Thursday, March 26, 2020

Two Galaxies: M 81 & M 82 - My Best Effort So Far

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Last night's capture of M 81 & M 82

Scope: Daystar 480mm Doublet f/6

Camera: Canon T3i unmodded

Filter: Grosky Light Pollution Filter 2"

240 sec subs x 10 = 40 minutes stacked DSS

ISO 6400

Post processed with Luminar 2018

Friday, March 20, 2020

First Real Test of Guan Sheng Optical's RC 6" astrograph

M 1 - The Crab Nebula
First attempt but the collimation of the scope is off.
The image is not as sharp and detailed as it can be.
Got to work on that soon...

NGC 2239 The Rosette Nebula

Data: GS RC 6" telescope Canon T3i unmodded camera ISO 6400 360sec subs 8 to 10 subs Stacked in Sequator Post-processed in Luminar

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Unexpected clear sky... at least for two hours!



Bode's Galaxy (M 81) near the Big Dipper (Ursa Major).

Got a surprise clear night!

DATA:
Celestron C6 with Meade .6 focal reducer
Celestron AVX mount
Canon T3i unmodded camera
28 minutes total exposure time
ISO 1600
10 subs, flats, darks, bias frames
Stacked with DSS
Post processed with GIMP and Luminar 2018
Cropped