I added some additional data to my M42 image, not much to say on it really. The additional data really helps to bring out the fainter nebulosity whilst maintaining good noise control.
Archive for January, 2010
M81 and M82 – Bodes Galaxy
January 4th, 2010 | No Comments
We had a lovely clear night last night, slightly spoilt by a nearly full moon but not spoilt enough to stop me getting out and doing some images. I spent some time getting more data for my M42 image which I will hopefully have processed soon, but I also spent some time on M81 and M82. This was a great test of my guiding setup, I settled for 5 minute exposures at iso800, though I think without the moon I would have been better off at 8 or 10 minutes at iso400. However I am very happy with the result so far, which has been aligned and stacked in Iris and processed in Pixinsight.
- Orion Optics 250mm F4.7 Reflector
- Vixen Sphinx SX Mount
- Baader MPCC
- Astronomik CLS CCD Filter
- Canon EOS 1000D
- 24 x 5 Minute exposures at iso800
Guiding Setup
- Vixen A70LF refractor with 0.6x Focal Reducer
- Modified SPC900NC
- Guidemaster auto guiding software
