{"id":62,"date":"2008-02-10T17:23:43","date_gmt":"2008-02-10T17:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/?p=62"},"modified":"2008-02-14T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T12:08:52","slug":"what-a-great-couple-of-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"What a great couple of nights!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, February&#8217;s usual freezing and clear nights arrived on Friday, and stayed for Saturday too. (Supposed to be clearish tonight too, but I am just too shattered to even think about it).<\/p>\n<p><strong>I`d just like to thank Rob Kelly from RCK for helping me help myself, and stop me smoking through Hypnotherapy ( <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rck.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rck.net\/<\/a> ). My imaging sessions used to be my worst time, and yet I have just managed to two all night sessions in a row without the mearest hint of an urge to light up!<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nJust how many objects can you pack into a single image? I left this running as my second sequence of the night while I got some sleep early this morning. Normally I`d stay up all night, but with Saturday (and possibly Sunday\/Monday\/Tues\/etc) looking clear, I`ll need some sleep or I`ll completely lose the plot.<\/p>\n<p>OTA: NS8GPS @ f\/2 (Hyperstar v3)<br \/>\nGuiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD<br \/>\nRGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 24\u00c3\u2014600s, CLS<br \/>\nStacked: DeepSkyStacker (2 x drizzle)<br \/>\nPost Process: ImagesPlus (2xbin) + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s AstroTools<\/p>\n<p>Lets see&#8230; Astrometry says I have:<\/p>\n<p>* NGC 4374 \/ M 84<br \/>\n* NGC 4388<br \/>\n* NGC 4402<br \/>\n* NGC 4406 \/ M 86<br \/>\n* NGC 4425<br \/>\n* NGC 4435 \/ The Eyes<br \/>\n* NGC 4438 \/ The Eyes<br \/>\n* NGC 4459<br \/>\n* NGC 4461<br \/>\n* NGC 4473<br \/>\n* NGC 4477<br \/>\n* NGC 4486 \/ M 87<br \/>\n* NGC 4501 \/ M 88<br \/>\n* IC 3475<br \/>\n* NGC 4531<br \/>\n* NGC 4548 \/ M 91<br \/>\n* NGC 4552 \/ M 89<br \/>\n* NGC 4569 \/ M 90<br \/>\n* NGC 4571<\/p>\n<p>But I`m sure the larger version shows a fair few faint fuzzies in the background&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Click on the image for the larger version)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/misc\/20080208_groupshot_large.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/misc\/20080208_groupshot_large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/misc\/20080208_groupshot_small.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/misc\/20080208_groupshot_small_astrometry.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next up, NGC2264 Xmas Tree + ConeOTA: NS8GPS @ f\/2 (Hyperstar v3)<br \/>\nGuiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD<br \/>\nRGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 15\u00c3\u2014600s, CLS<br \/>\nStacked: DeepSkyStacker (2 x drizzle)<br \/>\nPost Process: ImagesPlus (2xbin) + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s AstroTools<\/p>\n<p>Notes: Some isues with color gradient due to the flats (need to get them sorted out once and for all!). Its possibly a little over processed, but not sure&#8230;. not much noise in it. I may end up going back to process this one again.<\/p>\n<p>(Click on the image for the larger version)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/ngc\/ngc2264_20080209.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/ngc\/ngc2264_20080209.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/ngc\/ngc2264_20080209_small.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, M31<\/p>\n<p>OTA: NS8GPS @ f\/2 (Hyperstar v3)<br \/>\nGuiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD<br \/>\nRGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 12\u00c3\u2014600s, CLS<br \/>\nStacked: DeepSkyStacker (2 x drizzle)<br \/>\nPost Process: ImagesPlus (2xbin) + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s AstroTools<\/p>\n<p>(Click on the image for the larger version)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/messier\/m31_20080209_large.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/messier\/m31_20080209_large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.steves-astro.com\/images\/messier\/m31_20080209_small.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, February&#8217;s usual freezing and clear nights arrived on Friday, and stayed for Saturday too. (Supposed to be clearish tonight too, but I am just too shattered to even think about it). I`d just like to thank Rob Kelly from RCK for helping me help myself, and stop me smoking through Hypnotherapy ( http:\/\/www.rck.net\/ ). 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