Andromeda via Coonabarabran - Page 2

Ross G · #21 21-08-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

A purler mate, lovely shot

Mike

Thanks for the kind comments Mike.

Coming from you, they are a real encouragement.

Ross.

Ross G · #22 21-08-2011, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bokglob

Superb image Ross! Absolutly fantastic effort from 30 + degrees S. The seeing must have been steady and clear, looks like it was shot on the meridian! Beautiful

Thanks Darrell, I'm glad you like the photo.

I was lucky with the weather. Three and half clear nights out of four.
I photographed it each night from when it rose above the trees at 1am until it was past the meridian at 4am.

Ross.

Ross G · #23 21-08-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mill

That is just magnificently done

Thanks for your kind comments Martin. I'm glad you like it.

Ross.

Ross G · #24 21-08-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidU

Fantastic stuff

Thanks for the high praise Dave.

Ross.

Ross G · #25 21-08-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by koputai

Lovely shot Ross, beautiful stuff.

Cheers,
Jason.

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the kind comments.
I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of Photoshop processing.

Ross.

Ross G · #26 21-08-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ozstronomer

Ross That's a beautiful shot, the colours are rich and vibrant and there's so much detail. Well done

Thank you Geoff.

I'm glad you like it, especially the colours. I love rich colours in all my photos and was worried I might have overdone it in this shot.

Ross.

Ross G · #27 21-08-2011, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by midnight

Stunning Ross!

A delight to see and one that doesn't come up often.

Darrin...

Hi Darrin,

I'm glad you like.
It is a difficult object to catch. From Sydney it barely rises above my back fence (..if you could even see it through the lights and pollution..).
So I await it eagerly and drive 6 hours west to catch it.

Thanks

Ross.

Ross G · #28 21-08-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by atalas

Nice work Ross!

Hi Louie,

Thanks, but I actually have to praise you.
I went back through your excellent tutorials and with their help finally managed to get it right in Photoshop.
Before that, I had some horrible, overdone shots that looked ok to me at the time.

Your a genius!

Thank you.

Ross.

gregbradley · #29 21-08-2011, 09:45 AM

Thats a ripper Ross. The best one I have seen taken in the Southern Hemisphere.

Where do you image at Coonabarabran - someone's place or just an open are somewhere
like a football field or something?

Greg.

Ross G · #30 21-08-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mswhin63

It is very nice, would be a good target for my 80mm if i can see it. My house blocks it and light pollution takes the rest.

Thanks Malcolm,

Yes, I'm lucky to even see the moon from where I live.

That's why I have to pack the car to the hilt and drive 400 odd kms west of Sydney to get a decent photo.

Ross.

Ross G · #31 21-08-2011, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RB

Lovely shot Ross.
I love the Andromeda Galaxy.

Well done.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your kind comment.

I have had a fascination with the Andromeda Galaxy since I was a boy (...way back in the days of "Lost In Space"!..).

To be able to get a good photo of it is such a buzz.

Ross.

Ross G · #32 21-08-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rigel003

I'd have to agree about the "favourite object" part and that's a superb image of it. Not easy from down here. Well done.

Thank you, I'm glad you like my photo.

It is an object that I will continue to photograph during it's brief appearance every year.

Ross.

Ross G · #33 21-08-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Nicely processed, and a difficult target for southern hemisphere dwellers.

Thanks Clive,

It is difficult to capture.

To be in the Northern Hemispehere and have it overhead...what a luxury!

Ross.

Ross G · #34 21-08-2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Wow. Beauty! Nice capture

Hi Paul,

How are things?

I'm glad you like the shot.

I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of processing with Photoshop.

Thanks.

Ross.

Ross G · #35 21-08-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

Thats a ripper Ross. The best one I have seen taken in the Southern Hemisphere.

Where do you image at Coonabarabran - someone's place or just an open are somewhere
like a football field or something?

Greg.

Thank you Greg,

Wow!....praise like that from you is the icing on the cake.
Talk about encouragement!!

At Coonabarabran, we go to a motel called the Warrumbungle Mountain Lodge. It is about 10km out of town on the road to Siding Springs. It has a huge cleared area behind it about the size of 3 football fields so great views of the whole sky. The nights are very dark and the owners Sarah and Michael are very obliging. They switch off all lights and try to put any other guests away from us. They also request all guests draw their curtains fully at night.
So we have the best of both worlds. Dark, clear nights and the convenience of your motel room only 100 metres from you for ac power, rest and refreshment.

We try and get there every couple of months and usually try and stay 3 or 4 nights.
It makes up for the hopeless conditions we have in Sydney.

Thanks.

Ross.

iceman (Mike) · #36 22-08-2011, 06:21 AM

This one smacked me in the face this morning, Ross.

A beautiful image - not often we see such great shots of Andromeda from the Southern Hemisphere. I always remember RB's beautiful shot from 10deg altitude.

I really enjoyed this one. It's now IOTW.

cybereye (Mario) · #37 22-08-2011, 06:54 AM

Ross,

A fantastic image! God I need to get my QHY8L out to a dark site, then I might at least have a small chance of producing such a wonderful image. I am in awe - well done!

Mario

multiweb (Marc) · #38 22-08-2011, 07:07 AM

Whohoo! Congrats on IOTW mate. Best Andromeda from the SH for sure.

Ross G · #39 22-08-2011, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

This one smacked me in the face this morning, Ross.

A beautiful image - not often we see such great shots of Andromeda from the Southern Hemisphere. I always remember RB's beautiful shot from 10deg altitude.

I really enjoyed this one. It's now IOTW.

Thank you very much Mike.

The help, advice and encouragement I have received from your excellent site has been a major factor in my astroimaging improving from zero to this.

Ross.

Ross G · #40 22-08-2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by cybereye

Ross,

A fantastic image! God I need to get my QHY8L out to a dark site, then I might at least have a small chance of producing such a wonderful image. I am in awe - well done!

Mario

Thanks Mario,

Go for it. The improvement in the quality of my photos just by switching from a DSLR to the QHY8L has been amazing. I am getting colour in the stars and a huge drop in noise compared to the DSLR shots.

Ross.