[RCC] Stock DSLR Heart & Soul nebulae

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Sébastien DUCASSE avatar
Hello everyone ! 

Last week I shot the heart and soul nebula for two nights in a row using my canon R6 stock and the Canon RF 100 F2.8 macro lense to test its sharpness wide open. I used the drizzle option on the star adventurer to get a better resolution and reduce the noise. 

I never shot this target before, and as it's Ha only, I was prepared to be very disapointed because of the strong filter of my DSLR. But in the end, I kinda managed to get some signal, even though I could not see any nebulosity at all on a single sub ... 

What do you think of it ? I clipped the sky black on purpose so that it is more homegeneous for a print, and to hide the noise. 

Here's the photo : 

Heart and Soul nebulae


Thank for your honest feedbacks !
andrea tasselli avatar
Not bad, not bad at all. Maybe the stars look a bit too soft but otherwise I'm impressed by the performance of the gear.
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