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Old 27-10-2013, 12:17 AM
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Horsehead Nebula

Hi everyone, I took these subs at a wimb really just as I was about to pack up. I only managed 4 X 5 minute subs before the moon came up. I didn't really expect it to turn out ok, and was surprised. Obviously this needs more data but it's a start. thanks for looking. As always critique and advice welcome.

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Object: Barnard33 and friends
Location: North of Townsville NQLD
Camera: Modded Canon 1100D Astronomic CLS-CCD clip filter
Scope: Carbon Fibre Skywatcher 8" f/4 astrograph, MPCC
Exposure: 4 x 300sec @ ISO1600
Guiding: QHY5 4" f/5 newt and PHD
Captured with: APT - Astro Photography Tool
Stacked in DSS and processed in Photoshop CS2

Better quality version at the link http://astrob.in/61554/
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Old 27-10-2013, 01:20 AM
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Bet you wished you took a few more!!
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Old 27-10-2013, 06:17 AM
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Look at all that Ha Top shot Rex

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Old 27-10-2013, 08:45 AM
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Good one, Rex!
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Old 27-10-2013, 09:45 AM
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That does it. I gotta get a DSLR modded somehow.

Nice shot considering the short exp.
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Old 27-10-2013, 09:55 AM
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That does it. I gotta get a DSLR modded somehow.

Nice shot considering the short exp.
Haha, indeed! Or in my case, I want to make the jump to CCD.

Yes, very nice shot and I hope you get more data Rex.
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Old 27-10-2013, 10:09 AM
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Lovely image, well done.
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Old 27-10-2013, 03:06 PM
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Excellent, especially for only 20 mins of subs.
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Old 27-10-2013, 04:45 PM
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Bet you wished you took a few more!!
Yeah I do but the moon came up so would have washed out any further subs that I took. Next time

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Look at all that Ha Top shot Rex

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Thanks Jo, I really like what the modd has done for this camera.

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Good one, Rex!
Thanks Laurie.

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That does it. I gotta get a DSLR modded somehow.

Nice shot considering the short exp.
Thank you Kevin. As I said mate it's not that hard,honestly, you just have to take your time, and make sure you have done plenty of research so you know what to expect.

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Haha, indeed! Or in my case, I want to make the jump to CCD.

Yes, very nice shot and I hope you get more data Rex.
Thanks Chris. I definitely will, just depends on when.

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Lovely image, well done.
Thanks Ingrid.

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Excellent, especially for only 20 mins of subs.
Thanks Mariusz. Sometimes we just get lucky, as I said it was at a wimb and really didn't expect it to turn out ok.
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Old 27-10-2013, 04:53 PM
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Excellent shot. Colours are spot on. More data will make it even cooler.
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Old 27-10-2013, 10:59 PM
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Thanks Marc. Hopefully next weekend I will manage to get some more, although the weather is supposed to me closing in on wednesday. We can only hope the weather man is wrong.
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Old 28-10-2013, 05:44 PM
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Nice Rex, I really like it.

Gary Honis has some YouTube vids on modding these DSLR cameras. I have a 450D but I still need it for regular use so I won't touch it.
I think JB HIFI had 1100D's body only for less that $400 a couple of weeks ago. Would have grabbed one if it wasn't for the money that I spent on my mount.
But then again, if I didn't have the mount, I wouldn't need the camera either
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Old 28-10-2013, 10:29 PM
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Thanks Kosh.
Yes Gary is a wealth of information when it comes to modding dslr's. Both filter removal and cooling mods.
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Old 29-10-2013, 10:45 PM
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Rex,

Nice horse and flame really good.

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Old 30-10-2013, 01:06 PM
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Nice horse and flame really good.

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Thanks Carl. Can't wait to get some more subs to add to it.
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Old 30-10-2013, 03:51 PM
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Horsehead Nebula

Lovely shot Rex. I particularly like the framing with the horse to the right of centre and the diffraction on the larger stars.
Would make a nice poster.

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Old 30-10-2013, 07:54 PM
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I agree, great framing and composition, more data will make it a great image.
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Old 30-10-2013, 08:40 PM
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Lovely shot Rex. I particularly like the framing with the horse to the right of centre and the diffraction on the larger stars.
Would make a nice poster.

Cheers,
Ross...
Thanks Ross. I too like difraction spikes, and wanted to make sure the star at the top was in the frame. As for making the horse off centre, that was to allow me to get the flame neb in as well.

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Thanks Brett, hopefully this weekend.
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