Thanks a lot Allan! Stayed up tonight till after moonset hoping it would stay clear ... no such luck.
That's it for this lunar cycle I think.
What a pity - I stayed up last night too but faint clouds came over & that was it - not a single shot.
I haven't got anything since March.
Melbourne is the pits as there are too many clouds.
Maaaate, you now really do have the ultimate amateur setup ...next will be to move it too Siding Spring so the last piece of the puzzle is in place = more clear skies and consistently better seeing....and you will be the envy of all us mere mortals ...err which you already are
What a pity - I stayed up last night too but faint clouds came over & that was it - not a single shot.
I haven't got anything since March.
Melbourne is the pits as there are too many clouds.
Yeah, where is El Nino when you need it?!
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Originally Posted by E_ri_k
Looks pretty good for "quick and dirty" I bet the final will be amazing
Erik
Cheers Erik!
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...next will be to move it too Siding Spring so the last piece of the puzzle is in place = more clear skies and consistently better seeing....
Don't think I'll ever go remote like that. I prefer the hands-on / tinkering approach to the hobby - no monthly boarding fee either.
How much clearance you got in your dome with that baby?
Phil
Thanks a lot Phil!
It's a snug fit and I don't go into the obs when imaging. There's about 10cm at closest approach (between dome motor box and secondary motor which sticks out the front). This is a reasonably to-scale diagram. A 16" probably wouldn't fit without risk of hitting something.
I've now added more luminance data (total is now 5.75 hours) & reprocessed. Galaxy now has more depth and, of course, there was less noise to contend with. Started gathering RGB too but now being thwarted by the weather .
Original full frame image has been replaced (see here) and I've added a close crop.
Mike
ps. Now wipe that Cheshire grin off your face
pss. Actually, I just blinked your result with my final processed 1365 luminance (B&W provides good contrast) and I have to say while yours is definitely showing finer details and features (plus you are the decon master), I was quite surprised just how close my little fast British Newt is getting to your big bad Italian Stallion ...I'd still have your scope over mine for galaxies any day though ...can I?
psss. Just noticed your signature quote has changed too...ya happy now huh?
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Mike
ps. Now wipe that Cheshire grin off your face
Actually, I just blinked your result with my final processed 1365 luminance (B&W provides good contrast) and I have to say while yours is definitely showing finer details and features (plus you are the decon master), I was quite surprised just how close my little fast British Newt is getting to your big bad Italian Stallion ...I'd still have your scope over mine for galaxies any day though ...can I?
Dear Mike,
Markus has the best NGC 1365 ever posted on Ice in Space - by far -
the only telescope that beats it is the 32" Chilean Advanced Robotic Telescope:
Dear Mike,
Markus has the best NGC 1365 ever posted on Ice in Space - by far -
the only telescope that beats it is the 32" Chilean Advanced Robotic Telescope:
That's good Mike.
It starting to get to the point where some people have professional equipment
that belongs more in a Govt. observatory than with a private amateur.
That's good Mike.
It starting to get to the point where some people have professional equipment
that belongs more in a Govt. observatory than with a private amateur.
cheers
Allan
I did scout around Marcus' huge 100% image with a big magnifying glass and managed to find some veeeery faint noise in couple of places (heresy)...but no thin bright decon worms were found anywhere
I did scout around Marcus' huge 100% image with a big magnifying glass and managed to find some veeeery faint noise in couple of places (heresy)...but no thin bright decon worms were found anywhere
Mike
Dear Mike,
If you look at the 32" pic of NGC 1365 at full size you will see noise too.
I think the pros leave the noise in it to show people where the noise floor is.
It's more scientific.
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...next will be to move it too Siding Spring so the last piece of the puzzle is in place = more clear skies and consistently better seeing....and you will be the envy of all us mere mortals 
...err which you already are 
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...I'd still have your scope over mine for galaxies any day though 
