M8 on a moonlit night 18 june 2011

[h0ughy]

took this saturday night. i am having major issues still with PHD locking up, or the guide camera (dmk21), i lost over 4 hours of data:mad2:

so just a tad over 3 hours worth taken with a rather bright moon nearby, the quick process needs redoing as i have done something in the process that has harmed the stars:question:.

127ed canon 40D cls filter and a cranky ed80 with dmk21 guiding on a g11

processed with DSS,Pixinsight and PS

[multiweb]

Not bad. Bit close to the moon to be imaged though. I got some Ha same night in the area and I could see the gradient from moon glow. What was the issue with PHD?

[h0ughy]

it seems to disconnect the camera while guiding - it locks up

[multiweb]

You must have a conflict in your USB connections or driver conflict. Is that the DMK that it drops or the Canon that's imaging?

[h0ughy]

the dmk

[jjjnettie]

Nice one Dave. That damn moon eh.

[peter_4059]

Nice image Dave - seems to have real depth to it.

[h0ughy]

thanks JJJ. yes the moon can go until december ;)



thanks Peter, though i am not sure how deep this lagoon actually is;)

[multiweb]

Then it's probably a problem with the DMK, drivers or hardware. PHD wouldn't cause a disconnection. If the camera drops, PHD will tank but I don't think it's the cause.

[gregbradley]

You got some nice detail in your Lagoon there.

I had a Starfish guider once that would occassionally freeze.
A revised driver was the fix for that. Best to check you have the latest
drivers for your DMK.

Greg.

[h0ughy]

I might check on that - do that tonight. the strange thing is that it has been operating fine for 12 months, but now is as flakey as....

thanks Greg - i am still not happy on what i got - the colour isnt right and i have some artifacts i think in the shot with the processing:question: - Maybe i am too critical?:shrug: need to reference another version to compare i suppose?

[tornado33]

Gee nice depth considering the moon.
Scott

[Ross G]

Nice shot David.

Sharp and nice colours.

Thanks.

Ross.

[h0ughy]

Thanks Ross

[h0ughy]

I would have liked it deeper but i lost most of that data:mad2: Thanks Scott

[multiweb]

I know how you feel. I have a couple of hours on M16/17 and M8/M20 at 200mm FL from Saturday (about 6x4 degrees) and the moon glow is horrid on the top left of the field. I didn't get away with it, even with a 7nm Ha filter. I think because of the moisture in the air at the time too.

[RobF]

Wasn't that radioactive dump on the farside supposed to have exploded 12 years ago and knocked the damned thing out of orbit? Grrr. :question:


Great M8 from suburbia David all things considered.

[strongmanmike]

Ah the Aragnou Nebula :D - bit of detail in ther but rather red..? Then again if it were a narrowband image it could be green :P

Guide issues are the pits

Did you get the flu too :sadeyes:

[h0ughy]

no flu, just in the poo for staying up late for not a great result, wifey not hapy with sluggish husband:lol: red well yes:question:

[strongmanmike]

Funny I got one of those wifeys too...I recon I am no different - always sluggish :lol: