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Here's an image of Coma Berenices, also known as Melotte 111.
It was after seeing this image that I decided to get a new set of filters to avoid the huge halos around the bright stars - which I did just a few weeks later.
Also, there's a few strange things in this image. Most stars seem to have a rather pronounced color ring, and the brightest stars look quite blurred. One could think this blurry effect was an effect of the post-processing, but it's not.
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DATE May 1st, 2011
PHOTO Exposure: L: 8 x 20', RGB: 5x3' each,
Total: 3.4 hours
Focal: 510mm, f/5 |
EQUIPMENT Imaging Scope: FSQ 106 EDX
Camera: STL11k
Guide Camera: StarShoot Autoguider
Mount: EM-400
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SITE & CONDITIONS DARC Observatory
Seeing: Good
Transparency: Good
SOFTWARE Stacking: DeepSkyStaker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop
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