lpi m42 (blob)

[ving]

:lol:

well i was just fiddling around and tried snapping m42 while still low in the sky. its ony about 5x 3sec exposures but you can see a little bit of fluffy stuff in there anyhow. my focus was out too.

might have a go at guiding one day and chuck on my slr :)

[h0ughy]

:scared: sorry waiting for Striker and tornado33 to get off the floor with that last comment Ving, you know , chucking on the SLR!! They feel very threatened;) :P . nice go though:thumbsup:

[ving]

you pickin on me houghy? ;)
thanks. next go i am going to give it more exposure... i was just mucking about with this one. i wasnt even well aligned.

[h0ughy]

not at all, just laughing, be like me taking a deep deep sky shot or worse still, going for a planetary image. I have heaps of room for improvement, but at least you have done it! more than I can say:lol:

[atalas]

Nice start David !

[acropolite]

Nice first effort Ving and at least the stars are round.:thumbsup:

[Dennis]

You've managed to show the Trapezium very nicely, for such a meagre exposure and your half hearted attempt whilst "fiddling around". I'd hate to see what you can do when you are serious. :thumbsup:

Cheers

Dennis

[Octane]

David,

Onya! Have you got the bug now? :)

Regards,
Humayun

[seeker372011]

you nailed the trap all right

I think you need heaps more exposures to get more nebulosity-can you go 30 seconds? if not maybe you could stack 100 or 200 such short images ?would be interesting to see what would come out

[stephenmcnelley]

Ving, you are a brave soul, and have very kind friends at the forum:)
Not one of them said the image was dreadful.
I salute your efforts too, because i also produce shocking images of DSO's:thumbsup:

[Ric]

Hi Ving, it's a start and that's better than no start. I lost count of the number of times I pressed the delete button rather than the save button when I first started.
It's the thrill of the chase that keeps you coming back for more.

I look forward to seeing more.

[ving]

hey, i am working with a lpi here. its not cooled and does a max of 15 sec exposures. the chip is also not as sensitive as a toucams. :)

more exposures are needed. :)

[seeker372011]

well maybe 100 of these fifteen sec exposures then may do the job

the problem is then going to be stacking them-unless you have perfect polar alignment there will be rotation between the first and last image and registax etc wont handle this well

be afraid-be very afraid-I see IRIS in your future

:)

[ving]

if id do a MAP in r4 it should align shouldnt it?
my polar alignment is always perfect :whistle:

[seeker372011]

umm I dont know registax 4 so maybe it will work

would be handy to know if does work though

[ving]

well i'll find out fer ya :)

considering a sac8 for my next purchase.... should be interesting (should the powers that be allow the purchase)

[jjjnettie]

That's definately M42.
I'd like to see more of them stacked as well. Interesting to see the results.

[spearo]

Yep, It'll come, as Ric says we all deleted more than we saved or posted at first

It's a start and i reckon that bug has got a hold already.

would be interesting to see more stacked but i expect you will be limited ultimately by the length of exposure. I 'd say see how close you can get to a minute exposure.

Also not sure if the focus is out a bit, are you using a Hartmann Mask?
see this link for a discussion on it:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=412&page=2&highlight=hartman
cheers
frank

[dcalleja]

Hi
I tried some imaging with the LPI as well when I first got my LX90 - theres a couple of pics here http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/calleja/. I got the bug straight after the 1st image appeared on the screen.

I think the LPI saturates (hence the big blobby trapezium) and as you said has a 15 sec max exposure - but I think it's a pretty good planetary cam and easier to use for planets than the DSI

Dan

[ving]

ur right dan. the lpi has plenty of limits but its damn easy to use :)
i have seen m42 shots that show a stack more detail tho. i am aiming for this.

this is from someone on teh yahoo lpi ug

[jase]

I like it Ving... at least the core isn't burnt out. :)

[dcalleja]

Ving
Very true it is easy to use. That image is impressive - any details about it?

Dan

[ving]

i couldnt find any at the time... maybe i should email teh person who took it.