Epic Eta with ED80.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Up early today to catch the last hour of darkness before the moon is in the way.

The field of the ED 80 and canon 1100D was made for NGC 3372, it's truly epic!!

I'm pleased how this has come up with 56 minutes of data, faint outer extensions of nebulosity clearly visible, even with the unmodded camera.

Equipment.

Skywatcher ED80, orion mini guider, orion field flattener, HEQ pro 5 mount.
Unmodded canon 1100D, 8 minute subs at iso 800, total 56 minutes.
Darks, flats and bias frames applied.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PS7.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

That's really superb, Justin-makes me glad I bought an 1100D. Do you use a filter?

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Laurie!

No filters, dark rural skies help.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

I have severe light pollution where I am, so I bought a CLS clip filter-hope it works ok!

[Mighty_oz]

That's a really nice image there :)

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hope it works for you Laurie, I was trawling around myself for filters but decided I didn't really need them. From posts read about LP filters most in light polluted area's say they do help.

Cheers,

Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Marcus!

Cheers,

Justin.

[ourkind]

:eyepop: That's freakin awesome! Full res must look incredible! :thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Nice one Justin

[jjjnettie]

:) Eta Carina's epicness is epic. :)

[rolls05]

Magnificent. Man,am I glad I decided to go the ed80 route to go with the 1100d, You really have been the deciding influence. Mmmm,does that mean I can blame you when I produce crap images?;)

[ourkind]

We practically have the same gear except the DARK SKIES :sad:

[Martin Pugh]

Excellent image. Given its a DSLR shot also, makes it even better.

Colour just right. Well done.

Martin

[RickS]

That's a lovely image, Justin. Epic indeed!

[cometcatcher]

Amazing for an unmodified camera. I suspect my Pentax K-x cuts off more red than the Canon because there's no way my camera could see that much nebula without a filter.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Carlos!



Thanks Trevor!



Thanks jjj!

Epicness, new word for the day.:lol:



Thanks Rolls!

Hmmm, no!
Iv'e got plenty of my own crap images to blame myself for.:D



Really sucks we all can't have dark skies!



Thanks Martin!

Glad I got the colour around the mark.



Thanks Rick!

Cheers,

Justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Kevin!

I was lucky when I purchased the 1100D, I did do some research before buying but more about noise level. It was a bonus that had reasonable response in red.

Cheers,

Justin.

[naskies]

Great job with the stock camera!

Btw, a very minor point - some of your brighter stars have dark halos around them (sharpening artefact, I suspect). Have you ever tried the trick of creating a layer mask without stars for sharpening, and then replacing the stars afterwards?

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Dave!

Yep, getting a baader fringe killer filter for the ED80, this should get rid of the halo's at the source.

Cheers,

Justin.

[alpal]

Beautiful photo.
The ED80 really punches above it's weight.

[strongmanmike]

Ah yes, the Eta season has started...and this is a really good season opener too!

Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks!

Yes this little scope worth every cent!



Thanks Mike!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Great looking Eta photo Justin.

Sharp, detailed and beautiful colours.


Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ross!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Stevec35]

Excellent Eta Carinae Justin! The colours are just beautiful. No doubt about the ED80 - it's a great little scope in every possible way.

Cheers

Steve

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Steve!

Images should be even better now, just recieved my baader fringe killer to remove those annoying halo's around the stars.

Cheers,

Justin.