Not bad for first crack at it, especially with thick humid air, orange zone, and moon illumination. I can't wait to try again at a real dark sky site.
Just a bubba with a telescope, sharing techniques and images...
Friday, March 2, 2012
First crack at the whirlpool, m51
Celestron Nexstar 8SE in stock alt-az configuration. Mallincam Color Hyper with TEC on, 128x sens-up and 14' integration. Appx. 0300UT, Very humid with 62.3% lunar illumination. Orange zone LP. 25x14' exposures, stacked in DSS and processed in photoshop for levels/curves/exp./mids, etc... Astro Tools action panel also used.
Not bad for first crack at it, especially with thick humid air, orange zone, and moon illumination. I can't wait to try again at a real dark sky site.
Not bad for first crack at it, especially with thick humid air, orange zone, and moon illumination. I can't wait to try again at a real dark sky site.
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