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Continuing to work through my data from the week-end.
This was from my venerable old 8"LX200 GPS on its wedge with my EOS1100Da
119X180s, ISO800
Stars are a bit bloated so i need to look into dealing with that and its cropped fairly tight because i cant seem to resolve my Coma problem (tried collimation and FR spacing but no real improvement
Scope: Skywatcher Evostar 80ED (SW 0.85 FR/FF) on a SW NEQ6Pro
Guiding; SW Evoguide 50ED, ASI 120mm mini
Meade 8" LX200 GPS on wedge (Guided with a cheapo 50mm guidescope and a ZWO ASI 120mm mini)
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (with dedicated 0.8 reducer) with wiliam Optics 32mm uniguide
Camera: ASI2600MC pro. QHY 163M with ZWO 7nm NB filters, Canon EOS700D astro mod
Secondary mount: Skywatcher StarAdventurer
Jockinireland wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:38 am
Continuing to work through my data from the week-end.
This was from my venerable old 8"LX200 GPS on its wedge with my EOS1100Da
119X180s, ISO800
Stars are a bit bloated so i need to look into dealing with that and its cropped fairly tight because i cant seem to resolve my Coma problem (tried collimation and FR spacing but no real improvement...
Yeah, but the details in the nebula are quite good.
BABO
"In lumine tuo videbimus lumen."
Scopes: Stellarvue SV80 Raptor Carbon Fiber ED Doublet / Celestron SCT C8
Williams Optics 66mm APO / DIY 8" f/4 Newtonian astrograph / Nikon 180mm f/2.8
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G / Celestron AVX / DIY mini-equatorial
Cameras: QHY163m / Fujifilm X-A1 (modded) / Fuji X-A2 (not modded) / Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Filters: ZWO 7nm NB set / ZWO LRGB set / ZWO Dual Band / Astronomics UHC
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/
Yes I'm pretty much decided to take it. I find it a good fit with how I think and work. Despite my old processing computer it seems to work fairly quickly on most steps although preprocessing and EZ Denoise gives me time to go off and make a cup of tea!
But what I'm learning from the above and my last heart nebula is that I should not try to do everything available at this early stage as it can lead to an over processed feel. On the pacman I seperated out luminance, did deconvolution on it and put it back. And the stars just don't look right. Too stark and with a faint halo. I need to take time to get better with some specific processes to ensure that they improve rather than detract
But it is extremely powerful software and fits with my ways so yes, time to pay up!
Have you had a clear sky to try the 533 yet? I'm really looking forward to your first light with it.
Take care
David
Scope: Skywatcher Evostar 80ED (SW 0.85 FR/FF) on a SW NEQ6Pro
Guiding; SW Evoguide 50ED, ASI 120mm mini
Meade 8" LX200 GPS on wedge (Guided with a cheapo 50mm guidescope and a ZWO ASI 120mm mini)
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (with dedicated 0.8 reducer) with wiliam Optics 32mm uniguide
Camera: ASI2600MC pro. QHY 163M with ZWO 7nm NB filters, Canon EOS700D astro mod
Secondary mount: Skywatcher StarAdventurer
Yes I'm pretty much decided to take it. I find it a good fit with how I think and work. Despite my old processing computer it seems to work fairly quickly on most steps although preprocessing and EZ Denoise gives me time to go off and make a cup of tea!
But what I'm learning from the above and my last heart nebula is that I should not try to do everything available at this early stage as it can lead to an over processed feel. On the pacman I seperated out luminance, did deconvolution on it and put it back. And the stars just don't look right. Too stark and with a faint halo. I need to take time to get better with some specific processes to ensure that they improve rather than detract
But it is extremely powerful software and fits with my ways so yes, time to pay up!
Have you had a clear sky to try the 533 yet? I'm really looking forward to your first light with it.
Take care
David
Hi David,
PI has worked well for you. I will have to look at it sometime after I get things rolling with the new camera.
No first light yet. Hopefully within the coming week I will get a chance. Initially, I just want to get focus right and try a plate solve. Then take a few random shots just to get an idea on the histogram and exposure. FITS files are are new animal entirely and look to be quite interesting.
I’ll let you know.
Keep up the fine work and I hope that you can get some new data soon!
Jim
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/