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Old 25-07-2007, 05:24 PM
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Tuc 47 and LMC at 5am

Hi Guys..

Last night i was laying in bed coughing and spluttering with a bit of a cold coming on, so i said bugger this, cant lay here all night, awake, and decided to whisk away to the observatory, at 4 am this morning.

These two images are the better of the four objects i imaged, although it was a bit windy, it was pretty clear, and no dew or frost.

First is (Large Mag Cloud) 20 exposures @ 35 Sec's @800 ISO, unguided on G11, with Canon 300mm F/2.8 lens and 5D, processed in Image Plus, in camera darks, no flats.

Second is ( 47 Tuc ) all times and exposures as the first image.

All comments welcome, good or otherwise.

Cheers Leon
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Old 25-07-2007, 05:41 PM
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Old 25-07-2007, 06:57 PM
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Old 25-07-2007, 07:21 PM
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Yes, its nearly that time of the year again to start LMC/SMC imaging. A marvellous presentation of the LMC Leon. Well done mate. Really enjoy the large FOV displaying the faint knots of nebulosity outside the large HII dominate region. Would love to see a larger image of it.
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Old 25-07-2007, 08:10 PM
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Well done Leon. At the bottom centre of LMC is that the supernova? Looks like a small red circle of nebulosity.
Lovely shots, congrats.
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Old 25-07-2007, 09:10 PM
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Hooly-Dooly Leon! Tarantula stands out beautifully!!!!
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Well done Leon. At the bottom centre of LMC is that the supernova? Looks like a small red circle of nebulosity.
Lovely shots, congrats.
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Duncan, here is the location of Supernova 1987A in Leons image
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Old 25-07-2007, 09:53 PM
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Thanks Ken for pointing that out, i knew it was in there somewhere, but not quite sure where, and thanks for the other comments, from you other good folk.

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Old 25-07-2007, 09:55 PM
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Thanks Ken for pointing that out, i knew it was in there somewhere,
Leon
Yeah, not much to look at these days. But back in 1987 it was fantastic for months! Even with an 'Unaided Eye'
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Old 25-07-2007, 10:01 PM
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Actually, to get it right, it shouldn't be called Supernova 1987a.

SN1987A occurred 170,000 years ago, so that would make it SN-BC168,013a
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Old 25-07-2007, 10:13 PM
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Hi Leon very good shots but it looks so blocky on my monitor, any one else has this?
Unless it is slightly over processed?
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Old 25-07-2007, 10:15 PM
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Yea Mill here too, buggered if i know why, maybe i'm doing something very wrong in the processing area.

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Old 25-07-2007, 10:17 PM
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Hey Ken, back in dose days of film, and when i was much younger, about 30 years younger, i happened to get tis image of the Supa Nova and then one with a meteor, pretty poor stuff back then, but that is the way it was.

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excellent Leon, thank you for your insomnia!!
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Old 25-07-2007, 11:06 PM
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Love that LMC leon,
Fond memories!!
That was the first DSO I imaged/stacked and got a half decent result.
Remember thinking "Holy cow, I can do this!!!"
...how wrong I was!!!!!!!!
Great images mate.
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Old 26-07-2007, 12:02 AM
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Hi Leon the LMC is a beauty, there so much to see in that image.

A fantastic capture
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Old 26-07-2007, 12:21 AM
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Hi Leon very good shots but it looks so blocky on my monitor, any one else has this?
Unless it is slightly over processed?
Yep, especially on the enlarge version. It appears to be JPEG conversion artifact.
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Old 26-07-2007, 12:22 AM
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Hey Ken, back in dose days of film, and when i was much younger, about 30 years younger, i happened to get tis image of the Supa Nova and then one with a meteor, pretty poor stuff back then, but that is the way it was.

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They are great Leon. I notice that Tarantula hadn't formed then.
But SN1987a was certainly bright
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Old 26-07-2007, 06:38 AM
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Yes the LMC shot shots heavy compression artifacts - how are you saving for web, Leon?

Very very nice images!
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Old 26-07-2007, 08:24 AM
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Mike, when it comes to saving for web and that sort of stuff i really dont know what i'm doing, so to speak, if some one could suggest the procedure from image to posting i would be so happy.

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