Messier 51 and 97
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umasscrew39
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Messier 51 and 97
Had a couple of decent nights so tried these two wonderful DSOs. Both were taken using a ZWO ASI533 MC Pro on a C11" Edge HD @f/7. Captures were 120s guided subs using SharpCap and then each frame exported to be debayered, aligned and integrated, as well as post-processed, using PixInsights.
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Re: Messier 51 and 97
Cool.
Dave
Dave
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BlackWikkett
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Awesome Job! 51 has some amazing detail!
-Chris
-Chris
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umasscrew39
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate the compliments and feel free to provide constructive criticism. I keep experimenting with a few different tweaks every night out but some work better than others. So much of this is personal preference.
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Nice, that 533 looks to be a winner
Scopes: Celestron C11, 102SLT , Ascension 127mm Apo, Opticstar 152mm Mak, Ascension 80mm Apo
Mounts: EQ8, EQ5 Pro, Nexstar SLT
Imaging: ASI1600MM-Cool, ASI533MC-Pro, ASI290MM, ASI224MC, Quark, QHY5L-II-M,
Opticstar 82 eyepieces, lots of other stuff
Mounts: EQ8, EQ5 Pro, Nexstar SLT
Imaging: ASI1600MM-Cool, ASI533MC-Pro, ASI290MM, ASI224MC, Quark, QHY5L-II-M,
Opticstar 82 eyepieces, lots of other stuff
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umasscrew39
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Re: Messier 51 and 97
Thanks much, Neil. I got the 533 when it first came out and haven't looked back. It is an upgrade in technology over the 294 (that I had but sold) as it has zero amp glow and generates much less noise vs. the 294. Its biggest drawback is that the sensor is about 40% smaller than the 294.