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22-01-2013, 10:35 AM
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B&W Carina
After seeing my hero (Federer) do well in the tennis, I wandered outside to see what the clouds looked like....
 it was clear! ..... but also pretty late.
I figured a 1/2 hour or so of imaging would not ruffle dometic affairs too much and avoid my being put in the house of the Canis Major.....
So, yet another, ho-hum eta-carina resulted.
Still...it's such a cool object 
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22-01-2013, 10:50 AM
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Fantastic result for 30 mins after the tennis. Such a big field, full of interest. I love the sharp detail in the centre and the delicate, billowing cirrus effect in the top lobe. Crying out for some colour.
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22-01-2013, 11:26 AM
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Roger, Roger, Roger!
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
After seeing my hero (Federer) do well in the tennis, I wandered outside to see what the clouds looked like....
it was clear! ..... but also pretty late.
I figured a 1/2 hour or so of imaging would not ruffle dometic affairs too much and avoid my being put in the house of the Canis Major.....
So, yet another, ho-hum eta-carina resulted.
Still...it's such a cool object
The link is here |
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22-01-2013, 11:28 AM
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So much detail and sharp as a tack. Superb.
Images like this remind me of the first time I saw NGC 3372 through my 12" DOB and a borrowed 13mm TV Ethos at the dark skies of Hazeldean, SE QLD. Star n Car had two tiny lobes, which the owner of the Ethos called the 'fried eggs'. It was one of those jaw dropping moments that I will never forget.
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22-01-2013, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Bait
So much detail and sharp as a tack. Superb.
Images like this remind me of the first time I saw NGC 3372 through my 12" DOB ...........
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Ta. Clear skies *and* reasonable seeing...gotta have a win sometimes
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Roger, Roger, Roger!
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Oi ! Oi ! Oi !
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Originally Posted by Rigel003
Fantastic result ..... Crying out for some colour.
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Thanks, but it's a very bright object and doesn't need much exposure to look good. Colour?  Think I might have one of those lying around somewhere.... 
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22-01-2013, 01:17 PM
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Lots of dust for a short exposure. Gotta love that fast scope!
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22-01-2013, 02:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Ward
After seeing my hero (Federer) do well in the tennis, I wandered outside to see what the clouds looked like....
it was clear! ..... but also pretty late.
I figured a 1/2 hour or so of imaging would not ruffle dometic affairs too much and avoid my being put in the house of the Canis Major.....
So, yet another, ho-hum eta-carina resulted.
Still...it's such a cool object
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Got to love that scope Peter. Amazing for 30 minutes.
Cheers
Steve
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22-01-2013, 02:46 PM
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Lovely, Peter!
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22-01-2013, 03:10 PM
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Lovely, Peter!
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Appreciated Laurie!
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Got to love that scope Peter. Amazing for 30 minutes.
Cheers
Steve
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Thanks Steve, it's actually a 2 panel mosaic, 50% res. Each expoure was 15 minutes straight (no subs).
But more than just fast optic I think may be going on here: high QE camera + low noise, really stable focus and guiding also helps 
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Lots of dust for a short exposure. Gotta love that fast scope!
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Ta, probably more gas than dust.
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23-01-2013, 07:35 AM
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Peter,
Does the AP 305 come with any tip tilt adjustment for CCD array orthogonal error? Tip tilt is a absolute necessity for the little RH200 f/3 scope. Now I know why I could never get my 12" f/3.6 properly collimated with my STL. I was batteling a tilted array with no way to adjust it.
j
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23-01-2013, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dvj
Peter,
Does the AP 305 come with any tip tilt adjustment for CCD array orthogonal error? Tip tilt is a absolute necessity for the little RH200 f/3 scope. Now I know why I could never get my 12" f/3.6 properly collimated with my STL. I was batteling a tilted array with no way to adjust it.
j
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John, no it doesn't. I use shim stock
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23-01-2013, 11:55 AM
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I like that image - it's so clear & sharp across the whole giant field.
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24-01-2013, 08:50 AM
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A beautiful photo Peter.
Very sharp and detailed and I love the way you process the B&W...amazing tones.
Not bad for 30 minutes work!
Ross.
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25-01-2013, 04:38 PM
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Peter, ho-hum, yes I agree, it's just really average indeed. Well, you know you have a lot of good pals out here who would love to help you out and take that terrible scope off your hands. 
Eta Carina is a magnificent object, and for 30mins of data, your image looks great.
Regards,
Steve
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