Eta Carina

[Zuts]

Hi All,

Eta Carina from Glebe

Meade ED80, EQ6, Astronomic UHC filter, EOS400D
No guiding

6 images 30 sec to 3 minutes

Converted to TIF in irfanview
Stacked in DSS, RGB set to linear, luminance set to zero
Levels and curves in CS2

[tornado33]

I like how the subtle green of ionized oxygen is recorded there.
Scott

[leon]

Quite a nice image for unguided exposures, and with the few short exposures you did take, well done.

Leon

[iceman]

Nice image, well done.
You could probably reduce the dimensions of it before saving for web, and avoid some of the compression artifacts.

I wonder whether I should get a UHC filter?

[bluescope]

I would say that's a pretty good effort from Glebe !

:thumbsup:

[Zuts]

I have to use a filter as the light pollution here is so bad. I was using an orion skyglow but you get reflections around bright stars and the background goes real blue. The astronomics UHC is much better but lets through a lot less light.

My BAADER contrast booster and UV/IR blocker arrive next week and i am hoping i will get a much better result using them.

Also I get my Televue 0.8 reducer and USB guide adapter this week so i cant wait to start using all this new gear.

Paul