Conditions don't get any better than this: clear, no wind to speak of, and comfortably cool. Dec guiding excellent, RA pretty good. Chiller at 2.5 A, 14.5 °C (I don't think it is working very well). Still imaging with Neb 3 (Mac) and controlling everything else with Windows versions. Initial synch was on α Trianguli. Set an alarm and got up at 3:15 AM to do meridian flip. Found the focus was a little soft and fixed it. Went back to bed and let the scope continue imaging until dawn.
Date: 19 Sep 2014
Subject: M33, Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy
Scope: AT8IN+Antares 0.5x focal reducer
Filter: Baader Fringe Killer
Mount: CG-5 (Synta motors, PicGoto Simplificado)
Guiding: 9x50 Finder/Guider + DSI Ic + PHD 2.3.1 (Win 7 ASCOM)
Camera: DSI IIc chiller at 2.50 A, 15-10 °C
Acquisition: Nebulosity 3.2.1, no dither
Exposure: 74x300 s
Stacking: Neb 3, bad pixel map, bias included, no flats, normalize first, trans+rot align, 1.5 SD stack.
Processing: StarTools 1.3.5.289 Crop; Wipe:Color & brightness 80%; Develop 74.99%; HDR
ptimize; Color:Scientific, 500%; Life:Moderate; Deconvolute 2.7 pix; Track: 1.7 pix, RNC 13.97%. Photoshop CC 2014 Astronomy Tools Increase star color; Deep space noise reduction; Smudge tool to fix some badly oblong stars; Astro Frame.
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