Magellanic Clouds and Canopus
This was a real failure. First time out shooting with a newly modified (H-alpha) Nikon Z7. I did not know the camera sufficiently, so my attempted custom settings of ISO 1600 or 2000 were replaced by the camera selecting auto ISOs of 160 and 250-280 - DOH!
Despite the major faux pas, I stacked these in StarrySkyStacker. Now, is that a faint aurora at the horizon, as was forecast, or the distant glow of Cooma? The waxing half-moon was still up of course, so overall viewing remained compromised.
8 light frames and 5 dark, all at a mere ISO160!
(File: Astro-ISO160_Z7A1845-58-Dark Median)
Magellanic Clouds and Canopus
This was a real failure. First time out shooting with a newly modified (H-alpha) Nikon Z7. I did not know the camera sufficiently, so my attempted custom settings of ISO 1600 or 2000 were replaced by the camera selecting auto ISOs of 160 and 250-280 - DOH!
Despite the major faux pas, I stacked these in StarrySkyStacker. Now, is that a faint aurora at the horizon, as was forecast, or the distant glow of Cooma? The waxing half-moon was still up of course, so overall viewing remained compromised.
8 light frames and 5 dark, all at a mere ISO160!
(File: Astro-ISO160_Z7A1845-58-Dark Median)