M78 - 1/1/11 seeing in the new year from the Doghouse Observatory

[h0ughy]

Well talk about plagued with problems, i had major issues with the DMK and PHD after an automatic update from Microsoft? Then when i finally got over that hurdle the power supply for the Cooled 40D was playing up - the cable got accidentally caught a while ago and my new one is on its way, but the haphazard way i got it to work for the past 2 months finally gave me extreme grief, as a result the cooling was on and off throughout the imaging run, and I also noticed that there is banding in the image. Its not the best image I have done, and it is certainly the very first image of M78 that i have done - it looks a pretty part of the sky and deserves a new imaging run real soon, but it might have to wait until next new moon as the weather isn't looking good for the rest of the week for us.:shrug::help: I dont think last nights seeing was all that good in Newcastle?

I really need to get the hyperstar going - but thats a brave step to waste the setup time on a more moon lit night;)

Anyway - here is the one, the only (version) M78 from the Doghouse Observatory for the 1/1/11

[jjjnettie]

I think it looks great Dave.
Sorry you had all the dramas though.
Hope they get sorted soon.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Not too bad Dave considering all the problems you had! I can just make out the banding and a bit of mottling in the colour data I think, but then that may be my crappy monitor. New Year's resolution - buy a decent monitor so I can make intelligent comments ;) :P

[h0ughy]

Thanks JJJ - all part of the wondrous cosmos of events thats called life:D:help::question: Thanks for the thoughts



warm nights - failed cooling, electrical interference, but if you need a monitor becasue of the image then fine :lol:;)

[RB]

That's turned out very nicely houghy especially given the problems you had.

What's the deal with the cable?
You should have let me know and I could have had a look at it while I was in your area during the eclipse. :confused:

[tornado33]

Looks good though, nicely processed.
Scott

[h0ughy]

it was late and i am getting older and didnt think RB

[h0ughy]

Thanks Scott

[gbeal]

Looks pretty good to me Dave, and one you could build on, knowing now what you do.
This is the ED127? What length exposure(s)?
Gary

[h0ughy]

10 min exposures with cls ccd filter and 127eD WITH HOTECH FIELD FLATTENER

[multiweb]

Coming along nicely. More data needed but the field is real nice already. :thumbsup:

[rogerg]

looks good houghy... you've got McNeil's Nebula (http://seds.org/messier/more/m078_mcneil.html) too, something I photographed last night hopefully (haven't checked data yet).

[h0ughy]

yeah thanks Roger - i hadnt looked into the Neb details in full yet - was leaving that until i processed it in full to see what the bits should look like. As i said - its a target worthy of many many more hours and is too often overlooked

[h0ughy]

thanks Marc

[strongmanmike]

I'd take that one...for a New Years effort :thumbsup:

Similar field to Marcus's recent effort actually

Mike

[alan meehan]

Worth more data DAVE but a good subject,well done
AL

[h0ughy]

must go looking to Marcus's to see what a real M78 is supposed to look like, thanks Mike

[h0ughy]

yes Al - after the few niggling glitches for the evening it was a result, but not quite what i wanted, for some reasoon I too had trouble guiding around the christmas tree neb - that why i went up and did M78;)