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M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183, cftello83
M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183
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M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183

M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183, cftello83
M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183
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M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183

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First Light with the ZWO ASI 183 MM Pro. Just the luminance channel. Playing around with it during the two hours where there were no clouds. I had some trouble with the field, the stars on the sides were not very sharp. Also playing with the gain and the darks, I was able to see the ampglow of the camera, which I wasn't fully aware of. Fortunately only shows up with really high gain. Crossing my fingers now for clear skies!

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  • M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183, cftello83
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    M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183, cftello83
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Description: First Light with the ZWO ASI 183 MM Pro. Just the luminance channel. Playing around with it during the two hours where there were no clouds. I had some trouble with the field, the stars on the sides were not very sharp. Also playing with the gain and the darks, I was able to see the ampglow of the camera, which I wasn't fully aware of. Fortunately only shows up with really high gain. Crossing my fingers now for clear skies!

New Revision: After Playing around with PI I was able to do a better job with the L channel. It seems that the flats I did were not very good for the red channel and I cannot get a proper color version.

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M51 - L only - First Light with ZWO ASI 183, cftello83