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05-03-2006, 06:47 PM
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CCD Imaging Super Nerd
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Eta Carinae Nebula in HaRGB
Hi All,<o:p></o:p>
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Well it’s now done! Here is the Eta Carinae Nebula in HaRGB Light.<o:p></o:p>
The Ha luminance channel provides the red/pinkish hue. (or maybe its my bad processing)  <o:p></o:p>
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http://www.southern-astro.com.au/gallery.php?PhotoID=12<o:p></o:p>
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It’s a bit of a monster coming in at 28.5 hours of total exposure time.<o:p></o:p>
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I'm now working on the mapped colour version which is coming out really nice.<o:p></o:p>
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Cheers,<o:p></o:p>
Brad<o:p></o:p>
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05-03-2006, 06:54 PM
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Whats visual Astronomy
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Worst image I have ever seen...Brad time to sell off all your equipment cheap....lol
Seriously this image is awesome Brad.....I cant stop looking at it, I keep looking and looking.
Great work.
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05-03-2006, 07:17 PM
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6EQUJ5
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wonderful..this most familiar of objects appears fresh and different...one sign of a truly great image
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05-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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Bill Christie
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A wonderful image Brad. Very well done. 
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05-03-2006, 09:29 PM
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Brad,
Once again, mindblowing and breathtaking.
It just makes you wonder what's going on up there.
Congratulations and well done!
Regards,
Humayun
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05-03-2006, 09:35 PM
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Seriously nice work Brad.... Look out Eddie.... 
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05-03-2006, 10:18 PM
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Amazing shot Brad. You should be very proud of it
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06-03-2006, 12:09 AM
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Yes fantastic. I can see many features there that are seen in HST images of the nebula, including the tiny dark globules.
I Bet the mapped colour image will take a long time to produce, how long will the subexposures of the SII and OIII filters have to be?
Scott
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06-03-2006, 06:25 AM
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still trying
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Hi Brad
Awesome image. It has been interesting to watch this "develop". Your equipment is now showing it's true potential.
Cheers
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06-03-2006, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Octane
Brad,
Once again, mindblowing and breathtaking.
It just makes you wonder what's going on up there.
Congratulations and well done!
Regards,
Humayun
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Hi Humayun,
God has been busy at work! 
Cheers,
Brad
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06-03-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tornado33
Yes fantastic. I can see many features there that are seen in HST images of the nebula, including the tiny dark globules.
I Bet the mapped colour image will take a long time to produce, how long will the subexposures of the SII and OIII filters have to be?
Scott
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Hi Scott,
I don't know about the hubble, I guess the only thing we have over the hubble is near unlimited exposure times, other than that I think its going to be hard to beat it.
The sub exposures for SII and OIII are 1 hour each. I will shoot 4-6 hours of each. So far I've got 2 hours of SII and OIII. I just need another night to finish it off.
If you drop me a email I will send you what I've done so far.
brad.moore@southern-astro.com.au
Cheers,
Brad
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06-03-2006, 04:51 PM
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To everyone else,
Thank you for the kind words.
Cheers,
Brad
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06-03-2006, 04:59 PM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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someone has been busy, that for sure!
great pic brad
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07-03-2006, 06:47 PM
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All alone in the night
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Holy mackeral, 28.5 hours of imaging time - that's amazing and the image is equally rewarding - unprecedented detail and contrast. wow.
How do you work out what the correct color balance is ?
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07-03-2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by PhotonCollector
Holy mackeral, 28.5 hours of imaging time - that's amazing and the image is equally rewarding - unprecedented detail and contrast. wow.
How do you work out what the correct color balance is ?
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Hi Paul,
Very hard. Near impossbile with Ha+RGB. It comes down to personal taste. I didn't like this version as it came out Salmon colour.
I re-did it as (R+Ha)GB. WHich means I blended the nice Ha detail into the Red channel.
I am working on a hubble pallet narrowband version. If you want to contact me offline I will show you a preview.
Your work aint too bad either. 
Cheers,
Brad
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07-03-2006, 07:11 PM
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Simply Stunning Brad.
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07-03-2006, 07:48 PM
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Truly amazing Brad,,,,Well Done 
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07-03-2006, 08:10 PM
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Truly amazing Brad,,,,Well Done |
Hi Daniel,
Good to hear from you! Hope business is going well for you.
Cheers,
Brad
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07-03-2006, 08:34 PM
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Amazing image. Well done.
How much coffee does it take to produce images of this quality?
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