Tarantula and Horsehead

Astrobserver99 (Rob) · #1 27-12-2009, 07:06 PM

A few more images from the modded 450D and 40D in LP Melbourne.

Tarantula
C8 SCT f/6.3, HEQ5Pro, SS Autoguider, PHD, IDAS LPS
4x2min,2x3min, 2x5min,2x10min subs

Horsehead 1
SWED80 f/7.5
4x15min subs

Horsehead2 in HA
SWED80 f/7.5, 40D Modded, Lumicon Ha
6x10min subs

All Processed in IP and Photopaint X4

Thank You!

Tilt (Michael) · #2 27-12-2009, 07:22 PM

Pretty good Tarantula there Rob, core looks good. Both HH images look a bit soft (focus?).

Michael

Astrobserver99 (Rob) · #3 27-12-2009, 07:45 PM

I think the softness might be due to the intense sky glow at my location??. The light pollution filter does not solve all the LP problems...Some of it is also a result of the noise reduction filter during processing. There was an awful lot of thermal noise in the hh subs that I couldn't remove.