ASIAIR and DSLR captures

Myriad Astro

Hello everyone, does any one have any clue what is going on here? Or what setting I am missing?

I am currently using a brand new ASIAIR (first time user) along with my Nikon D5000 DSLR, and I am getting this funky looking images at 60 second exposure’s, actually not matter the exposure length, I’ll get the same result. It makes no difference if I use the shutter release cable or not. After stacking all my captures and calibration frames, I still get the same results with that weird green/purple color.

Any suggestions?

KC_Astro_Mutt

It looks like an unstretched image, but in any case, you'll likely need to process out the green/purple coloration. That's pretty common with lower end DSLR cameras.

You could help a bit by giving more info on your rig. What scope/filter? Also, you might search YouTube for DSLR Astrophotography. Niko Carver (Nebula Photos) has some good videos on DSLR AP. Also Trevor with Astrobackyard. There are some specific settings you'll want to adjust, and both of those guys give some pretty detailed info on those settings.

Good luck!

Myriad Astro

thank you for the reply!

It is weird though, as Ive been using the same camera for quite some time and this is the first time Ive experience this issue, I started with no PC control at all, just the scope and the camera, no issues back then, after that I moved to a mini PC (MeLE) and same results, no issues, but now that I upgraded to ASIAIR I am coming up with this.... interesting..

The gear is as follow

WO Z73, 430mm f5.9, + field flattener
EQ6R Pro, ASAIR pro, ZWO 120mm Mini guide scope
Nothing else on the image train up to the camera itself, no filters of any kind at the moment.