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Old 03-10-2007, 10:27 AM
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Tarantula - first success shrinking files

Thanks for the instructions on how to shrink files! This is a series of shots - in duration 360, 420 and 600 seconds taken (remotely - thanks to VNC) yesterday evening on a C9.25CF OTA using a Meade Motor into a Canon 400D DSLR - guided by a 80mm Megrez + DSI into PHD (guided at 1.5 sec intervals with minim pixel movement before pusle guide set to 0.8 pixel and pusle guide set to 350ms) - driving a Vixen Atlux. Processing is in Photoshop CS2 - only levels and curves applied.

Still for a learner I'm happy with my initial results on this one! Suggestion how to improve things further much appreciated! I noted taking 600 second exposures was fine - but the core was over exposed - much to learn on the processing side too!
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Last edited by g__day; 03-10-2007 at 06:21 PM.
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