Antennae

[spearo]

Hello
this one isn't as good as I'd like the "antennae" didn't come up as well as I would have liked but at F11, its a slow scope and the 20Da isnt all that sensitive (i'm convincing myself i need a new dedicated CCD...)

I dedicated it to my better half (who puts up with a lot as I spent most of our holiday either rebuilding the observatory, spending the nights out imaging or sleeping in during the day...)

cheers
frank

[strongmanmike]

Frank you're taking some great shots with your C14 and DSLR, you have the colour balnce thing spot on. Perhaps a little too much noise (even for a noise-a-file like me) but it is not enough to prevent them from being excellent shots :thumbsup:

Mike

[multiweb]

That looks like a "hallmark" astro valentine card. :thumbsup: Now I have an angle to talk to my other half and start budgeting for the C11. Thanks for the tip Frank. Top work. :)

[spearo]

Thanks guys,
Mike, I know about the noise in this one, only way i could show the antennae, I'm not particularly proud of the shot but it keeps me in the "good books" ;)

Mark
pas de probleme
:D
frank

[gregbradley]

Hey that's a nice image.

I've tried imaging that one before. Very dim so you did well.

Stephen D has a good technique for reducing noise (which isn't that bad).

Noise Ninja is good too. Just lasoo the galaxy first to limit where it reduces noise or you will lose a small amount of sharpness.

Greg.

[spearo]

Thanks Greg
frank

[Hagar]

Stll a very nice image Frank, it shows you can extract the detail from a small target like this one. Focus looks a little soft or maybe some high level fine cloud.

[Ric]

Lovely image Frank, the extensions look fantastic.

Cheers

[Octane]

Frank,

My, my, look at that -- perfectly round stars.

Agreed with Mike, your colour balance is spot on.

You've been a busy lad!

Regards,
Humayun

[KenGee]

nice.

[spearo]

Thanks again everyone,
Doug, i think i might have been battling a bit of a jet stream at the time
but its possible i missed the focus a bit too.
I'm now using a Bahtinov home made mask which has made focussing Sooooooo much easier.
One of my favorite pieces of equipment and my least expensive too!
:)
frank

[Alchemy]

a very nice image, round stars and at over 2.5m focal length you would expect seeing to effect any image, i think its a ripper !

[richardo]

Great job Frank!
I agree, your colour balance with this scope and camera is very good as can be judged from your other images.

And yes, it takes a very understanding other half to let you do what you do.
She sounds like a top lady.

Yes, you know you want a new cooled CCD, you need a new CCD, you must have a new CCD... (this is your subliminal voice speaking):rofl:

All the best
Rich:thumbsup:

[tornado33]

Thats a very nice image, best detail Ive seen in DSLR of that object.
Scott

[bluescope]

Looks good to me too .... but you do need that dedicated CCD .... she'll understand :whistle:

:thumbsup:

[spearo]

Many thanks everyone!
frank