Leo Triplet

[Hagar (Doug)]

10 X 10 minute images, no darks flats or bias. Camera was running at full cooling. Focus could have been a little better and more longer subs would have improved the image.

[leon]

Gee Doug, you cant complain about that one, very nice, did you crop this one Doug, I sort of like the very wide field on objects like this, however you captured this well.

Leon

[Lester]

You are pumping out some great DSO images Doug, well done.

[Astrod00d]

You've got some great detail there Doug, I agree that longer subs would make the result even better.

Cheers,

Rob

[Ric]

A great looking image Doug, you've captured some great detail in this one.

Cheers

[monoxide]

nice one Doug,
starting to pull in some nice detail there but like you said more data would bring it right out.
cmon Doug, wheres the 20 min subs, hit it hard mate.
should be no problems with the payload you got on the mount

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Galaxies are looking great doug, im suprised you are getting so much imaging in , the weather has been so uncooperative here in Melbourne for the last 8 weeks.

I see you are running a full cooling, did you solve the fogging/icing issue you had?


Clive

[Deeno]

Great Pic

[TrevorW]

Hi Doug

As a point of interest what scope, camera and mount did you use too take this shot which is excellent by the way.

Thanks

[Terry B]

Nice image Doug but needs those flats to get rid of the dust motes down the bottom.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice image Doug.

1) Use flats!
2) The photoshop (noel carboni?) diffraction spikes are overdone on this image.

Excellent work otherwise.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Yes thje Difraction spikes stuffed it. It really looks better without them.

Scope: Takahashi FS102
Camera: QHY8 CCD
Mount: EQ6 auto guided with Q Guider and ED80.

[skeltz (Rob)]

Nice image doug but i must agree the diffraction spikes spoil it a bit.
Is the picture cropped?and if so have you considered getting the tak field flattener/reducer?
I have a fs102 myself and they are a great scope
CHEERS

[Hagar (Doug)]

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Galaxies are looking great doug, im suprised you are getting so much imaging in , the weather has been so uncooperative here in Melbourne for the last 8 weeks.

I see you are running a full cooling, did you solve the fogging/icing issue you had?


Clive

Hi Clive, It really seems dependant on the ambient temprature. It was sitting at about 10 degrees C and no ice formed It looks like once the temp drops below about 5 degrees I have an ice problem.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Originally Posted by rpsastronomy

Nice image doug but i must agree the diffraction spikes spoil it a bit.
Is the picture cropped?and if so have you considered getting the tak field flattener/reducer?
I have a fs102 myself and they are a great scope
CHEERS

I have thought about the reducer but $ are the only problem. The minister for finance seems to think a divorse may be cheaper than astro photography. No sense of humour at all.

[Tamtarn]

Lookin' good Doug some nice detail there

[Spiney (Steve)]

Great shot. The Leo triplets are high up on my favorites list, well done.