Hi, your images are looking good, For many years I'd really only done visual astro and occasional use of a modded dslr. I Recently Invested in the ASI 585C camera with an Altair CLS CCD filter also a second hand Evolux 62ED scope. The light gradient near Portsmouth is pretty bad from our backyard, but with this cheap filter and setup I've been able to get some very good galaxy detail and amazing nebula images using this filter. I've also teased out detail in galaxy arms due to the cameras small pixel size & sensitivity even blobs of colour comes through. The Crocs eye galaxy was a tricky one this year, but with 3min subs, cropping and careful post processing was able to get some inner structure and colour..(subject to cloud😂) The neat thing with the ASi585 like the Player brand is a sensor with no amp glow and able to operate at high ambient temps with little thermal noise, Although technically a planetary it's a very capable DSO camera..(maybe the future of astro cameras) !! Ive been considering buying a cooled SVbony 405C, to use on my larger old C100edr and 9.25inch scopes for the larger pixel size but understand the 294 can be a tricky sensor to calibrate, although you appear to have mastered this in your image 👍👍.. Regards, best of luck, Clear skies Tom.
Hi. I am surprised you managed to get usable data shooting galaxies through any type of narrowband filter? I got almost 3 hours of data on Bodes galaxy ( M87 ) 2 years ago using a nebula filter and I just could not process the outer arms into visibility? The core and central structures were visible, but no outer arms, even after stretching the life out of the data!?. I was later told that you can only use broadband filters like the L-Pro or UV/IR for galaxies. Maybe if you get time ( and the weather! lol ) you could experiment with imaging Bodes galaxy through a nebula filter and see if you struggle too? Really liked the vid btw, only just found your channel. You have my subscription! Wes, Liverpool ( Bortle 7 )
First of all thank you very much for commenting, yes I was told and read that you couldn't use a nebula filter on galaxies but the data I've received in the test proving otherwise I have just done last night the Andromeda Galaxy using that philtre and the results were mind blowing ( I have just released a short and comparison between the Andromeda Galaxy with philtre and new philtre from my location is extremely noticeable
@@AstroDadsUK Hi again, sorry for late reply. My goodness then it must be something i'm doing wrong? One detail of note, is I am surrounded by white LED broadband street lights, and no matter my DSO/Galaxies location, i.e. to the north, south W or E, thery shine right into my newts. barrel, causing awful gradients and other optical issues, so maybe that is blocking out the very faint photons coming from the galaxies outer arms? Amazing work you're doing achieving! Btw your baby is beautiful! Bless!
I had to do a double take when I first saw the vid, Is that a 200P/PDS mounted on an EQ3/2 goto mount? I assume your running unguided. Anyway, Tip for the SV405CC, Andyofastro has a youtube video called "First Light with the Stella Lyra F5 Scope! And why 294C camera sensors often don't calibrate.... ". Review that and test your sensor to see what gain is "usable". Thank me later.
Yes that's the 200 P on the eq3 pro the only thing is I'm limited to around 3mins exposures otherwise it works fine I would not suggest anyone else doing it bought my mount please quite old now and I will be upgrading soon aspall the sv405 I will check out that video thank you very much
@@AstroDadsUK No worries, I'm trying the EQ-AL55i Pro. I like it for the most part. It's my first goto mount. I'm having guiding issues though but I think alot of it is me doing silly things. Although I do have backlash issues. Everything feels very "tight" on it. I just got the SV705C (IMX585 based), the SV405C will be a later purchase hence why I've been looking at the issues and how to solve them.
@@DrhexUK I also have backlash issues This is why I do not guide but mine is mainly to do with in incompatibility mainly, As for the camera I've had no issues whatsoever
Strange. After all, narrowband filters do not allow the light of the stars that make up galaxies to pass through. I don't understand how this filter helped you photograph the galaxy. Will the result be worse if you take photos without this filter and with a shorter shutter speed?
