A journal, sometimes a live journal, of my astrophotography adventures in northeast Wisconsin
This object is known as the Cocoon nebula, or catalog # IC 5146.
This was actually a very easy night, no autoguiding at all. Just polar align and click away. I had never attempted the cocoon, but from other various reviews, people seemed to have like this image.
The truth is, I have NOT captured enough frames for this image. You can really tell when you closely look at the dark nebula. The darker areas appear to be grainy and blotchy due to the camera current noise on longer exposures, especially at 3200 ISO which is what I had it set at.
We are our own worst critics, but I feel if one is going to spend thousands of dollars on his/her setup, one must be a perfectionist according to his/her highest standards.
The sole reason I did not aquire more light frames, is due to switching to an light pollution supression filter when the moon rose, and
completley bumping the scope out of alignment as well as the polar alignment. For me, it takes about 20 mins to get a good alignment and then to do another 3 star alignment so that I can center any given object...for those who do not like tedious time consuming perfection, this hobby is not for you.
Photo Info:
Camera: Canon 40D
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 17 x 275secs
Scope: Stellarvue 90TBV
Location: Beecher Wi
This was actually a very easy night, no autoguiding at all. Just polar align and click away. I had never attempted the cocoon, but from other various reviews, people seemed to have like this image.
The truth is, I have NOT captured enough frames for this image. You can really tell when you closely look at the dark nebula. The darker areas appear to be grainy and blotchy due to the camera current noise on longer exposures, especially at 3200 ISO which is what I had it set at.
We are our own worst critics, but I feel if one is going to spend thousands of dollars on his/her setup, one must be a perfectionist according to his/her highest standards.
The sole reason I did not aquire more light frames, is due to switching to an light pollution supression filter when the moon rose, and
completley bumping the scope out of alignment as well as the polar alignment. For me, it takes about 20 mins to get a good alignment and then to do another 3 star alignment so that I can center any given object...for those who do not like tedious time consuming perfection, this hobby is not for you.
Photo Info:
Camera: Canon 40D
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 17 x 275secs
Scope: Stellarvue 90TBV
Location: Beecher Wi
This object is known as the Cocoon nebula, or catalog # IC 5146.
This was actually a very easy night, no autoguiding at all. Just polar align and click away. I had never attempted the cocoon, but from other various reviews, people seemed to have like this image.
The truth is, I have NOT captured enough frames for this image. You can really tell when you closely look at the dark nebula. The darker areas appear to be grainy and blotchy due to the camera current noise on longer exposures, especially at 3200 ISO which is what I had it set at.
We are our own worst critics, but I feel if one is going to spend thousands of dollars on his/her setup, one must be a perfectionist according to his/her highest standards.
The sole reason I did not aquire more light frames, is due to switching to an light pollution supression filter when the moon rose, and
completley bumping the scope out of alignment as well as the polar alignment. For me, it takes about 20 mins to get a good alignment and then to do another 3 star alignment so that I can center any given object...for those who do not like tedious time consuming perfection, this hobby is not for you.
Photo Info:
Camera: Canon 40D
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 17 x 275secs
Scope: Stellarvue 90TBV
Location: Beecher Wi
This was actually a very easy night, no autoguiding at all. Just polar align and click away. I had never attempted the cocoon, but from other various reviews, people seemed to have like this image.
The truth is, I have NOT captured enough frames for this image. You can really tell when you closely look at the dark nebula. The darker areas appear to be grainy and blotchy due to the camera current noise on longer exposures, especially at 3200 ISO which is what I had it set at.
We are our own worst critics, but I feel if one is going to spend thousands of dollars on his/her setup, one must be a perfectionist according to his/her highest standards.
The sole reason I did not aquire more light frames, is due to switching to an light pollution supression filter when the moon rose, and
completley bumping the scope out of alignment as well as the polar alignment. For me, it takes about 20 mins to get a good alignment and then to do another 3 star alignment so that I can center any given object...for those who do not like tedious time consuming perfection, this hobby is not for you.
Photo Info:
Camera: Canon 40D
ISO: 3200
Exposure: 17 x 275secs
Scope: Stellarvue 90TBV
Location: Beecher Wi