Wednesday, December 31, 2025

20251230 NGC 1499 California Nebula - failed mosaic, wasted several hours

It's a very cold and clear night, the moon is hanging high in the sky.  

I have to go out tonight.  Despite the forecast will be clear, I won't risk my bigger setup.

The S30 will be working hard on NGC 1499 in mosaic mode.


After so many hours away, this is what I got.  

I believe the bright moon around is the killer, worst yet, I didn't set saving individual frames so this is really what I have got. 

For unattended shots, better save every individual frames.  At least you might have somehting useful at the end.


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