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30-04-2012, 08:17 PM
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Hi Gray,
They all look great to me!!
How long was exposure on Thor's helmet?
Your rig sure has good resolution.
Cheers,
Justin.
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30-04-2012, 09:32 PM
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I really like the PN, tiny and well coloured in the vastness of space and it reminds me that this is what our solar system may look like one day from a distance.
The Thors helmet image is nice but lacks depth which could come from the addition of Ha.
Eta Carina is really well detailed and shows what can be done without the addition of narrow band data. When I read that you had not used any Ha I was surprised. I like the red and the orange star colours but the blue is still not quite there. It looks a little cyan still. A quality image all the same but always looking to see perfection.
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30-04-2012, 09:48 PM
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These are great
Thanks for sharing! Like the depth especially on Eta
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30-04-2012, 10:07 PM
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Great photos Graeme.
Ross.
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30-04-2012, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne
Hi Gray,
They all look great to me!!
How long was exposure on Thor's helmet?
Your rig sure has good resolution.
Cheers,
Justin.
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Hi Justin, thanks!  I have updated the details for the Thor's Helmet image if you want to check it out, however, it is about 3hrs and 20 minutes.
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
I really like the PN, tiny and well coloured in the vastness of space and it reminds me that this is what our solar system may look like one day from a distance.
The Thors helmet image is nice but lacks depth which could come from the addition of Ha.
Eta Carina is really well detailed and shows what can be done without the addition of narrow band data. When I read that you had not used any Ha I was surprised. I like the red and the orange star colours but the blue is still not quite there. It looks a little cyan still. A quality image all the same but always looking to see perfection.
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Hi Paul, thank you!
I have misunderstood your comments in your email. I now know what you fully mean and I will fix it.
Yes, Thor's Helmet is a bit flat, I did not get any time to collect any more data, so I ran with what I had.
Love the PN!
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Originally Posted by DJT
These are great
Thanks for sharing! Like the depth especially on Eta
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I'm glad you liked them!  Eta was very hard to process(for newbies like me), despite the ease at which you can collect data from it.
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Originally Posted by Ross G
Great photos Graeme.
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Cheers Ross, thanks for taking the time to comment.
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30-04-2012, 11:34 PM
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Well done, Gray. You have been busy and nice to see so much despite the weather and the moon. Were these done from a dark sky site?
They're all great. The second tiny planetary is visible in the M46 shot on the far left just above the 9 o'clock position. Nice sharp and well coloured stars with a good level of sky background. I wouldn't have thought to try for Thor's Helmet with this scope but it's come out well. Did you use minimum filter on the stars in the eta photo?
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01-05-2012, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Rigel003
Well done, Gray. You have been busy and nice to see so much despite the weather and the moon. Were these done from a dark sky site?
They're all great. The second tiny planetary is visible in the M46 shot on the far left just above the 9 o'clock position. Nice sharp and well coloured stars with a good level of sky background. I wouldn't have thought to try for Thor's Helmet with this scope but it's come out well. Did you use minimum filter on the stars in the eta photo?
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Hi Rigel! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
No, just done from my suburban backyard. Thor's Helemt would come out much better with more data and possibly some Ha to blend in as well, which would pick up some more of the the faint backgroung nebulosity associated with the object.
Ummm......yes...I did use a minimum filter on Eta.
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01-05-2012, 03:17 PM
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This is a great selection of images Gray, I can see why M41 is your favourite too, very space like but M46 is just as good, Eta is a good'un too
Mike
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01-05-2012, 08:25 PM
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A a very nice set of images there Gray
well done
Martin
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02-05-2012, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
This is a great selection of images Gray, I can see why M41 is your favourite too, very space like but M46 is just as good, Eta is a good'un too
Mike
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Cheers Mike. Yep, hooked on M41!
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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh
A a very nice set of images there Gray
well done
Martin
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Thank you Martin, appreciate the comments.
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02-05-2012, 10:11 AM
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02-05-2012, 12:12 PM
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All nice images Graham, in particular I agree on M41, an object usually difficult to render properly (tends to be flat) that in your shot looks just lovely with lots of proper colored stars
Clear skies
Marco
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02-05-2012, 07:02 PM
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A great collection of images. Super tight stars, great guiding, lovely star colours, clean background - a lot to like.
M41 is my favourite there as well. You sure got a lot of detail in Eta C if you took no Ha.
Your setup is working well and your processing is very good too.
Greg.
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02-05-2012, 08:05 PM
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LOL! Three thumbs up! I'm stoked! Thanks Marc! And when will we see some more of your fine work?
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Originally Posted by marco
All nice images Graham, in particular I agree on M41, an object usually difficult to render properly (tends to be flat) that in your shot looks just lovely with lots of proper colored stars
Clear skies
Marco
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Hello Marco! Thank you for your generous comments! Yes, very happy with the M41. I just love it, and visually, too. It was the one I most wanted to get right.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
A great collection of images. Super tight stars, great guiding, lovely star colours, clean background - a lot to like.
M41 is my favourite there as well. You sure got a lot of detail in Eta C if you took no Ha.
Your setup is working well and your processing is very good too.
Greg.
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Thanks Mr Bradley, I'll take that as a big compliment!
I even went back through my images and double checked that I didn't add any Ha, and I was right. I remember, as I could not get it to blend well and there was so much detail in Lum and Red it actually added very little detail. The Ha I was going to add is here.
http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/141963122
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02-05-2012, 08:13 PM
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A great set of images there, I especially like the PN's.
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02-05-2012, 09:32 PM
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What's not to like? Super set of images Gray. Well done!
Steve
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02-05-2012, 09:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SkyViking
A great set of images there, I especially like the PN's.
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Thank you Rolf! It was great to do some clusters and get something different to my normal nebulas.
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
What's not to like? Super set of images Gray. Well done!
Steve
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Hi Steve, thank you for your generous comments!
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