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25-02-2016, 04:22 PM
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NGC2170 in Monoceros
Captured at DSW in New Mexico. Could have done with a bit more colour data but beggars can't be choosers
Scope: FSQ-106ED
Mount: AP Mach1
Camera: QSI683
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB
Guiding: QSI OAG + Lodestar
Image scale: 2.094 arcsec/pixel (drizzled x2)
Exposures: 37x900s L, 7x600s R, 5x600s G, 5x600s B (~12 hours)
Processing: PixInsight 1.8
High res on Astrobin:
http://www.astrobin.com/full/239963/0/
Cheers,
Rick.
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25-02-2016, 04:27 PM
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looks fantastic Rick, probably one to avoid from urban areas! dark and dusty with some nice pastel colour coming through.
25-02-2016, 04:35 PM
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looks fantastic Rick, probably one to avoid from urban areas! dark and dusty with some nice pastel colour coming through.
Thanks, Russell. It's a dim one for sure. Also hammered by satellites if you image it from 35 degrees north!
25-02-2016, 04:39 PM
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Lack of colour data or not Rick you have done a great job I think. It's a beautiful area of the sky.
25-02-2016, 04:53 PM
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Lots of variety in this one Rick. Nicely captured and presented.
25-02-2016, 04:55 PM
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Lack of colour data or not Rick you have done a great job I think. It's a beautiful area of the sky.
Thanks, Steve! Yes, it's a great object and a mosaic of the surrounding region would be a cool project.
25-02-2016, 04:56 PM
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Lots of variety in this one Rick. Nicely captured and presented.
Ta, Geoff!
25-02-2016, 05:42 PM
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So cool.
I'm surprised it fills the FSQ fov. That thing is tiny no or am I thinking of another one? Did you have an extender or crop the field? Superb colors and details.
25-02-2016, 05:58 PM
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So cool.
I'm surprised it fills the FSQ fov. That thing is tiny no or am I thinking of another one? Did you have an extender or crop the field? Superb colors and details.
Thanks, Marc. It's a crop of about 1/4 of the total field. Also drizzled up to double resolution.
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25-02-2016, 07:57 PM
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That's a beauty Rick, such a magically coloured bit of sky that
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25-02-2016, 08:07 PM
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That's a beauty Rick, such a magically coloured bit of sky that
Thanks, Mike! Thought you'd at least have a poke at my star reduction
25-02-2016, 08:32 PM
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Wow! Not familiar with this one. The colours that you've brought out are delicious, especially the warm tones in the centre of the bright region toward 2pm.
25-02-2016, 08:54 PM
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That's a fantastic rendition of this area. Really nice and super processing.
25-02-2016, 08:57 PM
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Wow! Not familiar with this one. The colours that you've brought out are delicious, especially the warm tones in the centre of the bright region toward 2pm.
Thanks, Mike. You're right! The full FOV had some darker areas that would have clipped but adjusting the black point of the crop made a nice improvement. I have uploaded a new revision to Astrobin.
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That's a fantastic rendition of this area. Really nice and super processing.
Thanks very much, Greg.
25-02-2016, 09:03 PM
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Nice, AstroBin version looks way better than the FB one:thumbs: Great image.
25-02-2016, 09:39 PM
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Nice, AstroBin version looks way better than the FB one:thumbs: Great image.
Thanks, Erik!
25-02-2016, 10:05 PM
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good one rick, that is on my to do list now.
25-02-2016, 11:12 PM
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Thanks, Steve! Yes, it's a great object and a mosaic of the surrounding region would be a cool project.
Awww, I'm not thaaat bad...am I
Hey, at least I didn't mention deconvolution
..its a great image of a lovely bit of sky mate
25-02-2016, 11:17 PM
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Decon?? Did someone say decon?? WHERE???
Very sweet image indeed Rick!
(stars are a bit big though. )
25-02-2016, 11:34 PM
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Love the way the reflection neb comes out on this image. The black stuff, it's like ink, very cool but the overall composition is really very nice.
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I'm surprised it fills the FSQ fov. That thing is tiny no or am I thinking of another one? Did you have an extender or crop the field? Superb colors and details.
..its a great image of a lovely bit of sky mate 
