Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) on 6th Jan 2018

This is a comet aligned integration of 10 x 5 minute subs. I was hoping to get the most detail I could out of this image and I think given my small 480/80mm scope, this is about as far as I can push the available data without either too much noise or over smoothing.

 

I wasnt trying to remove the stars but the comet-centred integration did a fairly good job anyway.

 

480/80mm refractor with Canon 60Da @ ISO 800.

IPAS LPS D1 filter

Ioptron ZEQ25GT

Guiding from PHD2 (ZWO 290MM/Orion Mini Guider).

QHY Polemaster alignment.

PixInsight 1.8 post processing.

 

30 dark frames

30 bias frames

57 flat frames (LED panel @ 1/20 sec).

 

Done