moyers_astro
3 M51 HaLRGB
Target:M51 Whirlpool Galaxy an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici about 31 million light years away.
Location:30/03/21, St Helens, UK, Bortle 8, 98% Moon.
Aquisition:10x 240s Ha, 60x 60s Lum, 17x 120s Red, 18x 120s Green, 15x 120s Blue. Gain400 Offset40 Bin2x2 Total Integration 3h 20m.
Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Explorer 200P, HEQ5 Pro, Baader Mk3 Coma Corrector with LPro, Altair Hypercam 183 M pro, Zwo EFWmini & filter set.
Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MC.
Software:Capture: Astroberry with Ekos
Processing: Affinity Photo, Starnet++
Memories:First time using Astroberry-Ekos so really a familiarisation and settings tweaking session. Also first project stacked and processed entirely in Affinity Photo and Starnet++. DeepSkyStacker would not work with the Ha Subs but Affinity had no trouble. Successful outcome but HEQ5 Pro struggling with 13.3Kg payload (limit 11Kg for imaging), EQ6R Pro already on wishlist.
3 M51 HaLRGB
Target:M51 Whirlpool Galaxy an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici about 31 million light years away.
Location:30/03/21, St Helens, UK, Bortle 8, 98% Moon.
Aquisition:10x 240s Ha, 60x 60s Lum, 17x 120s Red, 18x 120s Green, 15x 120s Blue. Gain400 Offset40 Bin2x2 Total Integration 3h 20m.
Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Explorer 200P, HEQ5 Pro, Baader Mk3 Coma Corrector with LPro, Altair Hypercam 183 M pro, Zwo EFWmini & filter set.
Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MC.
Software:Capture: Astroberry with Ekos
Processing: Affinity Photo, Starnet++
Memories:First time using Astroberry-Ekos so really a familiarisation and settings tweaking session. Also first project stacked and processed entirely in Affinity Photo and Starnet++. DeepSkyStacker would not work with the Ha Subs but Affinity had no trouble. Successful outcome but HEQ5 Pro struggling with 13.3Kg payload (limit 11Kg for imaging), EQ6R Pro already on wishlist.