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Old 08-03-2012, 07:31 PM
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Talking First Light TSA 120

Howdy!

Been a while since I posted due to weather and the arrival of my new scope.

A big thank you to Hagar for this wonderful scope and for delivering it personally. A good deal indeed, especially with the wonderful extras it came with!

With the moonlight, I didn't have much choice on a target so I tried Eta C with 6 x 10 mins in Ha. Some levels and curves with a minor contrast fiddle.

http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/141963122/large

Very happy with the results, can't wait to collect some serious data.

Feedback and tips welcome.

Gray.

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Old 08-03-2012, 07:36 PM
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Howdy!

Been a while since I posted due to weather and the arrival of my new scope.

A big thank you to Hagar for this wonderful scope and for delivering it personally. A good deal indeed, especially with the wonderful extras it came with!

With the moonlight, I didn't have much choice on a target so I tried Eta C with 6 x 10 mins in Ha. Some levels and curves with a minor contrast fiddle.

http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/141933742/large

Very happy with the results, can't wait to collect some serious data.

Feedback and tips welcome.

Gray.
Good to see you are sticking with the (Eta) program
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Old 08-03-2012, 07:41 PM
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That looks Great Gray. Nice balance and range. Really nicely done.
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Old 08-03-2012, 07:53 PM
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Very nice Gray, You have be be happy with that image. A little bit of selective sharpening to crunch up the highlights but its just whatever floats your boat.

Great to meet you and your wife and of course daddy's little girl. (Benson I think) We actually ran into another girl over here at Elliston with a huge male Lab. Bella was a bit scared at first but they soon became friends.

Cheers Mate. Glad you like the scope. Tak certainly make some very nice glass.
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Old 08-03-2012, 08:01 PM
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Yes, great result Gray, although it's back to front....

A few good Ha Eta's coming out now

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Old 08-03-2012, 08:14 PM
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Detailed and very sharp photo Gray.

A very nice telescope.


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Old 09-03-2012, 09:32 AM
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Good to see you are sticking with the (Eta) program
LOL! Yes, couldn't go against the flow!!

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That looks Great Gray. Nice balance and range. Really nicely done.
Cheers, Marc! It was a very easy image to do, and not bad for a test image.

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Very nice Gray, You have be be happy with that image. A little bit of selective sharpening to crunch up the highlights but its just whatever floats your boat.

Great to meet you and your wife and of course daddy's little girl. (Benson I think) We actually ran into another girl over here at Elliston with a huge male Lab. Bella was a bit scared at first but they soon became friends.

Cheers Mate. Glad you like the scope. Tak certainly make some very nice glass.
Hi Doug! Yes, loving the scope! Didn't do too much to it as was only a test image, however, it is good enought to maybe go on with. Mmm...yes, daddy's little girl alright! It was nice to meet you guys too, and we can't forget Bella!!

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Yes, great result Gray, although it's back to front....

A few good Ha Eta's coming out now

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Thanks Mike.

I had a look at the back to front thingy by using your image as an example. I think I see what you mean, however, I just presented it as it came out. Do you think this is worth paying attention to in the future with other images?

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Detailed and very sharp photo Gray.

A very nice telescope.


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Thank you Ross. It certainly is a very lovely piece of equipment!

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Old 09-03-2012, 10:10 AM
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Not at all, as far as I am concerned it is totally up to the imager, as they say, there's no up or down in space
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Not at all, as far as I am concerned it is totally up to the imager, as they say, there's no up or down in space
Now I am confused! What is back to front on the original image?
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It is mirrored.
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a very nice image. You've got to be happy with that.

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It is mirrored.
Oooooh!
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a very nice image. You've got to be happy with that.

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Hi Greg, thank you, yes, very happy!
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Edited image. Hope it is the right way around now.

http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/141963122/large
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Great first image and congratulations on the scope. Nice to see another TSA-120 in Adelaide. Are you fitted out with a flattener and reducer?
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Old 09-03-2012, 10:53 PM
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Hi Rigel,

Thanks for that!

I have the flattener that came with the scope, however, I am yet to purchase a reducer. I am just experimenting with image size and objects at the moment. I do have a WO 0.8 flattener/reducer which I doubt will work, but I'll give it a shot for the hell of it!

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