So, here we are again! Finally had an almost perfect clear sky night, if only the half-full moon didn’t throw too much illumination in the sky.
Nevertheless, it was a nice night with decent seeing and an imaging session has been long due.
This final image of Messier 51, a beautiful spiral galaxy approx. 30 million light years distant, was made with the following setup:
Hardware:
– Sky-Wachter Equinox 120 Pro
– TS-Optics 1.0x Corrector
– ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
– Autoguiding: Svbony SV198 & ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
– iOptron CEM70 on Altair pier
software:
– N.I.N.A.
– Cartes de Ciel
– Siril used for stacking and post-processing
25 light subs, 600s each
25 sky flats
