M57 Ring Nebula

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SdA
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M57 Ring Nebula

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Hi,
this is my first astrophoto with SharpCap Pro 3.2 and Live stacking.
Phd2 + Dithering
Frames: 10 sec. L,R,G,B, processed in PixInsight.
Total time: ~ 40min
Imaging telescope:Vixen ED80Sf
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI 1600 MM-C, -10°C
Mount:SkyWatcher ΝEQ6 Pro Synscan
Guiding telescope:ZWO 60/280 Finder and Guide Scope
Guiding camera:ZWO Optical ASI120MC
Focal reducer:SkyWatcher 0.85x Reducer/Flattener for ED80
Accessories:Pegasus Astro Dual Motor Focus Premium, ZWO EFW 1.25" 8 positions
Dates: 2/9/2018
Pixel scale: 1.503 arcsec/pixel
Lefkada, Greece.

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Re: M57 Ring Nebula

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A fine effort. Congratulations on getting all that hardware and software to work together.

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A nice image - looks like the dithering was effective as I cannot see any 'walking noise' in the dark areas.

cheers,

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SdA
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Re: M57 Ring Nebula

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Thank you both. Dithering is necessary, is the best method, maybe the only method, to eliminate 'walking noise'. And SharpCap works very very well with Phd2 and dithering. Thank you ! And the solve and sync works almost instantaneously. Focus also is very fast. I wish only the automated Sequence Capture.
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Nice! :)
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