First real image ST2k, TV102

Hi all,
Well, I took this last night with the TV102 and the ST2kxm. I had a bit of light pollution that caused a gradient so it did not come out great, but the camera and auto filter wheel worked great. The TV102 did give a bit of blue halo which I had to remove, I figured as much.
But here it is anyway, hope next time I can do better with a darker site.

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Here I am with the rig, a friend snapped the pic. 8)

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Very nice!

Hi Floyd -- I should probably be able to recognize the galaxy but can't. It's identifier?
Thanks.

Bob Polcyn

Floyd,

Pay some attention to your flats, for I see the same problem with your ST-2000XM which I also have and where one side of the chip is either too high or too low in its sensitivity with the rest of the chip.

Just to give you an idea with my ST-2000XM, it is about 1000 ADU too sensitive in the red on the left side, about 800 ADU too sensitive in the blue on the right side and about 800 ADU too sensitive in the green along the bottom side.

This is a neat galaxy and I like your result ... keep'em coming.

Anthony.

Very, very nice Floyd! I know that the camera is a great one (I have the RGB version) and I know that, in your expert hands, this is only the beginning!

Love the processing too: if there was a gradient as you say, you did a fantastic job to remove it.

Ciao
Luca

Nice job, Floyd, and congrats on your first "proper" light with that combo! I does look like you could go deeper, but what object in this field doesn't have a need to "go deeper"?

Eric

beautiful results

Floyd, The image looks great. Have fun with that new combo.... and try to get a little sleep too!
Cheers,
Tyler

That's a beautiful shot Floyd!
Keep at it, you are doing great! 8)