And here is a professional process of the Rosette data by my friend and astro-colleague, Noel Carboni.
I managed to get 10 x 4-minute subs on the Rosette nebula last night before the cloud rolled in (I think it all cleared again a couple of hours later). But I really can’t complain about this image when you … Continue reading
Here’s just the Hyperstar 4 data for the recent M31 image – only 16 subs at 3-minutes per sub. Now if only I can get the skies for 100 x 3-minute subs, this will start to look stonking. This version … Continue reading
I said I wouldn’t divulge the secret if the result was good. As the result wasn’t particularly good, I’ll tell you how it was done. The ultra-fast Hyperstar 4 at f#2 will blow the core of M42 (the Trapezium region) … Continue reading
Clear Moonless sub-zero night last night so I was expecting some great results from the Hyperstar 4. Managed to get 25 x 5-minute subs with good collimation, and the above image is the result. It’s terrible. Virtually no dust which … Continue reading
This is the result of 60 x 30-second subs on the Hyperstar 4 with the C11 and a secret ingredient optical device. Still plenty of noise even with 60 subs, so it looks like I’ll be needing nearer 200 subs … Continue reading
