Hi everyone,
Finally sat down and actually finished off a few more pictures which are building up on the hard drive. This is my third attempt this year of this and this one came out rather well. Last two attempts focus drifted and those dust bunnies got to breeding! Managed 40 x 5 min @ iso 800 with cooled 40D and 8" newt.
Spent a bit more time on this one in PS to try to get the dust and reflection neb to stand out. Another 40 subs should make this one real nice, but all in all happy with what I have managed so far.
All comments / critics etc welcome!
Hi Gary,
Stunning!
I like everything in the shot, composition, color, processing, contrast, you name it.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing I loved it.
Which part of Corona Australis is this if I can ask?
Nice and smooth Garyh excellant shot ,thats a good combination newt and 40d cooled camera
Thanks Alan, yes I am quiet happy with this combo, A OSC would be nicer but . I thought by now that I would have killed the 40D but it keeps plugging along!
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Originally Posted by Matt Wastell
Hi Gary
Fantastic image - from my uneducated view it is perfect!
Great site too!
I should drop by 'Deep Space' more often!
cheers Matt, well never perfect (we imagers are always wanting better) but would be my best effort so far and happy with what I captured...thanks Mate!
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Originally Posted by multiweb
That's a real sweet shot. Wow! Perfect!
thankyou Marc! it was a good night! transparency was really good which helps bring up that dusty stuff!
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Great shot Gary
Many thanks Trev!
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Originally Posted by RobF
Wonderful. Just wonderful.
Glad you liked it Rob! Love this area! a must every year!
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
oooh aaah
I love it.
thanks JJJ
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
lovely shot Gary
Thanks Dave
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Originally Posted by mithrandir
Noice.
Be 157, NGC 6723/6726/6729, Epsilon CrA and 20 or so (not necessarily visible here) galaxies in the PGC.
cheers Andrew, sure is a busy area isn`t it! Only if there were a few small galaxies thrown into the background
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Excellent shot Gary, evrything is spot on
Make sure you enter it in the DM's next year, David loves this region
Mike
Thanks Mike! Yeah David loves this area doesn`t he!
Be a first for a DSLR to get a HM but! but you never know!
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Originally Posted by bmitchell82
That is a great photo Gary, even the diffraction spikes are crisp and clear with the rainbow love it
Many thanks Brendon! must try for more subs!
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Originally Posted by luigi
Hi Gary,
Stunning!
I like everything in the shot, composition, color, processing, contrast, you name it.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing I loved it.
Which part of Corona Australis is this if I can ask?
cheers Luis! glad you enjoyed the image!
This area is on the northern end of the arc of stars not far from Gamma Corona Australis which would be to the left of the picture and around RA19 hrs DEC-37 degrees
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Originally Posted by Alchemy
Excellent work Gary , everything is well done, nothing to fault, I could point out all the lovely details, but the pic speaks for itself.
thanks Clive I think I got the colors pretty right!
Wow, that was a surprise. That is a beauty. Only minor suggestion would be a bit of light deconvolution on the stars (not the object) which seem just slightly blurred or soft.
Wow, that was a surprise. That is a beauty. Only minor suggestion would be a bit of light deconvolution on the stars (not the object) which seem just slightly blurred or soft.
Greg.
thanks Greg, I usually do some slight decon on my images but it did introduce a bit too much noise into the darker areas, so didn`t do it with this image. Havn`t mastered how to do this on only stars?
cheers Gary
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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh
Very nicely done Gary; a terrific result for a DSLR shot.
How do you cool a DSLR?
Cheers
Martin
Thanks Martin, doesn`t do too bad a shot the old 40D
Cooling a DSLR is quiet tricky, most just put it in a peltier cooled box but I went for the direct approach by cooling the cmos directly like CentralDS with a copper coldfinger....Works ok but not as good as the commercial job or as pretty! Will pull the cmos down 20degrees below ambient.
Attached a picture of the camera just after the modd, not quiet finished but you can see the finger sticking out the side..No frosting problems as of yet.
cheers Gary
Managed 40 x 5 min @ iso 800 with cooled 40D and 8" newt. 
love it
but you never know!
