My encounter with imaging M42 on my Celestron 102
OTA showed me the power of a fast (albeit cheap) refractor. The issue, as warned of here, is
CA. I'm saving up for a Bresser Fringe Killer (thanks Lady Fraktor), but in the meantime, I have played with both the Astronomy tools action set and AstroFlat.
The action to take out violet fringes works well, and being able to use it in a selection works well, but some repair work is needed. Currently doing this with the spot healing brush in
PS CC.
AstroFlat I like (so much I bought it), but in my inexpert hands, the image lost a bit of punch. Anyone have recommended settings?
I will post before and after a bit later today. Have a good one
Cheers,
Tony.
Smart Scope: Dwarf II - Club and outreach work.
AP Refractor: Altair 72EDF Deluxe F6;1x & 0.8 Flatteners; Antares Versascope 60mm finder. ASIAir Pro.Li battery pack for grab & go.
Celestron AVX Mount; X-cel LX eyepieces & Barlows 2x 3x, ZWO 2” Filter holder,
Cameras: main DSO ASI533MC; DSO guide ASI120MM; Planetary ASI224MC; DSLR Canon EOS100 stock.
Filters: Astronomik IR cut; Optolong L-Pro; Optolong L-Enhance.
Binoculars: Celestron 15 x 70.
Latitude: 52.219853
Longitude: -1.034471
Accuracy: 5 m
Bortle 4 site.
https://maps.google.com/?q=52.21985,-1.03447