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14-11-2007, 07:51 PM
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Barb and David
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Warragul. Victoria.
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M42 with Pentax DSLR
Eight images stacked in DSS Processed in PS CS2
Taken with our Pentax ist DL - From our home site
Autoguided with DSI Pro using PHD
Details 3 x 5 sec ... 2 x 30 sec ... 1 x 90sec ... 1 x 3min ... 1 X 5min - ISO 800
Last edited by Tamtarn; 14-11-2007 at 11:18 PM.
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14-11-2007, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Paralowie, South Australia
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Very nice guys, nicely framed also.
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14-11-2007, 08:18 PM
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Thats very nice, lots of different exposures mixed to give a lot of overall detail. I hope to try this method myself once i understand how to do it.
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14-11-2007, 08:34 PM
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Brave Sir Robin
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Warrnambool,Victoria
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A great shot guys, nice framing & good processing
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14-11-2007, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Perth
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Great image - and nicely framed and processed.
Thank you for sharing. 
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14-11-2007, 09:22 PM
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Astrolounge
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: monbulk-vic
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excellent image guys.
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14-11-2007, 09:22 PM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
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Great image guys, lovely colour and detail.
Cheers
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14-11-2007, 09:56 PM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Fantastic job, and well composited from the various exposure times too....
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14-11-2007, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hahndorf, South Australia
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That's beautiful guys,
I may have to pinch your exposure times - I've set myself a task to get an M42 worthy of putting on the wall!
Let us know your processing tips too.
All the best
Doug
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14-11-2007, 10:16 PM
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Barb and David
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Warragul. Victoria.
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Thanks for the feedback Andrew..Fahim..Robin..Ian..Mick..Ri c..Lee..and Doug.
This is our first image using autoguiding.
We're really pleased with how this one turned out particularly using a very basic Pentax. We're not sure how far we can push it but being able to autoguide enables us to do do longer exposures now.
We hope to gather more data and do better.
Last edited by Tamtarn; 14-11-2007 at 10:47 PM.
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14-11-2007, 10:35 PM
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Astrophotographer
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Well done guys!
Good framing, you even got the running man in there.
Now that you are autoguiding, the possibilities are endless and the nights become even shorter.
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14-11-2007, 11:12 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NEWCASTLE NSW Australia
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wow thats nice and its is a pentax!!! lovely!!
Ok what were the ISo settings?
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14-11-2007, 11:17 PM
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Barb and David
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Warragul. Victoria.
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Thanks Houghy thought you would appreciate the Pentax name popping up. 
All exposures ISI 800.
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14-11-2007, 11:24 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Beautiful work Barb & David.
The colour looks very natural and the whole image is pleasing to look at. Nicely done
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15-11-2007, 12:05 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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A really great shot. Guiding was spot on as well. Its good to see that the 70mm has a good home and doing its job. You really nailed that one.
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15-11-2007, 03:32 AM
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Excellent work guys, beautifully framed and great colours too.
Good to hear you're autoguiding now.
Keep up the great work.
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15-11-2007, 05:41 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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That's a great shot! Very well done.
How are you saving for web? There appears to be quite a few compression artifacts..
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15-11-2007, 05:54 AM
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Dazzled by the Cosmos.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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That is a simply gorgeous portrait of this incredible region in Orion. It looks picture perfect!
Cheers
Dennis
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15-11-2007, 08:26 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Oh and was this taken through the 8"? What did you guide through?
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15-11-2007, 08:40 AM
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Amongst the stars
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Glen Innes, N.S.W.
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Very nice Barb and Dave! I have always thought those pentax DSLR`s were too noisey for nice deepsky portraits but what ever you have done keep doing it!!
very nice indeed!
cheers Gary
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