One more test of a deep-sky imaging setup to be used in H-alpha light. This time it was the 100mm Canon Macro lens that I’ve decided to use. Too bad that at f/4.5 it is still pretty bad, with comet-like stars visible in 1/3 of the frame. But somehow, the final image looks nice in my eyes due to the very similar results I’ve got early in this hobby, back in 1997-1997 with Zenit cameras on film. Memories…
Setup/Exposure:
Canon 100mm lens at F/4.5, ZWO ASI 1600MM, Baader 7nm H-alpha filter, NEQ 6 mount, guiding with 200mm lens and Meade DSI I using PHD2 software. Sensor temperature +7 C.
6×600 sec exposures, with 50% gamma and Gain 100. Only one dark acquired. Sky conditions: some fog, cirrus clouds, Moon one day after First Quarter, -2 degrees Celsius.
First, the colorized version:
And the Black-n-White version:
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