Last night, I thought I'd try to capture both of our nearest galactic neighbours in a single image.
Here are the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies, shot using a widefield 50mm lens.
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Nikkor 50mm 1.4G (@F/3.5)
136 x 60 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks
Last night was pretty clear, and I managed to start shooting at 18:15 & finished taking exposures at 23:15.
Here's 5 hours worth of imaging on many people's favourite Deep Sky Object, and a revisit to my first ever target, the Andromeda Galaxy.
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
400 x 45 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks
Another clear night yesterday meant that I could target NGC 281, aka the Pac-Man Nebula in Cassiopeia.
It was discovered in 1881, and is about 9200 light years away.
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro
Nikon D5300 (Astro modified) ISO 200
Redcat 51 (250mm f/4.9)
335 x 30 second lights
50 flats
50 biases
50 darks
