M51 first go with guide setup

[shaunster]

Hi!

Finally got out last night to try my new guide camera

These pictures where taken with

Meade 10" lxd55 scmhidt newtonian + atik 16ic camera using luminance filter

Guided by ST80 + qhy5

NEQ6 mount

Processed in maxim DL and photoshop allthough im still not used to it

all yet

This is 15x90s exposures from my back garden

Still need to get better at proccessing, stil only my second time using the camera

Was hoping to do a colour image but clouds moved in before i could finish, so roll on another clear night so i can finish it off

Any pointers most welcome, especially to do with the processing allthough the first picture here is a bit better

[Merlin66]

Very good!

Lord Rosse would have been very proud to be able to see these and compare with his sketches!

We've come a long way in the last 150 years....

[jgs001]

Very well done, lovely details there.

[Psychobilly]

All the basics seem sorted ... just need to keep adding more subs really....

Peter...

[TheThing]

Wow! That's your first go? Nothing wrong with that at all, very nice in fact.

[shaunster]

Im happy with it

@thething: Its my second time using the camera, first time with the guide setup and everything seems to work well, just need more clear nights now