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Messier 51 - revisited
I decided to try and take this object again, using my modified DSLR and 8" reflector. I managed to get 46 subs at 5 minutes long each. There was some improvement in detail, compared to the previous image which had less subs and length of exposure. Initially I tried processing the 46, but found that I was not able to draw out the additional detail very easily for some reason. I may try to process this again.
So what I did was combine the two nights together and thus had 80 subs in total, which seemed to show a little more detail, although not as much as I hoped for [compared to the 46 subs version] - oddly enough! So, what we have here are 34 subs at 4 minutes long each, and 46 subs at 5 minutes long each - combined - thus the 80. Just over 6 hours integration time...
I am pleased to have been able to pick up the 2 tiny unknown galaxies around the main object - I have never done this before - and also some of the almost undiscernible faint matter just above the main galaxy itself. I did my best, with my skies!
Messier 51 - revisited
I decided to try and take this object again, using my modified DSLR and 8" reflector. I managed to get 46 subs at 5 minutes long each. There was some improvement in detail, compared to the previous image which had less subs and length of exposure. Initially I tried processing the 46, but found that I was not able to draw out the additional detail very easily for some reason. I may try to process this again.
So what I did was combine the two nights together and thus had 80 subs in total, which seemed to show a little more detail, although not as much as I hoped for [compared to the 46 subs version] - oddly enough! So, what we have here are 34 subs at 4 minutes long each, and 46 subs at 5 minutes long each - combined - thus the 80. Just over 6 hours integration time...
I am pleased to have been able to pick up the 2 tiny unknown galaxies around the main object - I have never done this before - and also some of the almost undiscernible faint matter just above the main galaxy itself. I did my best, with my skies!