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Old 28-10-2011, 06:00 PM
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refractor action from Hobart

Got the old meade out Tuesday night for some LMC and HH action...
Canon 450D, iso 800, between 30-60 x 45 to 60 sec shots. DSS and StarTools.
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Old 28-10-2011, 07:26 PM
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Graham. The second one, Pleadies, is quite promising with a touch of reflection nebula. A few more exposures and some calibration frames and it would have come up nicely.
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Old 28-10-2011, 07:27 PM
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Wow, you're on a roll Graham!

How about some Wipe lovin' for those gradients? (make sure to crop any stacking artifacts first).

EDIT: Try the Lens module as well to fix the coma; use a 'Curvature Linked' setting of about 135%.
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Old 28-10-2011, 11:23 PM
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refractor action from hobart

Cheers Geezers!
always need tips to get better. M45 was shot between tree branches so glad really any neb came out, when it is on the other side of the tree it is low down in my neighbours pubic looking hedge.
Was unsure of wipe again as didn't want to strike it too black, so left it at add headroom.
I didn't crop Tarantula as I have some shots right next door to the neb I want to glue together as 'baby's first mosaic'!
The coma is a stinker I know and I have often pondered on the MPCC coma corrector, but as has been pointed out on here before, difficult when you use a 2" camera adaptor like mine. And I really like mine.
Will try the lens module.
Did have calibration frames but they were my 'master copies' i.e shot last month with same camera and focuser/telescope. But not at same temperature I think seeing last month was as cold as a grave digger's arse and this month, well yesterday was as a tepid as midnight in a wrestler's armpit.
By the way no one mentioned the fact that this is my first ever nag's head shot - I am ridiculously pleased with it as when you are starting out in astro imaging the equine one keeps rearing up and biting your apples.
I know it's not brilliant but I can see it, like the ghostly prominence of Phar Lap !
Unleash the horses! Go on Argento!, Red Rum, Ed!
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Old 29-10-2011, 05:56 AM
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Funnily enough when I clicked on your image I actually said out loud, 'Aw, there's the horsey!' which caused my kids to come running over to the screen, and then much pointing out and explaining went on. They decided it should be called the Knight Nebula as it looks more like a chess piece horse, and they kept giggling over their pun.
Then they asked me why I hadn't photographed it yet, I told them it was too hard for me to find. They were silent for a moment then asked if you work for NASA.
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