NGC 6960 in Cygnus
I've been waiting over 2 months for a clear, Moonless night for deep sky imaging. Even by UK standards, it's been a frustrating Summer! Once the appropriate conditions finally came, they didn't last long and I only managed 3 frames.
This is part of the famous Veil Nebula supernova remnant. The bright star with the reflection halo is 52 Cygni.
Despite the limited frames, I think the result is slightly better than last year's of the same subject, as I've stopped the telescope's mirror shifting - by fitting stronger collimation support springs.
Manually, off-axis guided for 3 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.
Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.
NGC 6960 in Cygnus
I've been waiting over 2 months for a clear, Moonless night for deep sky imaging. Even by UK standards, it's been a frustrating Summer! Once the appropriate conditions finally came, they didn't last long and I only managed 3 frames.
This is part of the famous Veil Nebula supernova remnant. The bright star with the reflection halo is 52 Cygni.
Despite the limited frames, I think the result is slightly better than last year's of the same subject, as I've stopped the telescope's mirror shifting - by fitting stronger collimation support springs.
Manually, off-axis guided for 3 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 1600, f/4. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.
Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector.