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M81 & M82, 150x60s with Altair 183C

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M81 M82 183C 150x60s

Captured 8th May 2020, 99% waning moon, Bortle 6, 53°N.

Altair 66ED refractor, Altair 1.0x flattener, Altair 183C camera.

SharpCap 3.2 (gain=300, black_level=35), APP 1.079, GIMP 2.10.

150x60s lights, 50 darks, 50 flats, 50 bias.

Dave


   
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Nice one, but I think it's a bit overstretched and maybe oversaturated, very dark background and the color noise pops up in the galaxies.


   
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Thanks Vincent - the captured data is probably not the best, I will keep practising.

Dave 


   
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That's the best way to go forward! 🙂 Good luck.


   
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Which Bayer pattern did you use for Debayering with the 183C please?


   
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David

Capture was with SharpCap and APP debayers as RGGB with no intervention from me.

Dave

 


   
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Thanks Dave - very helpful!

DJ

 


   
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