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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
....buuuut this is what happens if the seeing is crap, focus is off, too little exposure is taken and you use slack processing...When you have the same gear (well, new camera but essentially the same) and imager but with lots of exposure, steady seeing and careful processing...you get this...
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
The two are inexorably linked IMHO.
It sometimes takes you a while to recognize questionable data, and make the hard call to put it in the trashcan.
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Relative to you wise old men, I've only been in the game for a relatively short time (20 months actually). So with me it's mostly experience that is slowly improving my images.
Getting plenty of data is key. Knowledge of how to use the tools optimally is critical too so you can tease out the hidden beauty from the murky depths. I also find that as the quality of images in the amateur arena gets better I
try harder - I can spend many days processing an image - even when the data is good!! Equipment-wise, I know I haven't yet reached the full potential of my Tak - give me another year or two!
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Of couse having a permanent set-up really helps too...  ..  ... 
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C'mon Mike - get with the program!!! Win the lottery, quit your job, buy that 10 hectare mountain property and build that robotic observatory (with a 32" RCOS) so jase doesn't have to telecommute so far to do his imaging
and you can both win prizes for the same images by calling them collaborations
(as long as you don't take his money - that would make you a professional
).
Cheers, Marcus