M81
16th November 2009


Equipment Used and other info
QHY8 Gain 1% Offset 110
21 subs x 900 seconds, with flats and bias frames
TMB 130SS F7 Refractor
Auto guided with Orion Auto Guider on TMB 80SS
CGE PRO Mount
Image Acquired with Nebulosity II, Stacked with Nebulosity
II and processed with Photoshop CS4. Tweaked with
GradiantXterminator and Noise Ninja

 


One of my images I shot last year using the QHY8. This was shot with the TMB 130 and I have added the diffraction spikes using Carboni’s Tools.
Can you tell I am suffering from imaging withdrawals…..LOL

M31 The Andromeda Galaxy (5 HOURS )
19th, 21st and 22ns July 2010


Equipment Used and other info
Camera: modified Canon 5D Mark II
31x10 min sub exposures with 20 each flats and dark frames.
Scope: TMB130SS F7 Refractor using WO/TMB 2.7" Field Flattener.
Auto-guided with Orion Auto Guider on TMB 80SS
Mount: CGE PRO GEM (pier mounted)
Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky Stacker
and processed with Photoshop CS3.



I decided to process the DSS version again (last image posted was stacked using Nebulosity) the galaxy now spans edge to edge almost.
This time I tried to retain the galactic bulge without blowing out but in doing so some of the core detail is lost in this version. This is a planned
20 hour project, I will post a 10 hour version soon after the moon wanes weather prevailing and I don’t get hit by a bus.