some group efforts from SPSP - the Photon team

[h0ughy]

these images were the result of the hard work of Dennis Zambellis, Mike Sidonio and myself (pushing the button). I was pretty crook and these two gentlemen helped me immensly. They helped test the cooled and modded 350D, and the vixen R200SS. the vixen needs a better focuser and collimation next time, the mount was an eq6. I am so happy with the results, and the autoguders were spot on......;) :D

I with to thank those two for their efforts and knowledge:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Wow, the HH is amazing! Shame about the reflection.. but still a magnificent shot.

Well done on the group effort.

[sheeny]

Excellent HOughy! ...and "the Photon Team!"

They look pretty good, but I'll have a better look when I get home on a better monitor (one that is reasonably calibrated - my work one is old and dim).

Al.

[montewilson]

Nice work. I wish I was there. Normally I would have to be in jail or hospital to miss an Ilford new moon weekend let alone an SPSP but my wife is having a baby that is due any day now and I couldn't get a leave pass. I've been wanting to meet Strongman Mike et al for some time as he and I appear to be doing similar work. It seems the bigger names in AP only come to Ilford for the SPSP and I have been living overseas for the last three years so I haven't get a chance to meet them. :(

If you are interested in coming up to Ilford any time sooner or later let me know. I posted some pix of my equipment at http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=65
While my focus (ha ha) is on Cooled Cameras I am really impressed with what can be achieved with DSLR's

Is there anything you can do about the internal reflections? Long term you may find them a bit frustrating. Apart from that great colours and composition.

[Ric]

Great images guys, very well done.

Cheers

[Dennis]

What a portfolio of superb images Mr. H0ugh - they look simply stunning! Well done to the H0ugh operator, equipment sponsor and resident imaging consortium!

Cheers

Dennis

PS - Hope you are feeing better now Dave.

[h0ughy]

thanks guys, yep that cooled Canon 350DSLR modded camera is a winner!!! The Photon team thanks its sponsors - well wishers .......

[RB]

Awesome shots Dave, you're on a real winner with that camera.
Great work guys and looking forward to more Dave.

:thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Nice work Houghy!

I only had 60k or so jpegs that you sent me too work with so I was very limited in what I could do but here are my versions of them :D

There is so much HII in the Orion region that with such low res jpegs to work with it was hard to know what was faint nebula and what was colour noise :shrug:

It was fun though, thanks.

Good to have the raw data to work with

Mike

[h0ughy]

thanks Mike and RB!! Mike I will send you a DVD with the data to have a reprocess with.

[rogerg]

Great results hOughy, I particularly like the horsehead one. That's very good.

[jase]

Well framed images. Well done. Looking forward to seeing some reprocessed. Shame about the internal reflection.

[h0ughy]

yeah, I don't know what I am going to do in the future about that:shrug: might have to obtain some pearls of wisdom from somewhere;) :whistle:

[strongmanmike]

Can you put it on a CD rather than a DVD. My main processing computer has only a CD drive and not a DVD.

Mike

[h0ughy]

;) :thumbsup: no worries

[h0ughy]

yes it has that Sidonio "touch" - several really he guided that shot, I focussed and positioned the image, Dennis was moral support and idle chat for that one:whistle: :rofl:

[h0ughy]

Thanks Monte, I like your setup:D . Mike was repressed for the weekend because his new camera had just turned up, but he hadn't had a chance to play with it:sadeyes: .

Not sure what can be done with respect to the reflection, somewhere there must be a cutoff as to exposure and oversaturation of bright objects, the scope is F4 after all. My camera was completely untested and I was stoked to see the colour coming from the test shots. Yes and DSLRs for me are a very satisfying medium, you get "instant" gratification from them, although no where near as good as what you and Mike produce;) :D . I do like to frame my shots, and make the subject a bit more interesting, but I am still learning that trade secret:help:

[rogerg]

That's great :) Sounds like a really fun time :thumbsup:

[Dr Nick]

Wow

[atalas]

Nice work Houghy and kudos to Dennis and Mike for giving up there time to help a mate !

[h0ughy]

thanks Louie, I think they enjoyed it too.

here is another shot

[iceman]

That's a nice one h0ughy.. though you need to fix the colour balance.

[h0ughy]

yeah your right, tired eyes I missed that

[davidpretorius]

houghy hitman and the photon posse

well done guys!

[xstream]

Great shot's Dave!
I must say it was fun watching you Dennis and Mike at the controls; Talk about Three Wise Monkeys! :lol:

[strongmanmike]

Yeh! we were bloody Martyr's for sure!

We are sure to be remembered for generations to come. Perhaps a book will be written about our lives and teachings by our deciples that people will live by (various versions of anyway) for some 2000 years..?

:lol:

Mike

[h0ughy]

yes mike we are legends in our own lunchtimes:whistle: