3 new Modded Toucam images

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 13-05-2007, 09:15 PM

These are my latest 3 images with the Modified Toucam and the ED80. No Focal Reducer this time.

Yes, I know, lots of Amp Glow in the top left corner.

1. Tarantula
2. Trifid
3. Keyhole, Eta, and CR230 Open Cluster

Ric · #2 14-05-2007, 12:47 AM

Great images Ken, your deep sky imaging with the little Toucam is nothing short of impressive.

Great stuff

Harpspitfire · #3 14-05-2007, 03:20 AM

geez, ill tell ya truth- i think these images are much impressive then those meade DSI cameras costing a good bit more!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 14-05-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Harpspitfire

geez, ill tell ya truth- i think these images are much impressive then those meade DSI cameras costing a good bit more!

Thanks Harps.
Maybe the Meade can do the same, just that I push the boundaries with this one.

I push all the levels to extreme, and I push the exposure rates until it is bordering on complete white-out! Then I back off until it is at its maximum without the white-out. Pushing it all this far is OK as Stacking gets rid of most of the noise, but not the Amp Glow.

atalas · #5 14-05-2007, 04:33 PM

Ken,If I hadn't seen It I wouldn't of believed It ! well done .

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #6 14-05-2007, 04:49 PM

Thanks Louie.

I feel that they aren't as good as some of my others but I wanted to try imaging without the focal reducer. Due to the fact that the magnification is increased, the light is decreased, making them harder to get a good image. Especially Trifid which I had to process heaps to get any of the Neb to show up!

Oh well, it was worth a try. I have put the Focal Reducer back in for tonight.

Dr Nick (Nick) · #7 14-05-2007, 04:56 PM

Nice, is there a reason the tarantular neb. looks so dim in the center, but it is still burnt out?

Oh, and look how much your keyhole looks like mine!
Yours looks a little better.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #8 14-05-2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Nick

Nice, is there a reason the tarantular neb. looks so dim in the center, but it is still burnt out?

Yep Nick, coz I had to do a very loooong exposure to get the detail and it burnt the core out, but the whole pic looked terrible so I had to reduce the over-exposure which toned the whole image down. The Toucam burns out really easily on long exposures, and several shorter ones just don't make the grade.

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Originally Posted by Dr Nick

Oh, and look how much your keyhole looks like mine!
Yours looks a little better.

Yep, they are almost the same image!!! What camera did you use?