Comet Lovejoy and Pleaides Proline16803

gregbradley · #1 18-01-2015, 02:20 PM

This is better.

I am happy with this widefield image. The DSLR just can't match the Proline CCD.

http://upload.pbase.com/image/158849503

Greg.

traveller (Bo) · #2 18-01-2015, 02:39 PM

Great image Greg, lots of detail in the comet's tail and nebulousity around Pleiades.
Well done.
Bo

leon · #3 18-01-2015, 03:21 PM

Very nice indeed Greg, lovely capture of both the Pleiades and the Comet.

Leon

nebulosity. (Jo) · #4 18-01-2015, 03:37 PM

Stunning image Greg, beautiful!

Jo

RobF (Rob) · #5 18-01-2015, 03:39 PM

Wonderful shot Greg. Where did you shoot this from? You've got the Pleaides dust coming up nicely, not to mention so much of the tail.

We've had so few clear nights in Brissy I was loathe to set up a CCD widefield rig when my northern sky is so bright. Decided to leave the QHY9 on the Tak for last couple of nights.

RickS (Rick) · #6 18-01-2015, 03:57 PM

That's a lovely image, Greg. Such a long tail and a great juxtaposition.

Cheers,
Rick.

h0ughy (David) · #7 18-01-2015, 06:49 PM

wow these keep on getting better - many thanks

Rod771 (Rod) · #8 18-01-2015, 09:15 PM

Wow that tail is huge! Love this one Greg, well done!

Camelopardalis (Dunk) · #9 18-01-2015, 09:52 PM

Fantastic Greg

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #10 19-01-2015, 04:02 AM

Very nice image.

gregbradley · #11 19-01-2015, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by traveller

Great image Greg, lots of detail in the comet's tail and nebulousity around Pleiades.
Well done.
Bo

Thanks Bo. I am happy with how it turned out.

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Originally Posted by leon

Very nice indeed Greg, lovely capture of both the Pleiades and the Comet.

Leon

Thanks Leon. The Pleaides make for a nice framing.

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Originally Posted by nebulosity.

Stunning image Greg, beautiful!

Jo

Cheers Jo. I like your image a lot as well.

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Originally Posted by RobF

Wonderful shot Greg. Where did you shoot this from? You've got the Pleaides dust coming up nicely, not to mention so much of the tail.

We've had so few clear nights in Brissy I was loathe to set up a CCD widefield rig when my northern sky is so bright. Decided to leave the QHY9 on the Tak for last couple of nights.

I hope you get a good image of it.

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow these keep on getting better - many thanks

Cheers David.

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Originally Posted by Rod771

Wow that tail is huge! Love this one Greg, well done!

The tail is massive. If you look with averted vision you can kind of see it visually (the tail that is).

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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Fantastic Greg

Thanks very much.

[QUOTE=cometcatcher;1148963]Very nice image.[/QUOTE

Thanks for that.

Greg.

Paul Haese · #12 19-01-2015, 08:23 AM

Yep that is nice Greg. Excellent colour and a good near and far theme. Personally I might have angled the comet a bit more diagonally though. However that is a minor thing and I would myself be happy with that shot.

gregbradley · #13 19-01-2015, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Yep that is nice Greg. Excellent colour and a good near and far theme. Personally I might have angled the comet a bit more diagonally though. However that is a minor thing and I would myself be happy with that shot.

Yes diagonal would probably be a nicer orientation. I suppose I have room to try a crop.

But then again I went through hell to get this image. My filter wheel is not working for some reason and I had to remove the lens, physically move the filter wheel to the next filter with a thin allen key, then refit the lens, refocus then take the next filtered image. All the time aware that the comet was moving!

Gotta get that filter wheel fixed pronto!

Greg.

gregbradley · #14 19-01-2015, 09:17 AM

I have done a rotated version and I agree this is a more pleasing framing.
Thanks for the tip Paul. Thinking about it, comets often are angled in the sky so its a natural framing. Also diagonals in general make a nice orientation for framing, especially left up to right.

Greg.

http://upload.pbase.com/image/158858554

plantnerd (Luis) · #15 19-01-2015, 09:27 AM

Excellent image with great colours I will have to try to process my data to see if I can do half as well as yours

Camelopardalis (Dunk) · #16 19-01-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

I have done a rotated version and I agree this is a more pleasing framing.

Nice one, this is more or less what you'd see from way up north (hemisphere) viewing alt az

gregbradley · #17 19-01-2015, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by plantnerd

Excellent image with great colours I will have to try to process my data to see if I can do half as well as yours

Thanks very much for the compliment.

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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Nice one, this is more or less what you'd see from way up north (hemisphere) viewing alt az

Yes I think so. Although where I am I think its more horizontal - hard to tell as its almost too faint to see visually.

Greg.

Paul Haese · #18 19-01-2015, 06:04 PM

Dibs on a share of the award Greg.

On a serious note, this is so much nicer. Worth a print on metal paper now in my opinion.

RobF (Rob) · #19 19-01-2015, 07:17 PM

Love them both.
Was this from Sydney 'burbs or your dark site Greg?

gregbradley · #20 20-01-2015, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Dibs on a share of the award Greg.

On a serious note, this is so much nicer. Worth a print on metal paper now in my opinion.

We can discuss the percentages later! Yes I should print this one.

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Originally Posted by RobF

Love them both.
Was this from Sydney 'burbs or your dark site Greg?

From home in Kurrajong. Semi rural skies.

Greg.