Chuck Manges
M13 Q163 200x5
M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Had a few cloudless hours to grab an easy target. It is the first DSO I have imaged since November. Either my sky conditions have really deteriorated since November or there were some high thin clouds. Either way it was good to give the gear a run.
I tried something different and shot 200 Luminance filter subframes only 5 seconds each. I combined this with some RGB I shot in 2013 from my QHY23M and AT65. The large number of subframes really seemed to produce a much cleaner image. In a few months when it is clear again I will give 100+ subs a try again
Telescope:11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar(F2)
Camera:QHY163M
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Optolong LUM filter
M13 Q163 200x5
M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Had a few cloudless hours to grab an easy target. It is the first DSO I have imaged since November. Either my sky conditions have really deteriorated since November or there were some high thin clouds. Either way it was good to give the gear a run.
I tried something different and shot 200 Luminance filter subframes only 5 seconds each. I combined this with some RGB I shot in 2013 from my QHY23M and AT65. The large number of subframes really seemed to produce a much cleaner image. In a few months when it is clear again I will give 100+ subs a try again
Telescope:11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar(F2)
Camera:QHY163M
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Optolong LUM filter