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10-04-2016, 12:52 PM
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Galaxy hitchhiking guide
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Big glob
My wife asked last night: "why are you still inside?"
"It's cloudy...again".
"No it's cleared up".
The seeing was OK, new moon and it was clear! What are the chances???!
Omega was nicely placed while I waited for the optics to settle, hence a quick
grab of this perennial favourite seemed appropriate.
The link is here
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10-04-2016, 01:01 PM
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Wow, this is where your beautiful telescope (and the camera) really shines, soooo many stars and such short exposure....top stuff!
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10-04-2016, 01:18 PM
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Yes !
Mesmerising to say the least.
RB
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10-04-2016, 01:18 PM
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Gee wizz Peter,
that Alluna Optics RC16 is really performing.
cheers
Allan
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10-04-2016, 01:22 PM
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ze frogginator
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Sublime shot, Peter.  You're not imaging enough these days, we want to see more.
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10-04-2016, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Sublime shot, Peter. You're not imaging enough these days, we want to see more. |
Ta, I have a couple of projects simmering away...TBA 
Quote:
Originally Posted by alpal
Gee wizz Peter,
that Alluna Optics RC16 is really performing.
cheers
Allan
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Thanks. It's a sublime 'scope...I'm really only starting to tap into its capabilities.
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Originally Posted by RB
Yes !
Mesmerising to say the least.
RB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slawomir
Wow, this is where your beautiful telescope (and the camera) really shines, soooo many stars and such short exposure....top stuff!
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Thanks gentlemen....Omega is a bright and easy subject to be sure, but putting it into perspective, my 4" Taka would have taken 1 hour in each channel to get the same flux.
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10-04-2016, 08:03 PM
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well that yellow and blue don't make P00 - what a cracker of a shot Peter, absolutely awesome
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10-04-2016, 10:56 PM
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Narrowing the band
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Star by star, very similar to your shot from about June 2015, in terms of sharpness, resolution, and number of stars shown. The only obvious difference that I can see is that this time you've been subtler with the colour.
Both are excellent, and a pleasure to see.
Nice to know that what is up there doesn't change so very quickly.
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10-04-2016, 11:23 PM
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The resolution is fantastic! Just needs some deeper RGB for better star colour to complement the nice L 
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11-04-2016, 09:03 AM
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Billions and Billions ...
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11-04-2016, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
The resolution is fantastic! Just needs some deeper RGB for better star colour to complement the nice L |
Ta, but more saturated doesn't always mean "better" (= don't think I need revisit this one for a bit . )
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Star by star, very similar to your shot from about June 2015, in terms of sharpness, resolution, and number of stars shown. The only obvious difference that I can see is that this time you've been subtler with the colour.
Both are excellent, and a pleasure to see.
Nice to know that what is up there doesn't change so very quickly.
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Ah yes, my RCOS data reworked about a year ago...I had no idea my images would subject to such close scrutiny! ... however in this current set, it was a literally a quick and easy grab.
Looking at both in high res...the new scope seems to have tighter profiles across a wider field....but who really knows...seeing can affect so much!
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
well that yellow and blue don't make P00 - what a cracker of a shot Peter, absolutely awesome
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Thanks for the feedback Dave
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11-04-2016, 09:16 AM
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 Yes...seeing can do that!
Suffice to say...I would do more.... it was frustrating to look at beautifully clear all sky camera images recently from the other side of the globe 
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11-04-2016, 09:27 AM
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Great resolution Peter. Tiny stars.
If you had a fully automated remote system you could image from the other side of the world. 
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11-04-2016, 12:04 PM
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really nice capture Peter, especially for a quickie!
I'd be surprised too if the weather was clear!
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11-04-2016, 04:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rustigsmed
really nice capture Peter, especially for a quickie!
I'd be surprised too if the weather was clear!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Great resolution Peter. Tiny stars.
If you had a fully automated remote system you could image from the other side of the world. |
Thanks Paul...yep got one of those (posted a remotely captured image from the USA some years ago) ...problem is... serious lag via hotel internet links
while still having civil relationships with spouse-person on one's return, should the comms fail in the middle of the night
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11-04-2016, 06:55 PM
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My God it's full of stars
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Looks very good but I can't really tell the quality of the image from that mega scope from the size of this file, did I miss a link to a high res one?
Cheers
Andy
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11-04-2016, 07:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy01
Looks very good but I can't really tell the quality of the image from that mega scope from the size of this file, did I miss a link to a high res one?
Cheers
Andy
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Ta.
You haven't missed a link
Sadly, some people rip-off/plagiarise images, so I don't do "high-res" online.
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12-04-2016, 10:18 PM
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Pretty good for 20 minutes exposure.
So sharp!
Ross.
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13-04-2016, 09:03 AM
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Fantastic resolution and depth Peter.
The RC16 certainly eats up those photons.
R
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14-04-2016, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryderscope
Fantastic resolution and depth Peter.
The RC16 certainly eats up those photons.
R
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross G
Pretty good for 20 minutes exposure.
So sharp!
Ross.
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Thank you for your encouraging comments...guess I'll keep the 'scope
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Please explain? Spent 7 hours rejecting sub after sub and watching the guide star boil away into oblivion and somtimes morph into 4 separate stars.
