M42, M43, NGC197{3,5,7}

First test of my new AT72EDII. Image is cropped (which is just as well; I don't have a field flattener... yet). You can start to make out the Running Man in the upper part of the frame.

 

40 subs at 30", ISO800, unguided

20 darks

30 bias

No flats

 

Shot from my back yard in Bortle 7 skies.

 

Camera: D90

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT72EDII

Mount: SkyView Pro

 

Stacked with DeepSkyStacker

Levels/curves/noise/sharpening with Affinity Photo

Done