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Originally Posted by hotspur
Wish I could take 'rough' shots like these!,Print frame and hang!-nice work.
What Vixen mount are you using had some issues with mine=or its motors,but finally seems to be working.
What tools used in CS photsoshop did you use,Surprised to see little noise and amp glow,with no darks blended in DSS-you must be some sort of PP god! well done!  |
Hi Chris,
Ha, ha...I don't think so.
I'm glad you like the photos, the praise however, is undeserved.
It is only in the last 3 to 6 months that I have started doing anything more in Photoshop then just levels and the Saturation slider.
If you want to learn Photoshop for astrophotography quickly and efficiently, do yourself a favour and go to
WWW.ATALAS.NET. It belongs to an IIS member, Atalas (Louie). He has about 9 of the most amazing 4 minute Photoshop tutorials. Unlike many books I have read and other video tutorials I have seen, his cut through the "crap" and just present the essentials in a clear, precise and simplified manner.
As to the mount, it is a Vixen SXW Sphinx. Unguided it's not too flash, but it autoguides very well with PHD.
The camera I used for these photos is a modded Canon 1000d. When the weather is cold, its noise levels are quite low. I have also noticed that it does not show any amp glow, even without darks. I was also shooting with an older Canon 350d on the same mount and it exhibited a lot of amp glow in all the shots. I thinl I read somewhere that in their newer cameras, Canon has the amp switched off during long exposures.
Also, I think having to compress photos to 200kb for IIS helps hide a lot of defects.
Anyway Chris, good luck with your imaging. If I can be of any specific help, feel free to pm me.
Thank you.
Ross.