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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman

Outstandingly more interesting in the NIR than in the visual regime, especially the cluster!

Me and Dana have been obsessing about the cluster Westerlund 2 in a number of threads:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=119363

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=119608

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=120201

The might call me madbadgalaxyman, but Dana is definitely the Mad Cluster Man; he will spend multiple nights trying to glimpse a vanishingly faint Star Cluster, and he looks up all of the science about his target of observation.

cheers,
Robert

Thanks Robert.
I used to be an observer of faint objects. Modern day astroimaging is the easy way out, instead of training (and straining) yourself in the "art" of visually detecting faint objects.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Interesting work Steven. The NIR really reveals a lot more.

Greg.

Thanks Greg.
I'm pleased I have been able to work out a procedure where I can obtain good colour balance with a filter that blocks out light in the visible spectrum.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Wow, big difference Steve

Fred would positively hate that filter, it'd give him nightmares!

Mike

Thanks Mike. What are Fred's objections?

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Interesting stuff Steven. After a long delay I've finally added the NIR filters into my system and am currently looking for targets. You might have given me one.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve.
My ST-10XME is a good match with the Astrodon NIR filter.
Are you using the Astrodon filter with your setup?

Clear skies

Steven