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Originally Posted by batema
I think this is an amazing image but I also wonder how it all comes together. 6 Hours worth of imaging in one night, 6 different channels of data, some fantastic imaging equipment and I am asuming amazing processing skills. God I wish I had that ability. I looked at this last night in amazement that an ammature astronomer is producing images that if I showed someone they would probably think the Hubble telescope took it. I am rabbiting on now but I am honestly blown away. Well done and if you ever need anyone to make you coffee on a night when you do some more imaging let me know and I will come down from Queensland as long as I can watch you process it as well. Average seeing. Can you imagine if it was good.
Mark
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Hi Mark
Very gald you enjoyed the image so much.
As a portable imager, who sets up for each session, the biggest attraction for me to go with this AG12 was the opportunity to take full LRGB or SIIHaOIII deep images in a single clear night. Although a razzor sharp peformer, the Starfire with it's miserly 6" of apperture and slow F8.3 focal ratio made completing deep images in a single night basically impossible. Having to come back and do it all again another night on the same object was rather off putting at times.
Sure there is a bit of work composing an SIIHaOIIIRGB image but the results are usually worth the effort and under city skies is often the only option especially with a moon in the sky.
You are welcome to come and do an imaging session, if you are ever in Newcastle get in touch. As for watching the processing ...the Fighting Dragons image took basically an entire day to compose..with a few breaks thrown in of course, so you may get bored watching me process
Mike