Antares and Rho Ophiuchus

[RickC]

Hi
I managed to get to a dark site and do some imaging last weekend

Antares and Rho Ophiuchus is one of my favourite areas and the Canon 200 f2.8L and 5D are a good combination to capture this wide field

This setup was on a Takahashi EM10 mount
29 x 300 secs (guided)
800 iso
f4.0

thanks for looking
link for viewing
http://astrob.in/15804/

[atalas]

Awesome shot Richard!lovely color and contrast!well done.

[gregbradley]

Very very nice.

Greg.

[Ross G]

Hi Richard,

Great to see photos from you again after all your equipment woes.

A great widefield photo with excellent processing.

So sharp and a great depth of detail. The tentacles show so many dark tones.

Great colours and I love the composition and FOV.

The Canon5D and 200mmF2.8 lens are a great combination. The lens especially shows no CA that I can see.

Thanks for the view.

Ross.

[atalas]

Quote:

The Canon5D and 200mmF2.8 lens are a great combination. The lens especially shows no CA that I can see.

Yeah Ross....have to agree!I'm constantly surprised by the 5D's performance....almost makes me want to buy one!almost.

[multiweb]

Love that shot. The dynamic range and field are just right. Top work. :thumbsup:

[RickC]

thanks Louie, Ross, Greg and Marc

It was good to be able to get an image this time and I like the simplicity
of the EM10 and Canon set up, makes it easy

I do wish I could do a whole nights imaging WITH NO CLOUDS! though

thanks for your help and advice

Richard

[naskies]

Beautiful capture, Richard :) Perhaps it's just individual taste, but it looks like you have some really great data there. I think there's a lot of dust and colours that you could bring out with more aggressive processing.

[strongmanmike]

Love the rising columns of smoke this aspect shows Richard, nice work...dark skiiiiesssss mmmmmmm :stargaze:

Mike

[alpal]

That 5D is really a major step up from my lowly EOS 1000D.
You have taken a great picture with it.

[peter_4059]

Great shot Richard.

[allan gould]

Love that area and its something that I have yet to image. Maybe a target for Astrofest. Great image.

[Paul Haese]

Nice Ric. Colours are great.

[marco]

Very nice image Rick, also nice to see that this lens looks very good with almost no visible chromatism. :thumbsup:

Marco

[tlgerdes]

Great catch Richard, the FOV is framed really well.

Wiruna was a good night, and at least those pesky clouds cleared after 11pm.

My experience with Wiruna is that whenever it is cloudy at 10pm there is 50:50 chance it will clear after midnight. Even on the most dreary night with rain and cloud, I have been rewarded with those odds.

[RickC]

Thanks, I have a long way to go with processing and I tend to be a little conservative

[RickC]

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your comment

[RickC]

Thanks, I think you can get as good results with the 1000D, take darks, flats and bias frames and get as much exposure as you can

cheers
Richard

[RickC]

Thanks Peter

[RickC]

Thanks Allan, this is one of my favourite areas also, clear skies at Astrofest and look forward to some images from you

cheers
Richard

[RickC]

Thanks Paul, I appreciate the comment

Richard

[RickC]

Thank you Marco, I am very happy with the 5D, 200mm lens and EM10 mount, it is very portable and easy to use when you have to set up in the middle of nowhere!!!

[RickC]

Thanks Trevor, look forward to next new moon....hopefully with no clouds!!