Version 2 for this year. I added more data, so now there are 2:1:1:1 hours for LRGB, in 5 minute subs. I probably spent more time than that trying to balance the sharpness with the smoothness. I think there is more "stuff" in there, but I can't quite bring it out without it looking oversharpened (to me anyway). And after all that it seems like only a marginal improvement over the "quick analysis" image I had previously. I will likely keep working on it for a bit, so comments and suggestions are most welcome.
I still haven't gotten that night of better than just average seeing, so if that happens, I might keep adding data. In the mean time, I have been tweaking the azimuth adjustment on the wedge (overhead drift alignment). I think I can now track for about an hour without the declination autoguiding on PHD turned on. At least the graph in PHD shows less than a pixel drift.
Charlie
I still haven't gotten that night of better than just average seeing, so if that happens, I might keep adding data. In the mean time, I have been tweaking the azimuth adjustment on the wedge (overhead drift alignment). I think I can now track for about an hour without the declination autoguiding on PHD turned on. At least the graph in PHD shows less than a pixel drift.
Charlie
Attached Image:
Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
