M83 Crop with QHY8

[Hagar]

A compiled image of M83.
8 X 15 minute images initially processed and stacked in Imagesplus.
The image was taken with QHY8 Gain 20% offset 120 through Takahashi FS102. The image had to be cropped to remove a gradient from a nearby street light. M83 was getting quite low and the light was a problem.
I am going to contact TRU Energy and see if they will fit a shroud to 3 street lights which cause me grief.
The final image was processed with Photoshop CS2.

I'm a bit happier with this one. Looks like longer exposures are much better.

Higher resolution image can be seen at the following location by clicking on the image.
http://www.darkskyau.com/cm/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=14

[Alchemy]

geez doug .... do you have endless clear skies up at Mt beauty, just cranking them out...... be freezing cold though:cold:

must have been late in the night for it to be low, the closer to the zenith the tighter the detail will be.

cheers clive

[Hagar]

It sure has been cold. I wear a full ski suit while outside. I have automated most of the system so I can controll almost everything from my lounge room after initial setup. Image was taken starting about 2.00am when the skies cleared.

[Gama]

Image is a heap better than your last version of M83.

Good luck with the light posts, your going to need it.. They dont like spending money at the power company..


Theo.

[skeltz]

Nice going doug,and your tracking and guiding look spot on to
Regarding the lights,i see rob gendler gets up a great big ladder with a shroud on a pole and covers his street light,just a thought!

[jase]

Starting to show some good details Doug. Good work. I note the image has a slight magenta tint. When I reviewed the histogram, the green channel is subtly black clipped. Certainly nothing major, but it made a difference when I modified the green channel using curves - input 121, output 133.