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lesbehrens
26-07-2009, 06:32 PM
M31, M32 (below) and M110 (up top.)taken this morning at 330 at ten chain hill observatory. 60 mins of 1 min subs. un guided on a SW qe6 pro, taken through a SW ED 80 and cannon 450D.
hope you like.
les
mick pinner
26-07-2009, 06:50 PM
l do Les, very nice indeed.
AlexN
26-07-2009, 07:10 PM
Nice! I think I'll try next month or the month after for M31.... Wait till its rising at a more civilized hour! :) As you may have noticed last night, by 3:30am I've usually had far too much rum to target something as serious as M31!!
toryglen-boy
26-07-2009, 07:10 PM
Nice image Les, nice warm colours, although i am thinking a good 60sec master dark would improve it more than any processing at this stage.

keep up the good work


:thumbsup:
astroron
26-07-2009, 07:15 PM
Well Done Les:) I am happy for you getting such a good couple of images:thumbsup:
Makes it worth your while staying up so late :D
jjjnettie
26-07-2009, 07:24 PM
I DO like it Les.
Well done! It's heaps better than what i managed to capture.
Hagar
26-07-2009, 07:27 PM
Very nice Les, Top images. Jealous again.
Matty P
26-07-2009, 09:11 PM
That's very nice Les. A great M31. :)

:thumbsup:
lesbehrens
26-07-2009, 10:03 PM
thanks. i am glad you all like it. i am very happy about it. its my first galaxy and my longest exposure picture yet.
Tamtarn
26-07-2009, 11:22 PM
Good amount of detail captured Les. The banding does spoil the image how ever.
RobF
27-07-2009, 09:41 PM
Looks like you definitely had the EQ6 tracking like a champion Wes. Way to go!
lesbehrens
03-08-2009, 11:29 AM
does this look any better? i used. some darks, flats etc. i think it has brought in more detail but there is still some banding there.
les
renormalised
03-08-2009, 12:02 PM
Nice shot Les:D. You need to increase the length of your subs...that'll help get rid of that noise in the piccie. I've been trying to clean it up for you, but so far I've had no joy on the galaxy itself.
jjjnettie
03-08-2009, 12:04 PM
It's a bit burnt out in the guts, but overall it's a big improvement Les.
Processing can be very difficult. Subtlety is the key.
CoolhandJo
03-08-2009, 12:13 PM
Stars look really smooth! Nice focus also. Excellent images.
lesbehrens
03-08-2009, 02:17 PM
well i am glad you like it. yes feel free to see what you can achieve. my processing skill are very limited at this stage. any more tips are very much appreciated.
this is another go.