube Goto, asi462mc, UV/IR cut filter. 

 

Edited August 13 by Kon

[Roy Foreman]

Considering all the negatives you mentioned you have done really well. I never use a mask when focussing a newtonian, the diffraction spikes on a bright star do just as well !

[Kon]

2 hours ago, Roy Foreman said:

Considering all the negatives you mentioned you have done really well. I never use a mask when focussing a newtonian, the diffraction spikes on a bright star do just as well !

Thanks Roy. Yes I used the diffraction spikes but still a bit off.