Sweet Astrofest

[allan gould]

Had a ball and here is a selection of some images captured either with 5" refractor or 10" SCT using a QSI583wsg. Thanks all for all the laughs and great companionship.
Tried to get a few new images as well as testing new software on old images. In order:-
47 Tuc: Ngc253: Ngc6960: Ngc6744: Helix: IC4603: M27: M83.
Comments welcomed

[jjjnettie]

I wish my sample bag from AF contained as many goodies as yours Al.
Top stuff. :)

[troypiggo]

Very jealous of your collection there, Allan. Allan. Allan.

[allan gould]

More postings through the velcro opening would have upped your goodies, JJJ.

[allan gould]

Thanks Troy.

[Dennis]

A superb collection Allan, that’s quite a haul of some beautiful, celestial jewels.:)

Cheers

Dennis




@Troy – is that an abstruse reference to a shrieking Marmot on a rock?;)

[h0ughy]

fantastic show bag - a well accessorised show bag for the escargo.....

I love the veil - simply stunning

[RB]

Wow great collection Allan.
Got to love that veil, brings back fond memories for me.

Thanks for sharing these.

Andrew

[RickS]

You bagged a great collection of trophies, Allan :thumbsup:

[ozstronomer]

That's a lovely collection Allan, well done on capturing so many objects. They look great :thumbsup:

[astro_south]

Nice work Allan :thumbsup: ... like your helix!

[RobF]

Great work! Thanks for sharing.

[Garbz]

Absolutely amazing results. Looks like you had a great week.
*jealous*

[allan gould]

Thanks for all the kind comments. It took quite a while to do all the processing but think of all the Sidonio's that I can now do. I have a few more images to post when I get around to it but one more piece of equipment to test and then I'll get really serious.
Allan

[Greg Bock]

Great selection Allan, it's great when it all comes together like that eh?
The Veil gets my vote as your best up there..verrrry nice.
As usual, now wishing I had spent way more time at AF, oh well, maybe next year for the 20th anniversary.

[strongmanmike]

I'm waiting for the Sidonio's........ :whistle:

Good collection there mate :thumbsup:...I couldn't possibly process that many images in that amount of time...you da man!

Mike

[marco]

Great collection here Allan, in particular IC4603 has my preference :)
I have to find a way to join this astrofest soon or later, it would be a great chance to meet you guys. Do they also cook sausauges and burgers for visitors on daytime? :D

Clear skies
Marco

[pvelez]

What a great set Allan

how many hours did you spend assembling that lot?

Pete

[strongmanmike]

You could bring the Lobsters and Prawns now :D

[allan gould]

It was excellent catching up with you and your great "software" for processing those images. I may get that program!

I'm retired now and the wife came home and asked what I had been up to and I said I was processing my images from Astrofest.
"So nothing all day?"" was the curt reply.

Anytime Marco, you'd be welcomed and as all can attest the food is something to write home about!!!! We all hang around and BS the day away until nightime and then its full on, and then BS some more. I spotted IC4603 at the top of images of the Rho Orphicus complex and thought that it would make a great target on its own but using an f10 10"scope made it a very faint target that required a bit to get it as its sooooo faint.

See above Pete.


Im sure Marco could do more than that seeing his great images.

[Martin Pugh]

You certainly did have a ball. I particularly like the Helix. Well done Allan.

[allan gould]

Thaks Martin - I did have a great time.

[strongmanmike]

:lol: well done son, well done :thumbsup:



..he just posted the Lobster Nebula image and I recon he is close to posting the Prawn Nebula...so I was being...:question:... extremely funny? :lol:......:help:

[allan gould]

I did pick up on you humour Mike. Not senile yet ! I really loved his Lobster neb really maximising his use of the remote observatory - maybe thats what you should do with your shift to Canberra.

[peter_4059]

Nice bag of AF images there Allan. I like the helix and M27 best.

[alan meehan]

What a terrific assortment Allan you spent the nights well
AL

[allan gould]

Thanks Peter - I think we both had a great time and your images are superb.


Thanks Alan. I think we all bagged a few that we dont normally image. At the moment Im reprocessing a I can see there are some that really deserve better.

[venus]

Amazing array of images you have there Allan great work!

[multiweb]

Missed that one. Super! :thumbsup:

[allan gould]

Thanks for the comment Lydia - had fun getting them


Thanks Marc, but I learned one lesson. Get 2-3 times more data than you think you need. Makes the processing far easier and does justice to the image.

[Ross G]

An amazing collection of photos Allan.

Ross.

[Nortilus]

top stuff allan...really inspiring

[allan gould]

Thanks Ross but its all in the atmosphere of Astrofest with good company and a great laugh and everyone helping each other.


Thanks Josh for the comments - much appreciated.

[CoolhandJo]

Nice captures! :)

[allan gould]

Thanks Paul, I've reprocessed them all and more happy with the images but won't re-post the Sidonios but the data allowed better and smoother images as well as more subtle use of colour and detail. Just getting the data is the first step and processing the other half of the equation.