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16-07-2009, 11:10 PM
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Grey Triffid (M20)
Having spent a night getting luminance data, I foolishly thought I'd be able to get colour data on the following night.....
Of course it is now raining in Sydney. 
That said, inspired by a new book by one D. Malin....I put a bit more effort into this B&W image that I normally do....
http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery46.html
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16-07-2009, 11:15 PM
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That's a great start there Peter.
Cheers
Stuart
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16-07-2009, 11:25 PM
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Nice one Peter, an other stunning image.
Leon
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16-07-2009, 11:30 PM
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 Very impressive, nice surprise opening the link
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16-07-2009, 11:37 PM
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Peter,
Oh, my. When this one's finished, you can claim your 2010 Malin Award.
Regards,
Humayun
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16-07-2009, 11:43 PM
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That's a great start there Peter.
Cheers
Stuart
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Thanks Stuart
Leon, while there are still a few things I need to fix in this technicolor world...there are still shades of gray
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Very impressive, nice surprise opening the link. Beren
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Indeed, I think B&W is very much about light and shade....the triffid has much to offer there
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Oh, my. When this one's finished, you can claim your 2010 Malin Award.
Regards,
Humayun
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2010?? What happened to 2009? 
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17-07-2009, 04:40 AM
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Quite an image scale! Nice work Pete.
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17-07-2009, 08:17 AM
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This image is amazing as it is Peter, the detail & clarity within the light shades is outstanding.
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17-07-2009, 08:33 AM
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That's a super shot Peter - wow, brilliant!
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17-07-2009, 09:04 AM
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Stunning detail Peter, nice and smooth - just lovely!  Yep, putting extra effort into Lum is never wasted! Ten bucks says you end up stretching it a bit more though. Can't wait to see the colour of course. And don't get me started on Sydney weather - the clouds out west here are downright vindictive!!
Cheers, Marcus
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17-07-2009, 09:54 AM
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Fantastic shot there, Peter. Can't wait to see the colour shot, but I've always been of the opinion that nothing can pass the clarity and sharpness of a good B & W shot. They have that "edge" about them.
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17-07-2009, 12:26 PM
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....nothing can pass the clarity and sharpness of a good B & W shot. They have that "edge" about them.
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nice and smooth - just lovely! ..... And don't get me started on Sydney weather...
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Thanks Marcus . BTW ...My cheerful prediction is your even more delightful Corona Aust shot should do very well at CWAS this year
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That's a super shot Peter -
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Glad you like it.
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detail & clarity within the light shades is outstanding
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What can I say? B&W can still be cool.
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Quite an image scale! Nice work Pete.
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Thanks Mike. Guess I'll see you at CWAS too?
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17-07-2009, 03:45 PM
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Really stunning shot Peter. Any details on number and length of subs?
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17-07-2009, 04:33 PM
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Really stunning shot Peter. Any details on number and length of subs?
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Due the ever wasteful light pollution from Sydney, nearly all my subs are 600 seconds minimum. In this case a stack of 7....guess that's 70 minutes
Filtered I'd run 900 sec subs.
STL11k, guided with the AOL...but don't look too closely as I used a 2" nosepiece instead of my normal threaded fitting ...and it didn't go in quite square..  but should be fixable with non-centroidal stacking.
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17-07-2009, 04:52 PM
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Looks great Peter, looks like some sharp processing went into this one?
A change from all the Ha Trifid images being posted positioned on the left or right with nothing in the other half of the image 
Ok you guys, the Ha only shots look ok too
Mike
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17-07-2009, 05:37 PM
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Looks great Peter, looks like some sharp processing went into this one?
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Thanks...I think it's getting there. Not a lot of processing at all, as the raw data was pretty good. There is a 15% USM to keep the deaded "doughnuts" at bay but give it just a bit more snap.
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17-07-2009, 06:57 PM
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Very smooth processing - superb picture. Can't wait to see the color added.
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17-07-2009, 09:55 PM
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Very nice image, you know when those two stars in core are cleanly split that it will turn out great.
Clear skies Ken
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17-07-2009, 10:03 PM
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Beautiful image. I always enjoy a good B&W image, it kinda takes the emotion out of a shot.
Superb !
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17-07-2009, 10:30 PM
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Very nice image, you know when those two stars in core are cleanly split that it will turn out great.
Clear skies Ken
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Thanks Ken. Actually the core system has a binary and triple star. The close companions in the triple look elongated in many images. I have split
them with very short exposures on nights of excellent seeing.
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