M106 - 10 hrs in HaLRGB - First Light on Sharpstar SCA260V2 and Whispering Skies Observatory!

by Cosgrove's Cosmos (Patrick Cosgrove)

Objects in field: M 106, NGC 4248, NGC 4258

Equipment: Sharpstar SCA260, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Integration: 9h 59m 30s

This is a FIRST image.... It's the first image from my new Sharpstar SCA260V2 platform. And... It's the first image from my now operational Whispering Skies Observatory! This data was collected over two clear nights at the end of April. Being a maiden cruise, there were some rough seas found, and I discovered that my A1-sized LED tracing panel has some issues when used as my flat light source. I…