What a challenge the other night!
Despite the half moon, me and my imaging buddy went out to the Everglades National Park. It was a beautiful night but the mosquitos, bugs, and insects where really insane. We had to wait in the car for a while because there was no way to step out.
In any case, I wanted to try a few things out with the setup. Dithering, AstroArt 4, and just fiddle around.
Before all that though, I thought I'd image M5 for a few.
TEC140 @ F7
SXVF-M25C
Tak EM400
Exposures: 52 minutes total, 26 x 2 min, no darks, no bias, no flats.
Faint fuzzies around the image: upper left, bottom right, lower left, top
center...
Also the star in the lower right side of the image is a binary star: the small
companion can be seen on the left side.
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image (1500px):
http://www.backyardskies.com/BackyardSkies/M5_Information_.html
Smaller preview is attached.
Always appreciate comments and suggestions!
Thank you for looking and clear skies!
Emanuele
Despite the half moon, me and my imaging buddy went out to the Everglades National Park. It was a beautiful night but the mosquitos, bugs, and insects where really insane. We had to wait in the car for a while because there was no way to step out.
In any case, I wanted to try a few things out with the setup. Dithering, AstroArt 4, and just fiddle around.
Before all that though, I thought I'd image M5 for a few.
TEC140 @ F7
SXVF-M25C
Tak EM400
Exposures: 52 minutes total, 26 x 2 min, no darks, no bias, no flats.
Faint fuzzies around the image: upper left, bottom right, lower left, top
center...
Also the star in the lower right side of the image is a binary star: the small
companion can be seen on the left side.
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image (1500px):
http://www.backyardskies.com/BackyardSkies/M5_Information_.html
Smaller preview is attached.
Always appreciate comments and suggestions!
Thank you for looking and clear skies!
Emanuele
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