Cheers everyone, thanks for the replies and glad you liked the cluster part, I was happy with this aspect too
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
A lovely widefield image Mike. I love the subtle red background colours.
It looks a lot like a Thomas Davis image.
Your filters don't halo on bright stars - that's a plus.
Greg.
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Mate that was a compliment and a half
Tom is my idol
No prominent halos, you're right, due to the new low reflection filter line from Astronomik and the ultra high transmssion CCD window from FLI
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Originally Posted by avandonk
Wonderful image as usual Mike. If I was you I would get an aperture laser cut to mount immediately in front of the first element in your 152mm APO. You would only have to reduce the native aperture by a few mm. The flare around the bright stars are caused by inhomogeneities (differences) of the edges of the first element holder. This causes very slight scattering and diffraction that is non uniform. It is even worse as your camera gets more sensitive, as even the slightest or weak faint aberrations are beautifully recorded when the source is a very bright star.
Televue has been doing this for years by blackening the edges of all lenses in their eyepieces.
If you do not believe me just do a test with a bit of very black paper or card as an aperture smaller than the entrance of your fine 152mm APO.
Bert
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Interesting Bert, might try it
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Originally Posted by Alchemy
Better skies where you are, just as well you ate your veggies as a kid the mount setup must weigh a lot, not exactly what most normal sized people would call portable.
The cluster stands out well from the background, I am hesitant to comment on the color as I couldn't exactly say an iPad is correctly color balanced.
Clive.
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Yes Clive, I do have some nice (and heavy) gear and I am sure I would finish up there in the "guy who goes to the most trouble to get his images" awards
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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh
Man, I wish I could see the Milky Way from my location - all blocked out by trees. I sure miss those southern skies.
You did a good job Mike on isolating the cluster from the rich Milky Way.
nice image.
cheers
Martin
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Have no sympathy for you Martin, my place is covered with trees, power lines and 3 major road lights..like I do you just gotta travel mate, if you like I'll write you a gym program to beef you up ready for lifting the RC and PME
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Originally Posted by philiphart
i agree with Martin and Marc... great star colours and the cluster has a nice separation from the background.. no doubt due to big sensor working with nice optics. i don't like my shots of this cluster.. all looks too busy. this is the way to shoot it  |
Yeh I know, didums there, there
, not many of your shots are very good are they?..
Seriosuly, cheers mate and very well done on scooping the pool at the DM's. At the low resolution displayed on the 2010 CWAS website at least, I have to say...you were very unlucky not to have pipped Jase mate for the overall, must have been close
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Very nice Mike!
You caught an asteroid by the look too (?) - just above and to the left of the bright white star at 3 o'clock. Curious that the track doesn't show red green and blue, but rather orange green and magenta. I guess the red and blue components overlap stars in the frame.
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I thought you'd like this Marcus, I had my Marcus colour hat on
Mike