The Christmas Tree Nebula in narrow band a lot more detail than a colour camera below. You also will note they are both very different telescopes Above is a Reflector and the tell tail spikes and below is a Refractor like a glass lens so no spikes.
This shot is made possible becasuse of the extra weight to balance the filter wheel and the markings on the focuser . This was an 80 degree rotation but the program told me the error was 79.58 for the requested 80 degrees. The next shot is also an even bigger rotation.
This shot was very long winded as it was cloudy early mornings and the Palm three next door getting in the way at 2 am. so the usual 5 night went out to 10 1/2 nights.
To give you an idea this is about an hours editing to build the different components then put it all together to make a Hubble background and RGB stars.
QHY183M -10c 100 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 10 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.
QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps, Lr
10 comments
Diana Australis said:
Happy week week ahead!
Steve Paxton replied to Diana Australis:
This image has been build 10 times each morning and written down all the steps I did to get the image a Full page A4 refined as I went. I saw my mentors images and was in awe at them but I look at this and the few before, did I do that. Its satisfying to produce images like this and to be able to share. I am not under any idea that every body will look at this image I know most have NO idea just what they are looking at none the least what was involved in getting the shot. this would go over the heads of most on ipernity.
I am hearted that you are like me blown away with the shot I still cant believe it myself as I never thought I would ever get here. Humbly thanks and glad you enjoy the shot.
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