You've never seen this before!

LewisM · #1 15-01-2018, 12:11 PM

Maybe

I had a 2 hour window between trees on Orion, so instead of my usual M78, I did M42...I know you've never seen it before!

After faffing around with focus etc, and waiting for a big bank of fluff to naff off, I ended up with a 1 hour window

And in the end, got 45 usable minutes of subs before I started taking unintentional flora photos.

Tak TSA-102S with FS/TOA reducer, making it f/6.
Vixen SXP mount with lodestar guiding through a converted finder.
300 sec subs x 9 with an OSC CCD.
LP and UV/IR filters in the train
Hand focused (you can tell, can't ya!)
Taken in an area with a Bortle 9 sky

NO processing apart from mean stacking. I looked at stretching in CCDStack using DDP, but I got scared and ran away with my tail between my legs when the image started yelling at me like my wife.

And which moron forgot to turn temperature regulation on in CCDOps...yeah...more noise especial! At least it was only 8° here in Cannotberra last night.

Stretching the image further just releases the Kraken of Noise, but shows what detail there is to possibly capture, if Johnny Bortle would lower himself. I think there is a tiny bit of tilt with the Baader click-lock holding the camera - will go back to all-screwed next time.

Can you tell I don't take my imaging seriously?

Link to The BIG Picture (TM) : https://www.astrobin.com/full/329469/B/?nc=user

leon · #2 15-01-2018, 02:38 PM

You may not take it seriously Lewis, but that is a respectable outcome i reckon,

looks quite good, a bit noisy maybe, but then you don't take it seriously so that doesn't really matter,

.

Leon

LewisM · #3 15-01-2018, 03:07 PM

Pardon Leon, I couldn't hear you over the noise.

I think I need a checklist these days - remember the little things that make a BIG difference.

FlashDrive (Poppy) · #4 15-01-2018, 03:39 PM

What is it ....

LewisM · #5 15-01-2018, 03:47 PM

I know Col, you need eye testing at your decrepit age....

Wavytone · #6 15-01-2018, 04:21 PM

Looks much the same as a shot I took 39 years ago on Ektachrome 64, using an 8” f/7 newtonian - in the middle of a total lunar eclipse, visually guided using a 9” refractor. 40 mins on a single frame.

LewisM · #7 15-01-2018, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavytone

Looks much the same as a shot I took 39 years ago on Ektachrome 64, using an 8” f/7 newtonian - in the middle of a total lunar eclipse, visually guided using a 9” refractor. 40 mins on a single frame.

I am not quite sure how to take that

multiweb (Marc) · #8 15-01-2018, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LewisM

I am not quite sure how to take that

In a good way. You're vintage. Like papa Col.

LewisM · #9 15-01-2018, 04:30 PM

BTW, is that filter reflections in NGC1980 i-Ori, or just usual flare? I am thinking there is a reflection between the 2 stacked filters.

LewisM · #10 15-01-2018, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by multiweb

In a good way. You're vintage. Like papa Col.

Va te faire....errr...no, that's not what I meant

. Hmmmm. Thanks?

bigjoe (JOSEPH) · #11 15-01-2018, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wavytone

Looks much the same as a shot I took 39 years ago on Ektachrome 64, using an 8” f/7 newtonian - in the middle of a total lunar eclipse, visually guided using a 9” refractor. 40 mins on a single frame.

That must have been torture .. couple of panadols , , glass of scotch after..or during perhaps.
bigjoe.

bigjoe (JOSEPH) · #12 15-01-2018, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LewisM

Maybe

I had a 2 hour window between trees on Orion, so instead of my usual M78, I did M42...I know you've never seen it before!

After faffing around with focus etc, and waiting for a big bank of fluff to naff off, I ended up with a 1 hour window

And in the end, got 45 usable minutes of subs before I started taking unintentional flora photos.

Tak TSA-102S with FS/TOA reducer, making it f/6.
Vixen SXP mount with lodestar guiding through a converted finder.
300 sec subs x 9 with an OSC CCD.
LP and UV/IR filters in the train
Hand focused (you can tell, can't ya!)
Taken in an area with a Bortle 9 sky

NO processing apart from mean stacking. I looked at stretching in CCDStack using DDP, but I got scared and ran away with my tail between my legs when the image started yelling at me like my wife.

And which moron forgot to turn temperature regulation on in CCDOps...yeah...more noise especial! At least it was only 8° here in Cannotberra last night.

Stretching the image further just releases the Kraken of Noise, but shows what detail there is to possibly capture, if Johnny Bortle would lower himself. I think there is a tiny bit of tilt with the Baader click-lock holding the camera - will go back to all-screwed next time.

Can you tell I don't take my imaging seriously?

Now in all it's "glory"

: https://www.astrobin.com/full/329469/0/?nc=user

Looks more than impressive enough Lewis ..why dont we see more occasionally ?
bigjoe