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Dietmar
08-02-2008, 11:22 PM
hi guys,


this is the very last image in which H36 will be involved, since I
will have to give it back...today...it is a demo-CCD, Terry loaned me
for tests.
actually I am just about to leave heading to London AstroFest!

I wanted to make sure, to finish this most difficult object in one
night.
seeing was very good and so was transparency.
6.5 hours total exp time.
it is 0.9 arc min small and only 13m0 'bright'...

Lum: 15x10 min 1x1 bin
color: OSC 25x10 min M25C
9" TMB Apo f/9

preprocessing: no darks, kernel filter as "anti-hot-pixel-sherriff",
sigmal combine, ddp in maxim
further processing in Registax (wavelets), CCD Sharp (deco), PS (high
pass), Pix Insight (background)
(I used two sharpening masks. the luminance data and a pseudoluminace
"drawn" from the OSC data in channel mixer - very powerful as it boost
certain structures completely differently...)

all images can be found here:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/ngc2371.html (http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/ngc2371.html)

thanks for looking (-:
Dietmar
peter_4059
08-02-2008, 11:24 PM
Very nice image - interesting object.
Tamtarn
09-02-2008, 08:24 AM
Another wonderful image Dietz. Its a 13mag object you have captured good detail and love all the galaxies in the background.

Actually the PN looks like a lolly ( candy ) in a wrapper :lol:

B & D
Garyh
09-02-2008, 09:16 AM
Yes, lovely PN and like Barb and Dave mention, those little background galaxies add to the 3d effect.
top work
cheers Gary
Kal
09-02-2008, 11:13 AM
Wonderful pic Dietmar, set as my background so I can enjoy it for a few more days :)

It does look like a lolly!!
RB
09-02-2008, 11:30 AM
Love the colour, love the background galaxies, beautiful work !
It does remind me too of a lolly (candy).

:thumbsup:
Ric
10-02-2008, 12:13 PM
Very nice Dietz, that is a great capture the colours and detail look spot on.

The background galaxies really set it off nicely.

Cheers
Dietmar
11-02-2008, 04:41 AM
...thanx everyone! I appreciate this!
skeltz
11-02-2008, 09:50 PM
Haven,t seen this one before dietz,interesting nebula.,.well done
PS it looks like darth vaders tie fighter after he spun out int space in star wars 3!!