CGE with Meade LXD55.
3minute subs x 34
no dew / light shield till past half way of the observing session.
no light pollution filter
no guiding
1st image is a raw stack with no stretch
2nd image is flatted (but why the poor 'gradient'?)
3rd image is NOT flatted, but had some gradient removed in Iris
No flats and no stretching
ReplyDeleteBAD, BAD FLATS!
ReplyDeleteNo flats and Iris' gradient removal
ReplyDeletesingle 3min raw, the file name is WRONG, it's not M74, it IS the Rosette Nebula
ReplyDeleteThis one shows vertical banding, not quite sure why, but I did have some subs rotated 180* because the CGE mount did a meridian flip
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