Live Stacks March 19 & 20 2019

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BlackWikkett
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Live Stacks March 19 & 20 2019

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Had long night on the 19th and 20th imaging until 5 AM. This kinda turned into a mini Messier marathon ending with M16 just getting high enough to capture early in the morning. This was challenging with the bright moon but with a little tweaking the final images in Photoshop they turned out OK.

Equipment:
RC 6 f/9 1370mm, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro, IDAS D1 LPS filter, iOptron CEM60 mount, PHD2 with ASI290 mini guider on 50mm Stellarvue guidescope.

Images captured at 60 sec, 300 gain using master flat and dark. Used dithering every 4th frame. Final SharpCap images saved exactly as seen as 8 bit png, Edit in Photoshop for color balance, saturation, noise reduction and cropping out bad edges due to dithering.

Further details can be found following link to flickr.com

ImageNGC2024 Flame Nebula PS Edit Stack_42frames_2520s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM81 Bode's Galaxy PS Edit Stack_61frames_3660s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageNGC2403 PS Edit Stack_45frames_2700s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageNGC2419 The Intergalactic Wanderer PS Edit Stack_16frames_960s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM13 Globular Cluster PS Edit Stack_52frames_3120s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM92 Globular Cluster PS Edit Stack_32frames_1920s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM12 Globular Cluster PS Edit Stack_34frames_2040s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM10 Globular Cluster PS Edit Stack_21frames_1260s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

ImageM16 Eagle Nebula PS Edit Stack_68frames_4080s_WithDisplayStretch by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

Thanks for having a look. Barring any unforeseen circumstances I'll be at it again tonight. You can catch me live at https://www.nightskiesnetwork.com/

-wikkett
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Re: Live Stacks March 19 & 20 2019

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An excellent set of images from what looks to have been a very busy night!

Cheers, Robin
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Re: Live Stacks March 19 & 20 2019

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Nice!
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Re: Live Stacks March 19 & 20 2019

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Thanks for your kind words.
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