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Old 28-03-2012, 12:43 AM
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M20 QHY10 GSO RC10 Quicky

Haven't taken any pics with this combo for a while. Had some troubles with guiding and all came back together at 0300 so only managed to grab a quick 40 minutes. Must come back for a longer visit!!

Object M20
Date Taken: 26/03/2012
Telescope: GSO RC10 CF
Aperture: 254 mm
Telescope Mount Model: Skywatcher EQ6PRO
Camera Model: QHY10
Frames: 6 x 400 secs, Darks applied
Integration Time:0 hr 40min
Guiding Method: SSAG (Maxim DL)
Software DSS, PS4, HLVG, NN,Topaz Adjust5
Bortle Scale Zone: 4

Thanks for looking

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Old 28-03-2012, 08:28 AM
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Pretty good for only 40 mins at f/8!

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Old 28-03-2012, 09:26 AM
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Great photo Paul.

Sharp and great colours.

Amazing potential.

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Old 28-03-2012, 12:27 PM
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Pretty good for only 40 mins at f/8!

Cheers,
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Thanks Rick, I was amazed how much the little 'coke can' was able to get in 40 minutes. I can't wait to get a few hours of capture and see how much it improves.

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Great photo Paul.

Sharp and great colours.

Amazing potential.

Ross.
Thanks Ross This was only a quick process with DSS and I would normally go for a separated process in CCDStack. I always find that the one shot processing with DSS screws around with the colors a bit and the blue suffers and needs adjusting in Photoshop. I might repro in CCDstack and see if it can be improved, a bit of deconvolution might also help.

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Old 28-03-2012, 10:08 PM
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New REPRO!

reprocessed the data through CCDStack separating into RGB and processing each separately. Recombined and Lum created that then was deconvolved. All brought back together in PS4.

I think it helped. Still needs more Subs.

All the best

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Old 29-03-2012, 01:42 PM
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Nice work Paul,

the second repro is alot better! you should try add a little bit more "lumenance" not the photographic kind as the image is still quiet dark.

Now im in the new house you'll have to come down for a evening under the stars.

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Old 30-03-2012, 09:20 PM
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Nice work Paul,

the second repro is alot better! you should try add a little bit more "lumenance" not the photographic kind as the image is still quiet dark.

Now im in the new house you'll have to come down for a evening under the stars.

Brendan

Thanks Brendan, still working with only 40 minutes at F8, Really surprising that there is as much data as there is in this pic.

I Have just made a new repro based on the AS&T article by Jay Gabany on Layering Image Contrast and it seems to have punched out a totally different pic. Hope it's not too much!

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Old 30-03-2012, 10:02 PM
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Wonderful result Paul. The last one may have gone a bit far IMO. More exposures and you will have a top image.
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Old 31-03-2012, 12:47 AM
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wind back on the saturation give your background a slight bump in curves in the 1/4 point. put a point there. ide say 2-4 arrow up clicks and you should see the background lighten up Ill have to show you what i mean some time!

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