Swan and Helix from A.S.I.G.N.

[A.S.I.G.N_Baz]

Had another crack at the Swan tonight, with better results. Also did the Helix nebula.
http://i11.tinypic.com/4mkzpsz.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/4rc8b9j.jpg

[Radar]

Both great shots Baz. How long was the exposure on the Helix?

Also what F Ratio are you shooting at?

Ta

Ray

[Mick]

Hey nice work Baz, the Helix is a wonderful object in big binos. It's nice to see it imaged with a wider field.

[A.S.I.G.N_Baz]

Sorry all, I forgot to give you the details on the shots...

Swan was 11 subs at 3 minutes each.

Also did the Helix nebula, 12 Subs at 3 minutes.

19 Darks at same exposure times and operating temperature.
19 Offsets at 1/4000sec
No flat lights.

Imaging train: Canon 400D on Skywatcher ED80. Prime focus at F/7.5 Processed with Deep sky stacker then cropped, labeled, framed and tweaked with Photoshop. Manually tracked with Celestron Nexstar 11 GPS as Guide-scope.

[hpcoolahan]

Well done bloodhound , very nice indead.:welldone: :welldone:

Look like your getting the hang of things with the 400d.:cool!:

Look foreward to see your results of ngc 253 ( one of my favorites) if you get the chance.

Clear Skies
Patrick