Horse Season.

[TheDecepticon]

I managed to get 2hrs in last night before the moon spoilt the view, to add to the 70mins I had from the other night. I am still struggling with the field rotation or poor flattener spacing, but next full moon I will try to sort it.:question:

7x10min & 8x15mins(dithered)-3hrs10mins total
Flat & Bias frames in DSS
Megrez 110 & QHY8, Nebulosity2
Guided ST80 and DSI Pro II in PHD
EQ6 and EQMOD
Photoshop CS3

http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pvW1pjvXCw3iH_pu4du-f6HRddXyVy0enPKtmkNg-nJLxLIEIzdVDetdLEdSNLbRHsHGtGwyrjwp KyGbsqKEpLg/FramedResizedHorse%27sHead3hrs10min .png

Thanks for looking!:D

[batema]

That is a beautiful image. With such long exposures how do you not blow out the big star above the flame nebula. I have data taken at 0 degrees each being 8 min but every time I stretch the data the star blows out hugely.

Mark

[bmitchell82]

Nice image, though theres a green hue though the stars/background that i can see other than that not bad.

[TheDecepticon]

Thanks.
I'll check it again and back the green off a bit for you, however, you may want to calibrate/re-calibrate your monitor.:)


Thankyou very much.
I think it is a combination of scope, camera and UV/IR filter type/placement in the imaging train. Other than that, I am not doing anything different.:D

[multiweb]

Nice one Gray. Sharp as and lovely colors. :thumbsup:

[bmitchell82]

My monitor is just fine :) 19" Dell Ultrasharp that has a Spyder 3 attached to it permanently. i could take it a step further and sit in the room with the walls painted specially for colour calibration and printing? :thumbsup:

[TheDecepticon]

Thanks, Marc! It is only my second ever attempt at Mr Ed, so I'm pretty happy. Cheers and clears!!:D

[Tamtarn]

Great rendition of the HH Gray. You seem to be mastering the QHY.

Did you find the regime in capture and processing to be a much more difficult learning curve than with the 40D ??

[TheDecepticon]

Thank you for your comments, guys!
I'm not having too much trouble with the QHY8 procedures as I've mucked around quite a bit with LRGB, which gives you a good starting point, learning to stretch, layer and combine etc. What I am having trouble with is the larger field of view and flattener positioning and/or field rotation. It is driving me nuts!!:mad2:

[TheDecepticon]

Just a note on this image. One of my Society collegues has noted that with the great treatment of Alnitak, I seem to have imaged its 9.5mag companion. My software does not show its position or even that it is there, but I guess it is the small star at 9 o'clock to Alnitak.:question:

[bmitchell82]

Just looking at the image theres alot of secondary dots on the major stars. but if you have thats a good capture.

[Tilt]

Could it be the spacing between the flattener and CCD?

[TheDecepticon]

I think it is. Tonight, I tossed away everything to do with the correct spacing and went to an off the wall scenario. I have reduced the spacing to about 21mm and although results still aren't great, I have a result. I'll keep chipping away!:rolleyes:

[Hagar]

Very nice Graham, You have managed Alnitak very well. It's a bugger and need to be switchable for imaging.

[TheDecepticon]

Thanks for your comments, Doug!
Lol! Would that be Meade Lightswitch Technology?:lol::rofl::lol: