Swan Nebula/ Omega Nebula M17

This is a trial trying to achieve collimation of the mirrors, you are looking at two shots to make this photo split down the middle. Part of the learning process of this new scope I think I should have shot say 2 to 3 min so as not to blow out the white bright core. I i get a chance I may try again with the lower time but it all dependent on the weather.

Stars on the left are not quite as good as the stars on the right. I have been trying to understand the mirrors and alignment but never get enough fine days to fully test out just two night and back into rain. I have to get collimation or mirror alignment before I switch to a Black and White camera and a filter wheel. The camera I am going to use is the very same QHY183M so setting up the whole system is easy its all ready done.


QHY 183C -10c 85 shots 5 min each over two nights.
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Prima Luce Essato Focus
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, PTgui, Ps .