Omega centauri with cooled DSLR

[tornado33]

Hi
Tonight went for Omega centauri.
Was cloudy but it cleared briefly, then re appeared out of nowhere just after i finished.
Also a full res crop of the core, seeing was very good but hazy, poor transparancy.
4x5 mins ISO200, Houghys cooled DSLR, sensor temp 3 degrees. uv/ir filter, 10 inch f5.6 scope. Hand guided all the way, made all the more interesting trying to concentrate on the wee little guidestar while listening on my radio walkman to the Newcastle Knights come from behind to beat the NZ warriors in a thriller of a game :)

Scott

[richardo]

Hi Scott,
really liked your wide field version..... looks great and the colour looks excellent as well!!
The close up is a wee tad soft... a bit of trailing as I'm sure your aware... you could try and sharpen it a bit... but then again, many make the mistake of over sharpening clusters so they become little Christmas tree baubles..... can look really false.

I'd stick with the Wide Field version.....
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Cheers
Rich

[iceman]

Excellent image Scott, really nice.

[tornado33]

Thanks.
If I had an autoguider and active mirror cooling, I imagine Id be able to get better guided and sharper stars. I had a play with sharpening, but as you say, it started to look too artificial.
Scott

[Ric]

Great images Scott, the widefield is a beauty

Cheers

[Dr Nick]

Nicely done! ;)
I can't wait untill I get my turn at this beauty.

[RB]

What a beauty Scott, love the colours.
I love looking at Omega !

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