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Originally Posted by Tamtarn
That sure is close Mike but as you say your'e still able to get good clear crops from the original image  |
Yes the Starfire provides what is probably the ideal FL for astroimaging a broad range of targets. 1140mm FL provides me with 1.6"/pixel which is a good image scale, while also providing a wide 1.8 X 1.2 deg FOV with my 35mm frame ProLine CCD so I can crop away to my hearts content knowing the resulting image will look sharp.
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Originally Posted by iceman
Wow! incredible resolution and detail, Mike.
Top stuff.
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Cheers Mike lest see what I can bag at Wiruna next weekend
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Originally Posted by Matty P
Lovely result Mike. I really like the in you face view of the Keyhole.
Great work.
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Yes it's a bit like that huh? Eddie Trimarchi did a beauty of the Keyhole a few years ago (perhaps the best amateur image of it?) using planetary imaging techniques ie lots of short subs stacked at a really long FL (over 4000mm I think?)
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Originally Posted by Hagar
Magnificent Mike. Never mind singing in the rain, I would be dancing with joy if that was my image.
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Ah, can never go past a quick Nessun Dorma or Vesti la Giubba while I can't image
...heck even if I can image, hope they like opera at Wiruna next weekend..?
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Originally Posted by dugnsuz
Jeez Mike - beautiful image, as is the original.
Incredible when you think it was taken from a Newcastle backyard.
Hubble -esque!
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Yeh cheers mate, seemed to go together pretty well and pretty easily in the end too
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Originally Posted by Garyh
Very nice crop Mike! The dark globules and dust stand out beautifully. Look at that fickle finger!
Nice to see another post Mike
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Thanks Gary, plenty of dark globules in the Eta complex, that's why I had so much fun doing various croppings of the original full frame image, everyone looked like a different image in its own right
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
HAD TO GO DOWN TO mISTER mINT TO GET THE KEY - wow
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Cheers Houghy, the key is it's a great objest to image, kinda like our very own North American Nebula...?
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Originally Posted by RB
Mike you could get arrested imaging thru a keyhole with so much detail.  |
Depends what is revealing itself on the otherside huh?