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Originally Posted by jase
Magnificent images Mike. Not sure what happened with the HaLRGB of NGC 6188. Star colours look lost and not defined. How did you blend this Ha data? Did you re-layer the stars over the top to bring them back?
Thoroughly enjoyed your rendition of NGC 253. You beat me to it as I'm close to completing a similar set. Will post after the masses appreciate your version. Still got the Proline11k I see. What happened to your discussions around the Proline16.8k?
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Hey thanks Jase!
I wish the moon hadn't been up as the 253 data would have been much better, can't believe how much was revealed regardless! This digital age we are in continues to amaze this old film hack! The seeing was actually quite ok too (for here).
I think the 6188 LHaRGB went a bit awol becasue I gathered the colour data with the 3/4 waxing moon in the sky and when NGC 6188 was too low and near (in) the significant Newcastle sky glow dome and very annoyingly thin cloud kept drifting through, all resulting in awful gradients in the colour data that left the RGB frame pretty basterdised (had to miss spell that to avoid the IIS big brother editing
) and weak once the complex gradient and noise removal processing was finished. Also I had far too much Ha to Lum so coupled with the minimal and poor RGB the final image looks a bit off. The L+Halpha were done a couple of nights earlier and came out pretty ok.
As for getting the 16803, I had my PL11002 back at FLI during the month for a firmware upgrade and Fli had the 16803 chips on hold pending some temporary issue they had discovered with them so I opted out at this stage but will revisit in the future most likely.
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Originally Posted by plasmodium
Nice images....
Get used to the cloud in Newcastle
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Cheers!
Yeh can't believe the idiots here in newhomesville who think oh we don't have water restrictions so I'll just hose this bit of concrete while I talk to my neighbour in the rain with the inground sprinkler going! Just like global warming, be wastful while you can then complain when it's all gone
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Originally Posted by Phil
stunning lots of gals in NGC253
Phil
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G'day Phil
Had the near full moon not been in the sky it would have been deeper
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Originally Posted by Ric
A wonderful set of images Mike, fantastic imaging.
Cheers
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Ta Ric
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
so thats what you have been doing - thought that you were a bit quiet
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Imaging..? who me??? Neeeever!
The new camera is great! no need to dither guide anymore as the callibrated subs are perfect now
and with a delta cooling capacity of 60C I should be able to run the chip at -35 all through the summer too..?
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Originally Posted by acropolite
Amazing images Mike. Don't complain about the weather, at least it's better than down here...  |
Does the weather have too heads as well..?
Yeh but you have the LMC and SMC up so high from down there
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Originally Posted by tornado33
Fantastic NGC253 there. The refractor really makes use of the advantage of no central obstruction and no thermal currents due to it being a sealed system. The other shots excellent too. bet you were out under the stars again last few nights as it has been very dry albeit a bit windy.
Scott
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Yes the Starfire is one incredible 6" scope I guess..? It's nice to get high resolution and a wide fully illuminated field, makes one image into potentially several really.
Yes got out an all nighter on Saturday night for the 253 and Tarantula data. Too tired last night and tonight though
Mike