Sunday, 16 December 2018

M1 - The Crab Nebula

Not a fantastic image, it lacks sufficient light frames but considering the poor seeing on the night there's some nice structural detail.

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide cam: QHY 5L-II-C

12 x 180s Lights
5 x 180s Darks

Stacked in DSS, finished in PhotoShop Elements and Gimp


Monday, 10 December 2018

Latest M33 - Triangulum Galaxy

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide cam: QHY 5L-II-C

15 x 300s Lights
5 x 300s Darks

Stacked in DSS, finished in PhotoShop Elements and Gimp