Telescope: Meade LXD75 SC8
Camera: Canon Rebel T2i
Filter: Orion Imaging Sky Glow Filter
Guide scope: None
Exposure: 39x30sec, ISO 3200 saved as RAW
Darks: Internal
Flat: Synthetic
Software: Backyard EOS, Digital Photo Professional, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop

This was the first of two test images taken with my LXD75 SC8 at f/10 with my Canon 550D using ISO 3200. Using this telescope without a guider kept things very simple and provided a degree of natural dithering which proved very effective at smoothing out the noise and banding you often see when using a high level of gain. This turned out so well I’m tempted to try ISO 6400.

-John