M27 last night

[Alestrom]

6 x 2 mins @ F5 ISO 800, CLS filter

same darks

Through skywatcher 150 manually guided (not very well as it turns out!) with toy refractor. Stacked in DSS, processed in CS3.

My second attempt with this equipment configuration, and first at this target.

[cardconvict]

not bad for manuall guiding nice shot

[shaunster]

Allthough there is slight trails, the detail is still there and it has nice colour to it

[Mick UK]

considering you guided 6 x 2 mins manually, i think its an excellent image!

[steppenwolf]

I reckon do did pretty well especially for manual guiding.

[Alestrom]

Thank you

It looks okay as long as you don't open the image too wide!

I am very pleased with the nebula itself though. It's certainly better than my first attempt, taken with a compact camera strapped to the eyepeice with an elastic band - I stacked 3 8-sec exposures and got this, about a year ago.

Fingers crossed will be upgrading my mount soon and I can start autoguiding - thinking of getting a HEQ5 and one of those new synguiders, does this sound like a good choice (money permitting of course...)?

[nibber]

Great picture very impressed!

regards nibber:D