M20 with orion starshoot pro v2.0.

Forgey (Paula) · #1 23-09-2013, 12:07 AM

It's been a while since I did any imaging (Melbourne weather

) but I finally got the chance to try out the new camera tonight. So i hearby present my first image with the orion starshoot pro v2.0. I'm Completely new to CCD imaging so I have heaps to learn.
1 hour of 3minute exposures stacked in MaxIm DL then tweaked in CS5
Focus is off a little bit and there's some hot pixels
Flats/darks/bias added.

Equipment
Saxon ED100, HEQ5 pro, orion starshoot pro v2.0,

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #2 23-09-2013, 06:19 AM

Good work, looks a great first image...

Larryp (Laurie) · #3 23-09-2013, 07:26 AM

Looks good, Paula

2stroke (Jay) · #4 23-09-2013, 11:13 AM

Your cal files failed bub here's one with 20x 3min subs 10 x .057 flats raw(TV) 10x bais and 3x 180s darks, no photoshop work just star-align stacked and cal'd in maxim dl 5 and set to a viewing range ruffly.

Forgey (Paula) · #5 23-09-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2stroke

Your cal files failed bub here's one with 20x 3min subs 10 x .057 flats raw(TV) 10x bais and 3x 180s darks, no photoshop work just star-align stacked and cal'd in maxim dl 5 and set to a viewing range ruffly.

Thanks Hunny.

Forgey (Paula) · #6 23-09-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Astroman

Good work, looks a great first image...

Thanks Andrew.

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Originally Posted by Larryp

Looks good, Paula

Thanks Laurie.

Forgey (Paula) · #7 23-09-2013, 10:19 PM

I had a bit of a play. I re-stacked it because apparently it didn't add the darks and bias properly. This time i used the following - maxim dl, nebulosity, fits liberator and CS5.

rcheshire (Rowland) · #8 24-09-2013, 01:13 PM

Very nice Paula. I would be inclined to lighten up the background and show off more of that bluish neb. Still a quality image.

LightningNZ (Cam) · #9 24-09-2013, 06:15 PM

Nice repro Paula. Looks really good - nice round stars.
-Cam

TheAstroChannel (Sean) · #10 24-09-2013, 08:42 PM

You got that... With a starshoot? I cant do jack with mine!
Awesome image!

Forgey (Paula) · #11 26-09-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rcheshire

Very nice Paula. I would be inclined to lighten up the background and show off more of that bluish neb. Still a quality image.

Thanks Rowland. I think if i lighten it up more it will be too bright ( well it will on my computer)

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Originally Posted by LightningNZ

Nice repro Paula. Looks really good - nice round stars.
-Cam

Thanks Cam, I think focus is off just a tad tho.

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Originally Posted by TheAstroChannel

You got that... With a starshoot? I cant do jack with mine!
Awesome image!

Thanks Sean. I'm using a deep sky ccd camera thats worth about 1600 not the starshoot webcam.