first image taken using CCD AutoPilot

Using my FSQ106 and IMG6303E camera, I used CCD Autopilot to queue up
IC1805 last night. I'd not used John Smith's prior program Sequencer
before, so this was my first test run of this sort of concept. I
didn't try to do anything fancy, just shoot, dither, shoot and so on.
I did make three focus runs to determine my filter to filter relative
offset for my DF2. For [SII] I chose zero, for [OIII] it was 20 and
for Ha it ws 35.

This is ten shots of 5 minutes each through each of the three
filters. Total exposure time was 2.5 hours using the FSQ at its
native f/5.

The program did just what it was supposed to do and with IC1805,
there was little danger of the mount striking the pier, as it
transits a bit before 6am.

I am not completely finished with the processing, I just slapped it
together this AM before heading to work. I may fiddle with it some
more in the next day or two.

All in all this was too easy. I can get to like this really fast.

Here's the image with the quick processing done (just calibrated,
stacked, ddp'd, smoothed and uploaded). I need to work on the [OIII]
channel a bit mo it is grainy and has a gradient I need to address.

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/ic1...2hao3_page.htm

So far though, I really like the first experience I had with CCD
AutoPilot.

John and Richard look like they have a winner!

Here is where the program is obtained:
www.ccdwareDOTcom