adventures in deep space dobography

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Hi all,

Here's a few of my latest deep space pics with my 12" SW goto.

NGC 2070 - Tarantula Neb and environs
NGC 1977 - Running Man Neb
NGC 1365 and SN2012fr (this one was taken last month)

I was quite happy with my processing on NGC 1365 with such short subs there wasn't much distinguishing the galaxy from the sky glow. I think my processing is getting better, although i am still more inclined to do a couple of efforts in photoshop, and tone it down a bit second time around.

Still, i think i can squeeze some more out of the dob on deep space targets before i upgrade to an eq6.

Thanks for taking a peak.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80336656@N07/


Cheers,

Rusty

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Nice work Russell

[Shark Bait (Stu)]

Amazing what can be done with a GoTo Dob. Great results. I enjoyed the images on your flickr page as well.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I love it when people push the envelope to the max with their gear. That's what makes this hobby so much fun.
Great images mate.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by ourkind

Nice work Russell

Cheer Carlos

Originally Posted by Shark Bait

Amazing what can be done with a GoTo Dob. Great results. I enjoyed the images on your flickr page as well.

Thanks for the kind words Stu, glad you enjoed them!

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I love it when people push the envelope to the max with their gear. That's what makes this hobby so much fun.
Great images mate.

Thanks a lot haha yep - Its all about taking it to the limit! ... then upgrading! ... the never ending amateur astronomy spending cycle.

But I also like to think of it as 'the lazyman's guide to astrophotography' - wheel out the dob, line up two stars, press enter, then attach the camera and fire off snaps - no computer/cords/extra alignment etc required.

Saying that, i'm looking fwd to getting an eq6 with a RC8 (like yours) or perhaps a 10" newt, plus I also think my canon eos is hanging for that too, been running hot on high iso settings for too long ... If it had ears it'd be deaf!

[Mighty_oz (Marcus)]

Wonderful effort, love the galaxy one Just add another 100 or so images and she'll be sweet as lol.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

Wonderful effort, love the galaxy one Just add another 100 or so images and she'll be sweet as lol.

Haha cheers Marcus, I think maybe closer to 250 more shots! ... That's a lot of field rotation with the alt-azi ... But on a small target like that it could be doable if it's smack bang in the middle ... I think I'll have to give it a crack on the next galaxy I go for! Thanks for the idea ... I think

[Ross G]

Great looking photos Rusty.

Good luck.

Ross.