Keshdogga
29-01-2011, 11:07 PM
Hey IIS,
Wednesday night was ground breaking night for me :lol: finally got the mount well polar aligned and autoguiding. Very excited now!! Learnt a few processing techniques from Atlas Astronomy (http://www.atalas.net/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=4) that I've been dying to apply too.
Decided to go for the Rosette nebula first off. It was the largest amount of data i've collected thus far for a single DSO. 60 minutes total exposure, 6 x 10 minute subs @ ISO 800. the dark frames were a tad frustrating to take but in the end worth it =]
Second and lastly was NGC2362. It was pretty much on the Meridian so I decided to go for it. Not the most spectacular cluster out there but provided me with a brillant star field I could mess around with in Photoshop =] 48 minutes total exposure 4 x 10 minute subs & 1 x 8 minute sub @ ISO 800.
After NGC 2362 the moon rose, clouds started to come in and the dew was getting a bit much so decided to call it a night. Although the nights out at Coolabine are equally as awesome, It was great to finally get some imaging done by myself :thumbsup: I'm pretty keen on the idea of setting up in my backyard haha.
Thanks for looking :D:D and thanks to everone who's helped get me here.
Casey
Wednesday night was ground breaking night for me :lol: finally got the mount well polar aligned and autoguiding. Very excited now!! Learnt a few processing techniques from Atlas Astronomy (http://www.atalas.net/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=4) that I've been dying to apply too.
Decided to go for the Rosette nebula first off. It was the largest amount of data i've collected thus far for a single DSO. 60 minutes total exposure, 6 x 10 minute subs @ ISO 800. the dark frames were a tad frustrating to take but in the end worth it =]
Second and lastly was NGC2362. It was pretty much on the Meridian so I decided to go for it. Not the most spectacular cluster out there but provided me with a brillant star field I could mess around with in Photoshop =] 48 minutes total exposure 4 x 10 minute subs & 1 x 8 minute sub @ ISO 800.
After NGC 2362 the moon rose, clouds started to come in and the dew was getting a bit much so decided to call it a night. Although the nights out at Coolabine are equally as awesome, It was great to finally get some imaging done by myself :thumbsup: I'm pretty keen on the idea of setting up in my backyard haha.
Thanks for looking :D:D and thanks to everone who's helped get me here.
Casey