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firstlight
18-09-2013, 07:57 PM
I did a quick process of this object for the club meeting last month and for a write up of the Astrofest in the BAS Observer. I finally got back to it as OI was a bit heavy handed with it. Happier with this repro.

NEQ6, Williams Optics 110 Megrez, WO type 2 0.8x field flattener, fl 524mm, Modded Canon 450D, 10 x 10 minute subs (100 minutes total), 800 ISO, 20 darks, 20 flats. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, processed in PixInsight and finished in Photoshop CS5. I had to drop the quality to 30% to get under 200k.

RickS
18-09-2013, 08:42 PM
Another nice one, Tony!

broca
18-09-2013, 09:10 PM
Well done Tony!

firstlight
18-09-2013, 09:37 PM
Thanks Steve and Rick. I had better dark frame management with this one :lol:

h0ughy
18-09-2013, 10:08 PM
fantastic field of view - great shot

TimberLand
19-09-2013, 07:38 PM
Proof no upgrade required. Top shot.

firstlight
19-09-2013, 09:20 PM
No higher praise than coming from you, Justin... and David and Rick!

Ross G
20-09-2013, 02:37 PM
Great looking photo Tony.

Ross.

multiweb
20-09-2013, 04:08 PM
Good catpaw Tony. Colors are spot on. :thumbsup:

jjjnettie
20-09-2013, 08:26 PM
Lot's of faint stuff there and you got some nice dark dusty stuff happening too. :)

firstlight
20-09-2013, 11:18 PM
Thanks Marc


Thanks JJJ. Kinda wished I put another 2 hours on this target on another night at Astrofest. Ah... always next year. :D