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Originally Posted by h0ughy
WOW, yes it is bright but it is beautiful. you did well with the weather.
in a word - Awesome
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I couldn't believe my luck with the weather. After so many cloudy nights here in Sydney and driving into clear skies it seemed surreal.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Really lovely Image for a quicky Greg.
The brightness looks ok to me...but it would be interesting to see a dimmed version with more highlights, just for interest to compare. The short exposure time looks to have necessitated a bit of smoothing especially in the outer regions..?
...Aaarggllll... the that setup looks veeery sexy...   ..I'm off to be alone..?...with mine 
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A darker version here:
http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/131722349
It doesn't show the background dust so much but gives better contrast. Always a compromise one way or the other unless you get megadata.
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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Very impressive Greg, but on my calibrated monitor, I also feel that it is too bright. Would something like "Shadow-Highlights" be able to bring it back a bit - that is currently my favourite photoshop tool, I've been using it quite a bit processing my holiday pics, unfortunately not astronomical shots (apart from the moon visible in the sunrise & sunset shots).
I have my name down on the waiting list for the AP140... Let's see what the world holds in 10+yrs time. My hunch is that it will be too heavy for my mount and imaging gear (limit 20kg), so I might have to settle for the 130 (on the list for that too!), or upgrade the mount...
I got a Christmas card from AP in the post today. I presume you get one in the year after you buy something from them. Wonder if you they send you one while you're on the waiting list???
DT
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Thanks David. I posted a darker version reined in a bit more and it gives more contrast.
I got this scope 2nd hand (it was 3 months old) so no Christmas card for me! I have my name down for a Riccardi Honders but no notification yet.
The scope is quite chunky and heavier than you'd expect for the size.
With the camera, guide scope and filter wheel plus rings and finder scope it would be well over 20kg.
Did you know the tube is made from a solid piece of aluminium and hollowed out? The tube has baffles machined into it. Amazing eh?
Greg.