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05-10-2007, 10:51 PM
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Finally!!! Something from the 40D!
Hello...
After bad polar alignment, thick cloud, wind (pardon me!) and the Moon, I finally got something decent out of this expensive camera!!!
Lagoon and Tarantula Nebulae.
Both images: Prime focus ED80...iso 800...sRAW...10x30sec exposures ICNR, Unguided...stacked in Images Plus...touched up in PS.
Sorry - not exactly in the middle of the frame either!!
Autoguiding set-up arrives soon! Will go deeper...I hope!
Cheers all
Doug
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05-10-2007, 10:57 PM
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Self review...
05-10-2007, 11:11 PM
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Self review...
At least I can recognise what DSO's they are. That's a good sign
Your doing well Doug
Now send that clear sky over here. It's pouring down again!!! And windy!!!
05-10-2007, 11:20 PM
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Yea, i second that Doug, well done mate, there looking good, just wait for the guiding to begin, there will be no stopping you.
Cheers Leon
05-10-2007, 11:29 PM
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Yea, i second that Doug, well done mate, there looking good, just wait for the guiding to begin,
there will be no stopping you .
Cheers Leon
Wife and weather might!!!
Both forces of nature
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05-10-2007, 11:37 PM
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I bet she's not in the same room when you wrote that.
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05-10-2007, 11:42 PM
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I bet she's not in the same room when you wrote that.
Leon
You must be Psychic leon, or Psycho or a Physio - not sure!!!
All the best mate
Doug
ps - cloudy down here tonight too.
pps - tell a lie! just been outside, it's clear but I'm pooped! Bed-ee-byes!!!!!
05-10-2007, 11:51 PM
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Well if you want to go to bed and waste that clear sky, just send it down here, we will be glad to have it.
Leon
And by the way Psycho is probable correct
05-10-2007, 11:57 PM
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lol!!!
06-10-2007, 01:05 AM
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done well Doug, doug did good!!
06-10-2007, 01:08 AM
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done well Doug, doug did good!!
Doug did! Didn't Doug.
06-10-2007, 01:21 AM
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Great looking images Doug.
06-10-2007, 09:13 AM
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done well Doug, doug did good!!
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Doug did! Didn't Doug.
I dig Doug's pictures too!
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06-10-2007, 09:46 AM
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Good start there, Doug
Welcome to the crazy world of astrophotography.
Cheers
06-10-2007, 10:33 AM
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Great stuff! (so many buttons, so little time...)
06-10-2007, 10:51 AM
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Great results from the first try with your new camera Doug.
Looking forward to some fantastic images once you can go deeper with auto guiding.
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06-10-2007, 11:03 AM
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Doug I may get blasted out of the water for this, but i reckon that PS Actions stuff is really a waste of time, although i tried it once i have deleted the lot, i feel it is not the right way of improving images, please correct me if I'm out of line here.
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06-10-2007, 01:31 PM
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Doug I may get blasted out of the water for this, but i reckon that PS Actions stuff is really a waste of time, although i tried it once i have deleted the lot, i feel it is not the right way of improving images, please correct me if I'm out of line here.
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Tend to agree leon, although they're fun I don't think I'm learning anything solid about processing by pressing the button and waiting for it to work!
One can examine the action to break down what's happening I suppose, kind of like a step by step tutorial.
They are a very easy way to slip into the realm of the over-processed I have found.
Use sparingly!
You're being a processing fundamentalist leon!
06-10-2007, 02:32 PM
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Good start there, Doug
Welcome to the crazy world of astrophotography.
Cheers
Sure you didn't mean to say "Welcome to the crazy world of
astrophotographers ?
By looking at this thread they can get crazy too, lol.
Nice shots.
06-10-2007, 02:57 PM
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Cazy? hows crazy? not me!never me!
totally normal %*^&$$#@$!$&*_++?{
Astrophotography does that to a person!
Seriously good to see a start with the 40D Doug, I am very interested to see what this camera can do as it looks like a nice upgrade.
cheers and I hope you get some cloud free nights!
Gary
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