M106

[The Thing]

Galaxy season is upon us!

49x120s, Gain 1600, Offset 30, Temp -5c

Image date, time and location:   2022-09-04, Manche, France
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:   TS1506 6" f4 Newtonian, TSGPU corrector
Camera and filters used:   QHY294PROC, Svbony 2" UV/IR
Processing applied:   PixInsight, Serif Affinity Photo

[ApophisAstros]

Really nice Duncan , nice to see you on here imaging,
Roger

[RobertM]

Nice one Duncan, some good detail in there as well.

I think the 294 sensor is the pick of the bunch if the inherent issues can be worked out like you've managed to do.

Robert

[Mac]

always nice to see galaxies.

Mac.

[The Thing]

Thanks guys, it's nice to see everyone elses images as well.

BTW The background is a bit black to kill off filter reflections. I'm now using the full moon to try and reduce/eliminate them. Might be the ultra cheap Svbony UV/IR I'm using though

This QHY294PROC seems a bit better behaved than the ZWO ASI294MC Pro, I haven't seen any colour blotches using it at the default settings and it cools down to -5c in a minute or two, the fan can get it to about freezing  from +7 ambient with no set point set! Woe betide you if you want to image at +10 with this camera