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Old 25-06-2009, 03:54 PM
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corona australis

just finished and hot of the computer, this week provided 2 unexpected clear nights enabling me to finish this one.

Not quite up to the standard of Eddies recent monster, mind you its only a 5 inch scope with a single shot color camera...

edit...... due to requests slightly larger image as per link

http://stormfrontobservatory.googlepages.com/images2009

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Mount G11
Scope W/O FLT132
Camera QHY8
Exposures 35 x 20 mins

only at 30% due to 200kb limit
plus a 50% crop from the centre

see ya

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Old 25-06-2009, 04:04 PM
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Looks very good to me. A larger image would be nice but the dust and brighter objects are well displayed. The star in the small yellow nebula is a variable so check your picture against older ones to see any variation.

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Old 25-06-2009, 04:17 PM
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Nice work Clive. The new scope is delivering the goods. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Old 25-06-2009, 04:33 PM
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Hey Clive, that looks familiar!! Unfortunately cloud and a computer glitch cut short the colour gathering session for my slightly wider version last night so you beat me to the punch! Stay tuned though ... I figure with the sydney weather as it is, I'll have it finished around september

You've captured the detail, beauty & colour of this field really well without overexposing the brights areas - very nice indeed I'd love to see a larger version though!

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Old 25-06-2009, 04:52 PM
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Very nice Clive... Love all the rich colors in the nebula and starfield. Nice work. Bet you are loving the new scope!!!!!
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Old 25-06-2009, 05:07 PM
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Superb image Clive.
I see a halo around ngc 6144. Is that an artefact?
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Old 25-06-2009, 05:42 PM
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Friggin brilliant Clive love it!

Your best image to date in my opinion and one of the best I have seen of this region. Eddies recent image with the 16" RC is amazing for it's detail but your shot showcases the region better, this area needs FOV. You have lots of colour and deliniation between the various nebulous structures, beautiful. Yes a real shame we can't see a bigger version.

It's like you have reinvented yourself mate, give yourself a pat on the back my friend and I expect you will be in Parkes next year

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Old 25-06-2009, 05:47 PM
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Friggin Brilliant is an understatement!! The widefield looks great but the close in crop is absolutely stunning! Its fantastic!
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Old 25-06-2009, 05:51 PM
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Old 25-06-2009, 06:28 PM
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Another top class image from your new APO Clive. Loads of detail and smoothly processed.
Glad you had a couple more clear nights to finish it
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Old 25-06-2009, 07:46 PM
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simply lovely, detailed and in need of a dustbuster!
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Old 25-06-2009, 08:18 PM
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That's fantastic. Love the detail in the dust, nebulosity around the centre, the globular....
HECK - I can't decide where to look its all so good!
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Old 25-06-2009, 08:57 PM
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Fabulous image with so much happening. A pleasure to see.

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Old 25-06-2009, 09:18 PM
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Awesome image Clive. There is just so much to look at.

Lovely depth and the colours are beautiful.

I would love to see a higher res version. Top work.
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Old 26-06-2009, 11:25 AM
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Clive that is fabulous !!
It's one of my favourite objects and here you've captured the detail beautifully.
Love the colours and how smooth it looks too.

Top work mate.

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Old 26-06-2009, 01:17 PM
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Thats one for the pool room. Beautifully composed and processed.
Something to aspire to in imaging a fabulously rich region of sky.
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Old 26-06-2009, 01:53 PM
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Gorgeous image, thanks Clive
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Old 26-06-2009, 02:43 PM
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A larger image would be nice but the dust and brighter objects are well displayed.
its there now bert. i relented and put it on a webpage, its uploaded at 4 meg but probably a meg or so by the time googlepages crunch it down in size.

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Nice work Clive. The new scope is delivering the goods. Looking forward to seeing more
thanks Jase..... havent seen much from you lately... where you been ?

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Hey Clive, that looks familiar!! ! Stay tuned though ...

I'd love to see a larger version though!

Cheers, Marcus
i had at look at yours marcus, its got better detail than this when you look at the large version of yours.
Got in before the crowds expectations are raised that high !!!!!
there is now a larger version at the first post... link....


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Bet you are loving the new scope!!!!!
a new scope is always fun, hope to see some with your fsq 106 soon.... real soon!!!!

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It's like you have reinvented yourself mate, give yourself a pat on the back my friend and I expect you will be in Parkes next year


mike i have had to rethink my imaging strategy, much longer exposures careful selection of objects, it will be 1 image per 4 nights not 4 images per night.

this scope will excell at larger images in the galactic plane, not so much for galaxies.... although i have made arrangements for some collaborative work in that area......

parkes.... i have plans on entering next year.... i have the whole year to prepare this time, and my images are being done with that very specific purpose in mind, i will be looking for the things not usually done on IIS (no etas or M42 type stuff..... not when peter and others put in pinpoint sharp 5000mm FL shots) . the detail in some of those images is unbeatable.

speaking of which YOU have been very quiet about your entries this year !!!! so where are they ?


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in crop is absolutely stunning!
thanks alex

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Another top class image from your new APO Clive. Loads of detail and smoothly processed.
Glad you had a couple more clear nights to finish it
yep the yarra valley gave us some unexpected clear skies lately. hope you took advantage of them too.

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simply lovely, detailed and in need of a dustbuster!
thanks Houghy
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That's fantastic. Love the detail in the dust, nebulosity around the centre, the globular....
HECK - I can't decide where to look its all so good!

ta rob theres now a bigger version at the first post.

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Fabulous image with so much happening. A pleasure to see.

Frank

thanks rob a very nice area of the sky thats for sure.

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I would love to see a higher res version. Top work.
Matty consider it done, bigger one provided..... you gotta go back to the first post to get to it.

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Top work mate.
thanks andrew

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Beautifully composed and processed.
i had a quick shot at another framing before i realized this was the way to go. time is the key to good images in low brightness objects


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Gorgeous image,
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thanks Clive
Too kind Liz ... Thanks

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Superb image Clive.
I see a halo around ngc 6144. Is that an artefact?



you thought i had forgotten you...... went and had a look at other images around, pretty much there in some form on images. it must be thin dust being shone through.. bit like the halo around the sun on a light foggy morning....... (it sounds credible enough) the other bright stars dont show the same...... well spotted.

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Old 26-06-2009, 02:50 PM
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Top image Clive.

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Old 26-06-2009, 03:02 PM
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Hi-res version is stunning. Kudos Clive. Quality output is what I like to see and you've delivered the goods.


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thanks Jase..... havent seen much from you lately... where you been ?
Working too hard to make a buck (same as everyone else), but still finding time to image. Will be releasing one or two shortly once I can manipulate the RGB data correctly which is causing grief at the moment. Great to see you had a shot at the Malins this year too. Always good to test the waters. I didn't enter the comp this year. Haven't been overly pleased with my output. Maybe next year.

Keep up the good work.

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