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23-08-2014, 03:26 PM
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Modestly deep Helix
I had hopes for decidedly more data....but the Sydney weather has put a hiatus on my imaging for a bit
Blending such a silly amount of H-alpha (34 hours worth) proved to be a challenge with such little RGB...which I suspect the only way I'll solve the problem is to get more L + RGB... weather permitting.
Anyway,
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23-08-2014, 03:36 PM
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Very nice
23-08-2014, 03:42 PM
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Very nice Peter,
23-08-2014, 03:55 PM
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Beautiful deep Ha, Peter! I can see some structures clearly that were only hinted at in the 20 odd hours of Ha that I did with the Ceravolo at f/9.
23-08-2014, 03:56 PM
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Very nice
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Very nice Peter,
Ta... 3 nm H-alpha filters are pretty much immune to Moonlight and skyglow...hence a few hours at a time slowly adds up.
23-08-2014, 05:29 PM
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Very nice, Peter
23-08-2014, 08:37 PM
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Peter, that's beautiful! Well done!
23-08-2014, 09:09 PM
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Peter, that's beautiful! Well done!
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Very nice, Peter
Thanks gentlemen.
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Beautiful deep Ha, Peter! I can see some structures clearly that were only hinted at in the 20 odd hours of Ha that I did with the Ceravolo at f/9.
Thanks Rick. I think your excellent Ceravolo rendition has a tad more res...to be expected at F9...so swings and round-abouts I guess.
I've got an additional 10 hours of OIII....it will probably get blended in at some stage...
23-08-2014, 09:21 PM
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Look at those pinpoint round stars!
Were your exposures 30 minutes in duration each?
Look forward to the final product! I've been capturing this with the FSQ as filler waiting for NGC253 to rise; it's a tiny little blob in the middle of the screen.
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23-08-2014, 09:40 PM
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Look at those pinpoint round stars!
Were your exposures 30 minutes in duration each?
Look forward to the final product! I've been capturing this with the FSQ as filler waiting for NGC253 to rise; it's a tiny little blob in the middle of the screen.
H
Thanks H.... I started with 20 minute subs but quickly realised 30 minutes was the way to go. In fact I'd go deeper again, but I suspect there is a plot by Sydney ATC to constantly vector aircraft above my obs
The seeing however wasn't the best for a good portion of the data run, so I think some needs to be tossed and replaced.
That said, I'm pretty happy with getting some rarely imaged, faint outer detail from the 'burbs.
23-08-2014, 11:09 PM
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Just layered in 5 hours of OIII....
Seems to have accentuated the "spokes" a tad more
Same link as before
24-08-2014, 09:53 AM
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Peter,impressive even on my crap monitor.
24-08-2014, 11:57 AM
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Peter,impressive even on my crap monitor.
Thanks Louie....but I often wonder what would be possible if I moved the rig to a dark site...
24-08-2014, 12:06 PM
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I don't understand all the technical points you list Peter, but i would certainly be happy with that shot,
beautiful work indeed.
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24-08-2014, 01:07 PM
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I don't understand all the technical points you list Peter, but i would certainly be happy with that shot,
beautiful work indeed.
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Thank you Leon. Hopefully this weather will clear so I can give it some finishing touches
24-08-2014, 01:54 PM
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Thanks Louie....but I often wonder what would be possible if I moved the rig to a dark site...
The Universe!just do it!
24-08-2014, 02:02 PM
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Class image Peter as expected from yourself.....hopefully I can achieve something half as good with my STT
24-08-2014, 05:24 PM
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I like the OIII version. Nice work Pete.
24-08-2014, 09:24 PM
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I like the OIII version. Nice work Pete.
Thanks Paul.
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Class image Peter as expected from yourself.....hopefully I can achieve something half as good with my STT
STT's + AO can work miracles even for a hack like me
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The Universe!just do it!
I wish... but the one that must be obeyed might need convincing
25-08-2014, 06:24 AM
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The O111 version has come up nicely as you say picked up more of the structure. A great image. This must be one of your longest images?
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beautiful work indeed.
