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05-01-2010, 01:01 PM
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Horse Season.
I managed to get 2hrs in last night before the moon spoilt the view, to add to the 70mins I had from the other night. I am still struggling with the field rotation or poor flattener spacing, but next full moon I will try to sort it. 
7x10min & 8x15mins(dithered)-3hrs10mins total
Flat & Bias frames in DSS
Megrez 110 & QHY8, Nebulosity2
Guided ST80 and DSI Pro II in PHD
EQ6 and EQMOD
Photoshop CS3
http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/...d3hrs10min.png
Thanks for looking! 
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05-01-2010, 01:20 PM
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That is a beautiful image. With such long exposures how do you not blow out the big star above the flame nebula. I have data taken at 0 degrees each being 8 min but every time I stretch the data the star blows out hugely.
Mark
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05-01-2010, 01:23 PM
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Newtonian power! Love it!
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Nice image, though theres a green hue though the stars/background that i can see other than that not bad.
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05-01-2010, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bmitchell82
Nice image, though theres a green hue though the stars/background that i can see other than that not bad.
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Thanks.
I'll check it again and back the green off a bit for you, however, you may want to calibrate/re-calibrate your monitor. 
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Originally Posted by batema
That is a beautiful image. With such long exposures how do you not blow out the big star above the flame nebula. I have data taken at 0 degrees each being 8 min but every time I stretch the data the star blows out hugely.
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Thankyou very much.
I think it is a combination of scope, camera and UV/IR filter type/placement in the imaging train. Other than that, I am not doing anything different.
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05-01-2010, 02:52 PM
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ze frogginator
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Nice one Gray. Sharp as and lovely colors. 
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05-01-2010, 03:34 PM
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Newtonian power! Love it!
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My monitor is just fine 19" Dell Ultrasharp that has a Spyder 3 attached to it permanently. i could take it a step further and sit in the room with the walls painted specially for colour calibration and printing?
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05-01-2010, 04:42 PM
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Nice one Gray. Sharp as and lovely colors. |
Thanks, Marc! It is only my second ever attempt at Mr Ed, so I'm pretty happy. Cheers and clears!!
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06-01-2010, 10:18 AM
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Great rendition of the HH Gray. You seem to be mastering the QHY.
Did you find the regime in capture and processing to be a much more difficult learning curve than with the 40D ??
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06-01-2010, 11:56 AM
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Thank you for your comments, guys!
I'm not having too much trouble with the QHY8 procedures as I've mucked around quite a bit with LRGB, which gives you a good starting point, learning to stretch, layer and combine etc. What I am having trouble with is the larger field of view and flattener positioning and/or field rotation. It is driving me nuts!! 
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06-01-2010, 12:03 PM
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Just a note on this image. One of my Society collegues has noted that with the great treatment of Alnitak, I seem to have imaged its 9.5mag companion. My software does not show its position or even that it is there, but I guess it is the small star at 9 o'clock to Alnitak.
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06-01-2010, 05:29 PM
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Newtonian power! Love it!
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Originally Posted by TheDecepticon
Just a note on this image. One of my Society collegues has noted that with the great treatment of Alnitak, I seem to have imaged its 9.5mag companion. My software does not show its position or even that it is there, but I guess it is the small star at 9 o'clock to Alnitak. |
Just looking at the image theres alot of secondary dots on the major stars. but if you have thats a good capture.
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06-01-2010, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDecepticon
What I am having trouble with is the larger field of view and flattener positioning and/or field rotation. It is driving me nuts!! |
Could it be the spacing between the flattener and CCD?
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07-01-2010, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Tilt
Could it be the spacing between the flattener and CCD?
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I think it is. Tonight, I tossed away everything to do with the correct spacing and went to an off the wall scenario. I have reduced the spacing to about 21mm and although results still aren't great, I have a result. I'll keep chipping away! 
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07-01-2010, 09:13 AM
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Very nice Graham, You have managed Alnitak very well. It's a bugger and need to be switchable for imaging.
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07-01-2010, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Hagar
Very nice Graham, You have managed Alnitak very well. It's a bugger and need to be switchable for imaging.
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Thanks for your comments, Doug!
Lol! Would that be Meade Lightswitch Technology?  
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