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Old 14-09-2009, 05:43 PM
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M31 from Duckadang - one that nearly got away

One that nearly got away. I was planning on taking 20 or 30 subs with ICNR on this baby. Unfortunately after 10 subs I realized I still had the "B" mask on and I was shooting in Med Jpeg. Yeah yeah I know. It was a bit of a standing joke amongst some at Duckadang for a while. Some still won't let me live it down.

Anyway I did managed to catch 10 subs, and I took the darks after I finished seeing as daylight was fast approaching (there was a fair bit of cloning to do to get rid of hot pixels).

WO 72 FD & WO Flat III FR and Flattener (works quite well on this little scope)
10/360sec @ISO400
10 darks
Processed using Images Plus and Photoshop CS3. Basically curves, levels and a few Carboni actions, though these were applied as layers and then the opacity adjusted to suit. I find they can be a bit harsh sometimes.
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