solid yarrow
Finally got the chance to go to some dark bortle 3 skies. Unfortunately, my gear decided that it was the best time to start failing, from my mount tracking very poorly, to my focuser losing focus randomly (and regaining it back), my mount disconnecting, and to my computer screen corrupting itself somehow. But even after all that, I did manage to get at least 2hrs of somewhat blurry broadband data on M33. I also collected over 28hrs narrowband data with my L-eNhance filter from my home in Bortle 9 and added some Ha. I wanted to add Oiii signal, which I did, but it was so weak that it's hardly noticeable if at all, so I just focused on processing the Ha more. This was my first time adding narrowband data to broadband data so it's a little rough, but hoping to improve that in my next image.
Equipment
Scope: Sky-Watcher 150PDS
- Modded with CYCK secondary mirror spider, backyard universe primary mirror mask, and extended studs/screws to move primary mirror forward
Camera: Player-One Ares-C Pro
Mount: Celestron AVX (hypertuned)
Coma Corrector: Sharpstar Coma Corrector 0.95x
Filters: 2" Optolong L-eNhance, 2" PlayerOne Anti-Halo UV/IR cut
Guide Cam: ZWO 120mm mini
Guide Scope: SvBony 50mm
Acquisition
Capture Software: NINA
Guiding Software: PHD2
Mount Software: CPWI
Broadband data
Integration: 2hrs
Lights Settings: 3mins x 40 @ gain 130 with an offset of 25 @-10C
Calibrated with darks, flats, and bias frames
Narrowband data
Integration: 28hrs
Lights Settings: 3mins x 568 @ gain 130 with an offset of 25 @-10C
Calibrated with darks, flats, and bias frames
Sky Conditions
Bortle 9
- All Moon phases
Bortle 3 - 70% Moon
Processing
Stacked and processed in PixInsight with RC-Astro plugins (blurxt, noisext, starxt), DeepSNR
Lightroom
sweet bone
tired plover
steel lynx
gleaming pecan
