Atik M82 LRGB

A noisy image this one but a tough target for the short exposure limit of the NS8 in alt az.

Date: 4th April

Conditions: Calm with good seeing and transparency.

Scope: Nexstar 8" GPS in alt az with Atik 0.5 focal reducer.

Filters: Astronomic class 2 LRGB.

Camera: Atik 2HS

Lum 50x45 secs RGB each 15x45 secs.

AVIs converted to BMPs in registax. Combined in Maxim. LRGB images aligned in Maxim then processed and final combine in Photoshop.