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tornado33
10-12-2005, 01:46 PM
Star Atlas pro showed that I would be able to fit both these objects in by aligning my camera so the long axis went north-south. Here is the images.
One is processed normally the other is more stretched to show the much fainter M1-18.
[/IMG]http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7178&stc=1
[IMG]http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7179&stc=1
Its 3 x 10 mins ISO 1600, 10 inch F5.6 Newtonian, EOS 300D MPCC and UHCS filter. I did dark, flat and bias(offset) processing in IRIS as per the instructions here
http://www.astrosurf.org/buil/iris/roadmap/help.htm
Stacking and final processing was done in Photoshop CS.
I had to get up at 2:30 am to get this shot too :)

h0ughy
10-12-2005, 02:44 PM
you are the master Scott!!!

Mr faint and obscure does it again, well done and congratulations

tornado33
10-12-2005, 03:20 PM
Thankee :)
3rd try at it too, first one a few days ago I had the camera orientated wrong and missed getting both, yesterday morning this dirty big coutherly was blowing, with low cloud also, so Im glad I was finally able to get it now.
Scott

[1ponders]
10-12-2005, 03:35 PM
Mr "Faint and Obscure" he is too h0ughy :) And not only does he bag a double planetary but completes one of the Monthly Imaging challenges as well.

Nice catch Scott

astro_south
11-12-2005, 11:01 AM
Nice work Scott. I love planetaries and I love your hunt for the obscure!

The shot also shows M46 nicely, therefore his MOC count is 2 for this photo ;)

[1ponders]
11-12-2005, 11:09 AM
You're right Andrew. I was thinking of M46 only, I wasn't even considering the planetary challenge. Is that cheating? Getting two MIC in the one shot???? :lol:

gaa_ian
11-12-2005, 11:29 AM
Great shot, Scott ...I will certainly be looking for that one!
All these MIC's,MOC's & others, its hard to keep up with all the TLA's IMO :nerd: