This image was cut short because my secondary dew'd up. I actually included a few frames from after the start of dewing. The dew destroyed star shapes and lessened contrast and depth. It's clearly a problem I will have to address. This is the first session in which dew has been a problem, of about ten or twelve with this scope over the last year.
Telescope: Orion 10" f/4.7 Newtonian and Baader RCC1
Camera and Exposure: SXVF-H9, 13x10'
Filter: IDAS-LPS2
Guiding: SX Lodestar and SX OAG
Mount: Takahashi NJP
Software: Nebulosity, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Location: The Woodlands, TX
2 comments:
Amazing detail, Val! It looks like there is a dust lane running across a central bar. This weather has not been the best for astronomy, that's for sure. Still, you did an excellent job!
Thanks, Rory! I'm always surprised at the detail the larger scope shows. I wish I had the other four hours I was planning to shoot. Yes, the only time the weather clears lately is when the moon burns away the clouds. It's been a time to work on equipment.
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