IC2948/Thackeray's Globules - 20 & 25 Feb

[[1ponders]]

A combined effort from two knights work. I was hoping to have a lot more but flexure is getting the best of me atm.

1hr 30min over the two nights of 20 & 25 Feb
Meade 8" @f/10, SCVF-H9, Ha. 9/600sec

More data makes a big difference. My previous effort of 50 min (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=89692).

wikilink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bok_globules_in_IC2944.jpg)

I have found this a very challenging image to process. It has such a wide range of contrast, even within the major globule itself, that getting detail without accentuating noise and then reducing noise without losing hard won detail quite a learning experience in curve manipulation.

[Astroman]

Great shot, shows up really well. You have balanced it out pretty good I think.


Not bad for two Knights doing the work, but couldn't you have done it yourself? :D

[[1ponders]]

They've been long Knights Andrew :lol: Oh well :lol:

[jjjnettie]

A hard days Knight eh Paul.
Imaging and processing.
Lovely work.

[Dennis]

Hi Paul

Some great results there – good work. So, was (Ron) Knight one of the two Knights?:P;)

I feel your frustration with flexure and I hope you manage to chase it down.

Cheers

Dennis

[Kevnool]

Great work there Paul.
Its very impessive to me.
Keep it up.

Cheers Kev.

[[1ponders]]

:lol: Sorry Ron, Freudian Slip there. :lol:. No Dennis the last knight in question was the knight before the Knight was here. ;)

[ballaratdragons]

Paul, sorry to be a pain, but I still prefer the 1st image.

The contrast may not be as good, but there is definately something about it that makes me prefer it :shrug:

Where you using a 'round table' on the 1st Knight? ;)

[strongmanmike]

Aaaah huh! You're trying to match this aren't ya buddy ;) aaaalmost there :thumbsup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/131242374/original

he he

Mike

[[1ponders]]

I'm pretty happy with it Mike, for a Meade 8" Sct @ f/10. It still needing a bit of a collimation tweek (will we ever get some decent seeing here :sad: ) but can you feel that hot breathe down the back of your neck? Here comes the VC200 :lol:

150% upsize from Meade and SX

[strongmanmike]

Oh yeh I can feel it...can you write your phone number on my collar while you're there?..just use your decon lipstick :love::evil2::evil:

I've only got a 6" but it's 1300mm long :P ....you have an 8" and it's 2000mm long :sadeyes:

[[1ponders]]

Meade SCT / Starfire Apo :confuse3:

Tell you what, lets swap for the weekend and I'll let you know. ;)

[strongmanmike]

Breathing on my neck, wife swapping, my goodness, stop it, we aren't alone you know :face: :ashamed:

[adman]

Mike - you are frisky tonight! :lol:

[[1ponders]]

Wife? what wife? I'm too busy buying astronomy gear to buy flowers. :D

[multiweb]

Great close up. Nice capture. :thumbsup: