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12-08-2014, 05:43 PM
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Narrow fields from Astrofest
Taken with a W.O. FLT110 and Moravian 8300 using Astronomik Filters
Ngc 5139 20 x 5min RGB
The Tower 20 x 5min RGB + 30 x 5min Lum
Processed in Pixinsight.
Large Size Pics.
NGC 5139 -
http://www.astrobin.com/112528/B/
The Tower -
http://www.astrobin.com/112533/
Thanks for Looking
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12-08-2014, 06:05 PM
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The highres are truly superb. The colors in the dark tower field are awesome. Well done.
12-08-2014, 06:07 PM
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Beautiful - I like the WO 'fracs!
12-08-2014, 06:50 PM
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That second one is a cracker.
12-08-2014, 07:05 PM
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Both lovely images, Geoff! Looks like you used your time at AF well. Good data nicely processed.
Cheers,
Rick.
12-08-2014, 07:43 PM
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multiweb
The highres are truly superb. The colors in the dark tower field are awesome. Well done.
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Amaranthus
Beautiful - I like the WO 'fracs!
Thanks Marc and Barry, I'm really happy with the results from the FLT110
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jjjnettie
That second one is a cracker.
Thanks JJJ, There's certainly at lot of nebulosity around this object
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Originally Posted by
RickS
Both lovely images, Geoff! Looks like you used your time at AF well. Good data nicely processed.
Cheers,
Rick.
Thanks Rick, still on L plates with Pixinsight but sometimes you get lucky. Does help with data from a dark site.
12-08-2014, 07:55 PM
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Nice shots mate, time well spent at Astrofest.
12-08-2014, 08:06 PM
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I like your dark tower image, too. You've got some gorgeous star colours happening there.
H
12-08-2014, 08:36 PM
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Both are beautiful Geoff. Great work.
12-08-2014, 09:20 PM
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Nice shots mate, time well spent at Astrofest.
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I like your dark tower image, too. You've got some gorgeous star colours happening there.
H
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Both are beautiful Geoff. Great work.
Thanks Brett, H and Mark, Glad you liked them.
Great company and dark skies at Astrofest...what more could you need
12-08-2014, 10:25 PM
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I can't add any more to what has been said. Truly beautiful images.
13-08-2014, 12:08 AM
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I love Omega Centauri and your image is great, but The Tower is a cracker. Well done
13-08-2014, 12:10 AM
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Take a bow Geoff! I particularly like the 2nd one. Well processed too.
13-08-2014, 12:56 AM
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Wow, what beauties Geoff
13-08-2014, 07:24 AM
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I can't add any more to what has been said. Truly beautiful images.
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I love Omega Centauri and your image is great, but The Tower is a cracker. Well done
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Take a bow Geoff! I particularly like the 2nd one. Well processed too.
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Wow, what beauties Geoff
Thanks Everyone for the kind comments
13-08-2014, 08:54 AM
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Geoff,
I am so envious of this work - i still have not used my moravian.
13-08-2014, 12:05 PM
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Geoff,
I am so envious of this work - i still have not used my moravian.
Thanks Dave, we missed you and Al this year, I hope you are able to put that camera to good use soon
Cheers Geoff
13-08-2014, 06:41 PM
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Two great caprtures there Geoff, composing an image with data collected at a star party is quite rewarding huh? I haven't done it since 2005
Mike
13-08-2014, 07:53 PM
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Two great caprtures there Geoff, composing an image with data collected at a star party is quite rewarding huh? I haven't done it since 2005
Mike
Thanks Mike, always great at Astrofest, good friends and dark skies.
14-08-2014, 07:55 PM
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Thanks Mike, always great at Astrofest, good friends and dark skies.
Like a few others I do hope to get to one eventually....but with an observatory...probably will be scopeless again
...maybe I comandeer a small portable outfit from Houghy, he wouldn't miss
one ...aaaaaahhh
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