M83 with the...errr…DMK - Really ?????

[Ric]

Thanks Dennis.

Cheers

[Prickly]

Excellent post. Very timely - I was discussing this with a friend recently.

It would be interesting to see what the image would be like with a darkfield subtracted. Guess we may see others trying this down the track now too. Theres an amazing amount of detail there for 5min.

Not as much as a cooled ST7, no doubt, but all things considered amazing.

Must have been fun watching this pop up after only 30 secs.

Cheers
David

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Hello,

Here is an illustration of the difference between imaging with a 6 mega pixel DSLR and 0.3M (640x480) pixel DMK.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis.

Also gives me an idea of the difference between the FOV of the Toucam and a DSLR. I've been wanting to see a comparison like this

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by Prickly

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Must have been fun watching this pop up after only 30 secs.
Cheers
David

Hi David

Yes - spot on! The sheer thrill of seeing a DSO appear on the notebook display hasn’t diminished one jot in the years that I have been taking CCD images. It’s like watching your 1st B&W print magically materialise in the developer tray under the dim red light of an (old fashioned) darkroom.

Cheers

Dennis

[h0ughy (David)]

Talk about resurrected 12 months later - and it is still raining.....

Never ceases to amaze me the results Dennis can get from a jam tin and a piece of string

[Prickly]

G'day Houghy,

Late post last night - your right it is resurrected. I'd stumbled across it looking through google images on "DMK" and "deep sky". Should have thought to check iceinspace first. (I had thought late last nigth it was a recent post ).

Still, a very worthy post to resurrect. Seems good value - an excellent planetary imaging camera with a bonus you can play around with some deep sky / video imaging of deep sky. Im sure dark frames a flat screens would make it even better. An amazing image all things considered.

Cheers
David