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Originally Posted by CoolhandJo
The Ha really does bring out the detail that you simply cant get with RGB alone. Nice one Marc  . Re you dropping in and out. This was happening to me last night. I had a USB cable extension lead that was playing up. Replaed it and all is well now! But took ages to figure it out! |
Thanks Paul
Tell me about it. This one took me a little while to figure out because it's not a clear cut. The guider works but not at full sensitivity/capacity. Hard to explain. Never seen that one before. As if you didn't have enough gain or your exposures were too short. So you couldn't pick up any faint stars. That's why I couldn't see s||t with it in the OAG.
So hopefully now I can.
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Originally Posted by Bolts_Tweed
Nice Marc
I particularly like the way you've covered the dynamic range of the Cats Paw.Getting the structure in that fainter detail can sometimes results in blowing out the toes but that looks well balanced.
I feel for your dramas - I just spent all weekend trying get some Ha of the fainter parts of the helix to add to a LRGB i've been trying to finish and had nothing but dramas all weekend - firstly tracking went west and then some form of intereference in the data download resulted in me closing the roof and watching the footbal and then the Gold Coast lost a wasted weekend really.
Again nice Ha mate - well done
Mark
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Thanks Mark.
Yeah I have re-shot that one. First time I did it I didn't put enough time in it. Still looks like it needs a lot more with that kind of aperture. Maybe 10min subs and over.
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Originally Posted by batema
I love the Ha shots and these look great. I can't wait for the moon to go so I can have a crack at the Tarantula.
Mark
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Thanks Mark.
Another Mark?! They're everywhere.
But you guys are spelling your names wrong. It's got a 'C' at the end.
I wish I had been able to finish the night on it. It would have come much clearer. Everything else was working.
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Nice series Marc, that 5" is a real gem. What make is the mirror?
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Thanks David.
It's just a stock mirror I think. It's my Celestron 130-SLT. Off the shelf newt. Nothing special.