my first M42 for 8 months - not properly processed yet
As a spur of the moment decision last night, I got out the EQ6 and the vixen R200SS with ED80 guide scope and plonked it on the ground roughly facing south, no polar alignment or mucking about with drift alignment. I set up at 10.30pm and packed up at 2.30am. What I did next was to test out the TV guider I have, and for me it wasn't working, so I changed it and whacked on the GPUSB and the toucam. Unbelievable it guided where the TV guider just ran away (I really need to work on this it shouldn't be that hard).
I took the Sword of Orion in a number of shots, 2x10 seconds, 4 x 30 second, 4 x 60 seconds, 8 x 120 seconds, 7 x 180 seconds and 15 x 240 seconds at ISO 400 with the cooled 350D running at 4 degrees Celsius. So thats 6200seconds or a tad over 103 minutes, and I have never taken anything at ISO400 in the city light pollution. I have yet to learn how to process these properly and because of my highly technical setting up there was some rotation. Also temperature killed the original focus I had, I should have realised it but hey its the first of the season for me.
this shot is a conglomeration of everything just thrown into the pot just to see what I had, its crap but I like it - as i did it myself. All I need to do now is learn how to process the data I have and see how the ugly duckling can be developed in to the swan (if I end up with the swan neb I will have done something really wrong)
Top shot mate..... I think you've done pretty well with the processing. It doesn't have that over-processed look you see sometimes - very natural.
I have to work on the masking technique, and have a few practice goes on this one ready for next new moon.
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Originally Posted by acropolite
A fine effort Sir h0ugh, not at all crap, I'd be happy with something half as good as that.
When i can find the other half i will let you know - in the meantime its a pretty ordinary image for me and yes I should have drift aligned a little to stop the rotation
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Originally Posted by Dennis
Pretty good effort H0ughy. In fact, a darned fine image - well done, give yourself a pat on the back!
Cheers
Dennis
yes I deserve a lot of flogging for this effort
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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
Nice shot Dave. Good to see you getting back out there.
Which direction was the TV Guider heading off to, RA or DEC?
yes is was desperate to get out - in both Paul, It ran away so I adjusted by 90 degrees it did the same then turned it another 90 degrees and it wtill did it, then I reveresed the settings and it still did it. it has me buggered as to what I am doing wrong. I have to see the setups again for the camera position on your scopes. I am using a straight through piece, no diagonal.
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Originally Posted by tornado33
Yep, nothing wrong with that. The diffuse outer loop is there and plenty in the Running Man Neb.
Scott
thanks Scott - I posted comment on yours
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Originally Posted by iceman
I like it Dave, heaps of exposure! Next time it'll be spot on!
still need to work on it - and I think a really dark sky site is needed to get the faint outer whispy bits and for a lot longer time. Need to remember to checkthe focus after being out there after an hour
M42 is certainly "flavour of the month". Pleased to hear you got out there Houghy. A pleasing image is the reward. Watch out for black clipping though as I'm sure you can extract some more nebulosity on this one. Well done.
M42 is certainly "flavour of the month". Pleased to hear you got out there Houghy. A pleasing image is the reward. Watch out for black clipping though as I'm sure you can extract some more nebulosity on this one. Well done.
Not bad at all houghy! you have done a nice job of processing this and your polar alignment must have been pretty good for just plopping it down..
Nice one!
cheers
, its crap but I like it - as i did it myself
. All I need to do now is learn how to process the data I have and see how the ugly duckling can be developed in to the swan (if I end up with the swan neb I will have done something really wrong
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