Hi to all,
Feels like a very long time since I've taken an image, but I've been messing lately with a new FSQ106ED. It's a very nice little scope and works well with the reducer at f3.7, or just under 400mm.
This image is 8 hours worth taken over 5 nigths, dodging clouds in March/April, while it was still high enough to get an hour or two on each night.
Very nice image Eddie. I like the way the whole nebula is contained within the image. I found that I could not get it all in with the TSA102.
Thanks Paul. The TSA102 is f5? I'm really after maximum field with the FSQ which is why I've only used it at f3.7. This object certainly benefits from the wider field.
Thanks Houghy. But on closer inspection, it looks a bit like an unladen swallow...!
african or european? Seriously Eddie it is a fantastic image, and i do not mean to trivialise it by referring to it as a galah it is more subtle than some other images I have seen and it has a fair amount of detail. Did you process it so that the neb stood out by shrinking the star size or is that the power of the FSQ?
african or european? Seriously Eddie it is a fantastic image, and i do not mean to trivialise it by referring to it as a galah it is more subtle than some other images I have seen and it has a fair amount of detail. Did you process it so that the neb stood out by shrinking the star size or is that the power of the FSQ?
No problem mate! Some of these popular nebula names deserve questioning And now that you've turned it around and given me a reference, I can see that you weren't joking anyway! Totally...
Yes, after years of blending Ha with RGB and other narrowband forays, I'm making an effort to try for true colour and a more natural appearance of things. And finding it very difficult due mainly to the Gold Coast conditions. The light dome here extends up to about 80 degrees so there is always skyglow and gradients to contend with except for that 40 degree sweet spot overhead...
As for the stars, I think the opposite is true. The FSQ is so sharp and produces such small stars that they are always mega-bright and they really subdue the already dim bits that are down around the skyglow level in 10 minutes....So yes, I did some dimming of the stars, using Photoshop CS4's Highlight compression when converting from 32-bit HDR to a 16-bit image.
it is more subtle than some other images I have seen and it has a fair amount of detail. Did you process it so that the neb stood out by shrinking the star size or is that the power of the FSQ?
