M3, OSC (UHC-S), 20 Mar 2016, David Dearden

M3, OSC (UHC-S), 20 Mar 2016

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I haven't imaged any globular clusters in a long time, but because the Moon is so bright right now I decided to take a pass on galaxies and do M3. I used only 2 min subframes in an effort to avoid blowing out the core. This was primarily an attempt to solve my PlateSolver2 issues, but I was not successful. I guess I should get on the Sequence Generator Pro forum and see if anyone can offer some insight.

Date: 20 Mar 2016

Subject: M3

Scope: AT8IN + High Point Scientific 2” Coma Corrector

Filter: Baader Planetarium UHC-S

Mount: EQ-6 (EQMOD)

Guiding: Orion ST-80 + Antares 0.5x focal reducer + DSI Ic + PHD 2.6.1.1 (Win 7 ASCOM)

Camera: DSI IIc, no chiller CCD 5 °C

Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro 2.4.3.25 with Nebulosity 4.0.4 ASCOM camera driver

Exposure: 86x120 s

Stacking: Neb 4, bad pixel map, bias included, 33 flats, CMYG nebula filter, match histograms, trans+rot align, Nebulosity 40-60%tile stack.

Processing: StarTools 1.4.305: Crop; Wipe; Develop: 89.91%; HDRptimize; Color:Scientific, 200% saturation; Deconvolute: 2.3 pix; Track: Smoothness 77%, 4.5 pix; Magic, shrink 1 pix. Photoshop CS6 + Astronomy Tools: Increase star color; layer-masked local contrast enhance; Astroframe.

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M3, OSC (UHC-S), 20 Mar 2016, David Dearden