M81 & M82

[ChrisLX200]

Continued awful weather here means no imaging for the last 6 weeks. I used StarTools V.2.4b to reprocess some data I collected on 9th November 2014 under a bright moon (I was ponting the scope away from the Moon!). Noticeably improved noise reduction allowed the M82 jets to be pulled out rather better than last time, but I got a bit carried away playing with StarShrink (a PS plugin) before realising what a mess it was making and had not saved the original. Still, what I learned will help with future projects (always assuming the rain will stop and clouds eventually part of course...)

Scope was my NP127is, Camera Atik490EX, Mount Losmandy G11. 9 x 900 (red) 8 x 900 (blue) 8 x 1200 (H-alpha)

ChisH

[admin]

Great too see and hear 1.4 is making a difference!