Messier 78 in Orion (QHY163M test)
Captured from the backyard of my new home in Colorado, a preliminary test using the new QHY163M Mono COLDMOS camera.Comprising of 8 x 120 second exposures in each channel LRGB, I used a Gain of 10 and Offset 57. I am very impressed with the high sensitivity of the 4/3 inch CMOS sensor and the level of detail I obtained with only 2 minute exposures, I'm hoping to capture some longer and deeper exposures of this subject in the coming week.
At the moment I'm using a portable pier and looking forward to being able to image from the new observatory when it's completed hopefully in a few weeks, you can follow progress here: www.grandmesaobservatory.com
Total Integration time 64 minutes
View on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BPnlex6hf84/?taken-by=hancockterry&am...
Technical Information
Location: Whitewater Colorado
Captured December 18th 2016
Size: 4656x3522 pixels
Total integration Time 64 minutes
QHY163M Monochrome COLDMOS cooled to -30C
QHYCFW2-M 7 position Filter Wheel
QHYOAG-M Off Axis Guider
LUM 16 min, 8 x 2 min 1x1
RGB 48 min, 8 x 2 min ea 1x1
Filters by Optolong
Astro-Tech AT130 APO Refractor @F7
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Pixinsight
Post Processing Photoshop CS6
Messier 78 in Orion (QHY163M test)
Captured from the backyard of my new home in Colorado, a preliminary test using the new QHY163M Mono COLDMOS camera.Comprising of 8 x 120 second exposures in each channel LRGB, I used a Gain of 10 and Offset 57. I am very impressed with the high sensitivity of the 4/3 inch CMOS sensor and the level of detail I obtained with only 2 minute exposures, I'm hoping to capture some longer and deeper exposures of this subject in the coming week.
At the moment I'm using a portable pier and looking forward to being able to image from the new observatory when it's completed hopefully in a few weeks, you can follow progress here: www.grandmesaobservatory.com
Total Integration time 64 minutes
View on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BPnlex6hf84/?taken-by=hancockterry&am...
Technical Information
Location: Whitewater Colorado
Captured December 18th 2016
Size: 4656x3522 pixels
Total integration Time 64 minutes
QHY163M Monochrome COLDMOS cooled to -30C
QHYCFW2-M 7 position Filter Wheel
QHYOAG-M Off Axis Guider
LUM 16 min, 8 x 2 min 1x1
RGB 48 min, 8 x 2 min ea 1x1
Filters by Optolong
Astro-Tech AT130 APO Refractor @F7
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Pixinsight
Post Processing Photoshop CS6