Hi, your images are looking good, For many years I'd really only done visual astro and occasional use of a modded dslr. I Recently Invested in the ASI 585C camera with an Altair CLS CCD filter also a second hand Evolux 62ED scope. The light gradient near Portsmouth is pretty bad from our backyard, but with this cheap filter and setup I've been able to get some very good galaxy detail and amazing nebula images using this filter. I've also teased out detail in galaxy arms due to the cameras small pixel size & sensitivity even blobs of colour comes through. The Crocs eye galaxy was a tricky one this year, but with 3min subs, cropping and careful post processing was able to get some inner structure and colour..(subject to cloud😂) The neat thing with the ASi585 like the Player brand is a sensor with no amp glow and able to operate at high ambient temps with little thermal noise, Although technically a planetary it's a very capable DSO camera..(maybe the future of astro cameras) !! Ive been considering buying a cooled SVbony 405C, to use on my larger old C100edr and 9.25inch scopes for the larger pixel size but understand the 294 can be a tricky sensor to calibrate, although you appear to have mastered this in your image 👍👍.. Regards, best of luck, Clear skies Tom.
Broadband is the way to go for galaxies.
Pretty.
Hi. I am surprised you managed to get usable data shooting galaxies through any type of narrowband filter? I got almost 3 hours of data on Bodes galaxy ( M87 ) 2 years ago using a nebula filter and I just could not process the outer arms into visibility? The core and central structures were visible, but no outer arms, even after stretching the life out of the data!?. I was later told that you can only use broadband filters like the L-Pro or UV/IR for galaxies. Maybe if you get time ( and the weather! lol ) you could experiment with imaging Bodes galaxy through a nebula filter and see if you struggle too?
Really liked the vid btw, only just found your channel. You have my subscription!
Wes, Liverpool ( Bortle 7 )
First of all thank you very much for commenting, yes I was told and read that you couldn't use a nebula filter on galaxies but the data I've received in the test proving otherwise I have just done last night the Andromeda Galaxy using that philtre and the results were mind blowing ( I have just released a short and comparison between the Andromeda Galaxy with philtre and new philtre from my location is extremely noticeable
@@AstroDadsUK Hi again, sorry for late reply. My goodness then it must be something i'm doing wrong? One detail of note, is I am surrounded by white LED broadband street lights, and no matter my DSO/Galaxies location, i.e. to the north, south W or E, thery shine right into my newts. barrel, causing awful gradients and other optical issues, so maybe that is blocking out the very faint photons coming from the galaxies outer arms?
Amazing work you're doing achieving! Btw your baby is beautiful! Bless!
I had to do a double take when I first saw the vid, Is that a 200P/PDS mounted on an EQ3/2 goto mount? I assume your running unguided. Anyway, Tip for the SV405CC, Andyofastro has a youtube video called "First Light with the Stella Lyra F5 Scope! And why 294C camera sensors often don't calibrate.... ". Review that and test your sensor to see what gain is "usable". Thank me later.
Yes that's the 200 P on the eq3 pro the only thing is I'm limited to around 3mins exposures otherwise it works fine I would not suggest anyone else doing it bought my mount please quite old now and I will be upgrading soon aspall the sv405 I will check out that video thank you very much
@@AstroDadsUK No worries, I'm trying the EQ-AL55i Pro. I like it for the most part. It's my first goto mount. I'm having guiding issues though but I think alot of it is me doing silly things. Although I do have backlash issues. Everything feels very "tight" on it.
I just got the SV705C (IMX585 based), the SV405C will be a later purchase hence why I've been looking at the issues and how to solve them.
@@DrhexUK I also have backlash issues This is why I do not guide but mine is mainly to do with in incompatibility mainly, As for the camera I've had no issues whatsoever
@@AstroDadsUK I did start a youtube channel as well, Ardsley Astro, feel free to take a look
Strange. After all, narrowband filters do not allow the light of the stars that make up galaxies to pass through. I don't understand how this filter helped you photograph the galaxy. Will the result be worse if you take photos without this filter and with a shorter shutter speed?
M51.
I completely forgot to change that originally it was meant to be M101 thank you for telling me 😄