Newbie ETA

keppar (Graham) · #1 13-06-2009, 01:59 PM

Hi all
First attempt at Imaging, This taken with Modded 450D
guided with W/O 70mm on a W/O 110 FLT ,EQ6 pro mount. Exposures 12 x 2.5 min ISO 800. Processed using Photoshop andlevels only.
Please feel free to reprocess and comment.
Thanks Kepp

Glenhuon (Bill) · #2 13-06-2009, 02:14 PM

Nice image Graham, focus and guiding look spot on. Probably a lot more detail in there, but I won't try a reprocess, my processing skills are still in the novice class.

Cheers
Bill

AlexN · #3 13-06-2009, 03:37 PM

Looks great... as Bill said, guiding and focus look great...

Alex

TrevorW · #4 13-06-2009, 04:37 PM

Excellent image significant amount of detail can be extracted in processing attached is a quickie I did with limit data provided so play around with it. Curves and levels and colour balance adjustments only

Cropped

Nicely captured

Hagar (Doug) · #5 13-06-2009, 04:57 PM

Very nice first attempt at imaging Graham. Your focus, guiding and colour all look great. The field of view shows off this nebula very well. The data looks very good and you should be able to ring out quite a bit more detail. Again VERY NIC FIRST ATTEMPT. Look forward to seeing more.

I've had a bit of a fiddle in PS but I'm affraid the small JPG file doesn't leave much room for fiddling. JPG to JPG = lots of artifacts.

Tamtarn · #6 13-06-2009, 09:06 PM

Excellent first attempt Graham

Guiding looks good and the modded 450 has performed really well.

Like to see some longer exposures now you're up and running so well.

D & B

AlexN · #7 13-06-2009, 10:24 PM

I had a play with the TIF you sent me Graham. I've not yet calibrated my new monitor, so it might be a little off for everyone else, but theres a lot of data in that image! looks great on this end...

I can email you the full res edit if you'd like it...

Cheers.
Alex.

troypiggo (Troy) · #8 13-06-2009, 10:32 PM

Great work everyone. Graham's initial post sure does show good focus etc, and Alex's edit above really brings out the nebula well!

keppar (Graham) · #9 14-06-2009, 08:58 AM

Thanks All As soon as weather allows will try to practice some more... Know any good sites that have tutorials about processing and photoshop....Big thanks Alex , Doug and Trevor for their assistance
Graham