Yet another 31 from Duckadang

[1ponders] (Paul) · #1 15-09-2009, 12:31 PM

Here's another from the abyss. I've avoided it as there were some really nasty red edges to the stars. Not sure why, could be the smokey skies that night.

Canon 20D & 135mm @ f/2.5, ISO800, 14X180 sec shots. ICNR

Longer subs next time. Don't know why I only went for 180 Sec

Its not the full field, there was a nasty gradient in there (I think I was shooting over h0ughy at the time.

Oh not light pollution....venting steam.

) so rather than muck around with dealing with it over the whole frame I took the axe to it.

It looks far over processed and noisier here than on the full image.

Davros (Lauren) · #2 15-09-2009, 12:50 PM

Very nice Paul, if i got a result like that i would be doing my happy dance (with fist pumps)

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 15-09-2009, 12:54 PM

thanks Mick. You mean like this

or like this

h0ughy (David) · #4 15-09-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

thanks Mick. You mean like this

or like this

sad very sad...............

by the way nice shot despite the cloud

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 15-09-2009, 01:52 PM

thank Dave.

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #6 15-09-2009, 01:59 PM

Paul, no matter what excuses you make, for your "not very apparent" shortcummings, its still a very, very nice image, and i for one would be well pleased if it was mine.

thanks for sharin'

Robbie · #7 15-09-2009, 03:04 PM

A great image considering that the object stays low to horizon in Aust maybe a tad too much magenta but Id be proud if it were my image.

An impossible shot from my site

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Hagar (Doug) · #8 15-09-2009, 04:26 PM

Very nice Paul, I wish it was imagable from down here but alas, no.

Doesn't look to bad at all. May even be some JPG artifacts from the compression.

Octane (Humayun) · #9 29-09-2009, 11:54 PM

Paul,

Great image, mate. I can make out the blue in the arms quite easily.

Regards,
Humayun

dpastern (Dave Pastern) · #10 30-09-2009, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

Paul, no matter what excuses you make, for your "not very apparent" shortcummings, its still a very, very nice image, and i for one would be well pleased if it was mine.

thanks for sharin'

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Dave

alan meehan (Alan) · #11 30-09-2009, 07:28 AM

You mean there was more than one m31 at duckadang ,nice shot Paul.

acropolite (Phil) · #12 06-10-2009, 01:27 PM

Looks pretty damn good to me, I'd be more than happy with that result.

RobF (Rob) · #13 07-10-2009, 09:54 PM

Looks damned sweet to me Paul - good shooting!

renormalised (Carl) · #14 08-10-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie

A great image considering that the object stays low to horizon in Aust maybe a tad too much magenta but Id be proud if it were my image.

An impossible shot from my site

(

You need to head up to Broome, Rob. Not so low down from there

Nice shot, Paul

Tamtarn · #15 08-10-2009, 01:30 PM

Great effort Paul considering only 3min shots.

You guys up there are so lucky to be able to catch this beauty. Unfortunately it's a no show down here

[1ponders] (Paul) · #16 09-10-2009, 06:33 PM

Come for a drive next astrofest B & D