Heart Nebula (around 3 hours)

[quasi patio]

So I shot the heart nebula a few weeks back using a ZS61 with an unmodified canon EOS200D and a Bresser UHC filter. Does anyone know why it looks like this? Note that it washout under an almost full moon.

[bright kestrel]

Wdym? Looks like what?

[quasi patio]

I dunno if it’s just me but the background looks pretty noisy

[bright kestrel]

It’s probably because your unmodded and going for a mostly ha target, it’s take a lot to get out a nebula if your unmodded so your gonna run into a lot of noise. I say just get more integration or ask someone better at processing for help

[quasi patio]

Thanks. I guess in that case I can be happy with even seeing the nebula… oh if only I had an Astro cam

[bright kestrel]

If your willing to spend money a astro cam would be great but you can get your camera modded on the website nightskycamera

Or you could mod it yourself but if you mess something up your camera is done for

[quasi patio]

I am saving on one right now. Also Christmas is around the corner, luckily

[storm snow]

Just for comparison
8 hours not modified nikon d5100, without a filter and with a f5.6 lense
and
around 3-4 hours the same camera but modified with dual narrow and f4.4 scope

[quasi patio]

Thanks a lot. That really helps. So basically my equipment is too bad to shoot the nebula XD

[storm snow]

I think camera has too low sensitivity for this dim Ha region. Try something brighter - Orion, Rosette, North America, California etc
Those targets are easier to capture
good luck