Imaged at Perth Observatory High thin cloud and high humidity at times during the sequence DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 85% (14) of 17 Images ISO 800 @ 45 Sec, 87 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 16 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 Lens EF50mm f/1.8 with Hakuba Skylight (1A) filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 17 x 25 Deg , Ambient 19C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
The first test for my new Skywatcher Star Adventurer DSLR mount. Almost without reading the manual and a visual N/S alignment this shows that it track pretty well. Quite a bit of red light in the lower sky. Created in Microsoft Movie Maker Canon 60D with Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX II 11-16mm F/2.8 lens at 16mm with Hoya NXT MHC UV filter, field ~50' x 70' , Ambient ~18C. Skywatcher Star Adventurer mount, sidereal tracking rate on Inca camera tripod with a quick visual polar align.
Imaged at Perth Observatory The first test for my new Skywatcher Star Adventurer DSLR mount. Almost without reading the manual and a visual N/S alignment this shows that it track pretty well. Quite a bit of red light in the lower sky. See also uncropped version. Also see reprocessed versions with darks added. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 85% (22) of 26 Images ISO 3200 @ 25 Sec, 0 DARK @ 120 Sec, 16 BIAS, 16 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 Canon 60D with Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX II 11-16mm F/2.8 lens with Hoya NXT MHC UV filter, field ~50'x 70 degrees , Ambient ~18C. Skywatcher Star Adventurer mount, sidereal tracking rate on Inca camera tripod with a quick visual polar align.
Gallery Comments