Flame & Horse ED80

[Striker]

I was on my drive way giving auto guiding a go for my very first time on my travell set up EQ6 Skyscan.....I had some success for the very first time using guidedog....wahooo

I dont have to much success using the ED80 for imaging in light poluted Brisbane and find the C11 200% better in most cases...I do find however the ED80 thrives for imaging at dark sites...so I cant wait for Lostock.

I have never been happy with the images from the ED80 in Brisbane and adding the fact it is one of the more difficult targets to image I have done so far.

Here it is.

20 x 6 minute exposure's at ISO 800 using the UHC-S filter On ED80 EQ6 Skyscan.
Total exposure time 2 hours.

Had to darken the image too much otherwise it was way to noisy for me.

Very noisey...could my exposure's be too long for Brisbane..no darks or flats...thats Itchy's primary job to teach me at Lostock....lol

On the other hand I was very happy with the guiding through the Zenithstar 80 480mm.....It stayed on the mark for over 3 hours....then the wife sayed pack it up....I'm tired....I said yes boss...lol

[seeker372011]

pretty good effort..the warm temps are creating havoc with noise I found myself last week when i took the gear out for a spin after three months

you have the actual horse really well defined

[h0ughy]

Excellent effort Tony, I like it very Much and have much to learn from you and others as well at Lostock

[RB]

Nice one Tony (See I called you Tony :) )

Your off to a great start, can't wait to see some more.

[xstream]

Well done Tony. Keep em coming.

[atalas]

Very nice Tony well done .

[Striker]

Thanks guys

I would like to take a comparison shot early in the night at Lostock to see the difference.



But which Tony....you could be talking to Itchy...how do I know...lol

[h0ughy]

24 days to go for that one Tony (not itchy Tony). LOL.

[RB]

Mate the way your skills are improving you'll be taking images like Itchy's soon, then I'm gonna be really confused :scared:

Just like when Mike called me Anthony.... :lol: ... just kidding Mike,
I know.... I know.....

:sad:

[ving]

good stuff anthony.... sorry got the idea from andrew :P

you have some really good detail there :)

[beren]

:) top work Tony great image :thumbsup:

[Lester]

G'day Tony,

Great shot

[Robby]

Nice work Tony. I think one problem here is over-processing. I reckon you dark point is too high, so your losing a lot of detail. I know light pollution is a pain, and perhaps it's really bad in Brisbane!!
Still that's a great effort for such a tough target! I hope to nail it this weekend from NZ Stardate with the modified 300D.
Cheers