IC2948/Thackeray's Globules - 20 & 25 Feb

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

A combined effort from two knights work. I was hoping to have a lot more but flexure is getting the best of me atm.

1hr 30min over the two nights of 20 & 25 Feb
Meade 8" @f/10, SCVF-H9, Ha. 9/600sec

More data makes a big difference. My previous effort of 50 min.

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I have found this a very challenging image to process. It has such a wide range of contrast, even within the major globule itself, that getting detail without accentuating noise and then reducing noise without losing hard won detail quite a learning experience in curve manipulation.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Great shot, shows up really well. You have balanced it out pretty good I think.


Not bad for two Knights doing the work, but couldn't you have done it yourself?

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

They've been long Knights Andrew Oh well

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

A hard days Knight eh Paul.
Imaging and processing.
Lovely work.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

A combined effort from two knights work. I was hoping to have a lot more but flexure is getting the best of me atm.

Hi Paul

Some great results there – good work. So, was (Ron) Knight one of the two Knights?

I feel your frustration with flexure and I hope you manage to chase it down.

Cheers

Dennis

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Great work there Paul.
Its very impessive to me.
Keep it up.

Cheers Kev.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Sorry Ron, Freudian Slip there. . No Dennis the last knight in question was the knight before the Knight was here.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Paul, sorry to be a pain, but I still prefer the 1st image.

The contrast may not be as good, but there is definately something about it that makes me prefer it

Where you using a 'round table' on the 1st Knight?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Aaaah huh! You're trying to match this aren't ya buddy aaaalmost there

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...42374/original

he he

Mike

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

I'm pretty happy with it Mike, for a Meade 8" Sct @ f/10. It still needing a bit of a collimation tweek (will we ever get some decent seeing here ) but can you feel that hot breathe down the back of your neck? Here comes the VC200

150% upsize from Meade and SX

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Oh yeh I can feel it...can you write your phone number on my collar while you're there?..just use your decon lipstick

I've only got a 6" but it's 1300mm long ....you have an 8" and it's 2000mm long

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Meade SCT / Starfire Apo

Tell you what, lets swap for the weekend and I'll let you know.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Meade SCT / Starfire Apo

Tell you what, lets swap for the weekend and I'll let you know.

Breathing on my neck, wife swapping, my goodness, stop it, we aren't alone you know

[adman (Adam)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Oh yeh I can feel it...can you write your phone number on my collar while you're there?..just use your decon lipstick

I've only got a 6" but it's 1300mm long ....you have an 8" and it's 2000mm long

Mike - you are frisky tonight!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Wife? what wife? I'm too busy buying astronomy gear to buy flowers.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great close up. Nice capture.