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Old 01-09-2010, 01:00 AM
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Two from an Astrofest morning

Hi all,

I am really happy with my results from the Astrofest this year. Still working out what I am doing with the processing, and still have a steep curve ahead of me.

M42 - Taken with WO 110 ED Magrez @ f4.95, Modded 450D, 5 x 180sec ISO 800, 4 x 180 sec ISO 400, 9 x 60 sec ISO 800, 2 x 30 sec ISO 800, all plus darks, no flats or bias. Deep Sky Stacker, processed in PS CS2.

M45 - WO 110 ED Magrez @ f4.95, Modded 450D, 10 x 180 sec ISO 400 plus darks, no flats or bias. Deep Sky Stacker, processed in PS CS2.

Yeah I realise that there are halos around the brighter stars, but these are the best I've produced. Big thanks to Paul for the scope and Rob for the camera.

Comments welcome.
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