just stacked the data and now have an image. still have to remember how to mask etc and make it look good but for a short 60 odd minute shot with the meade it is a first for me. might take a while but i should have a repro here soon with the core revealed (as soon as i remember how to do that) a lot of data was rejected throught bad frames with poor guiding. i might add here as well that i think it is a cruddy image - but it is somethingto build on and gain more experience with - its been a very long time
Once you have your setup sorted I wanna see some crackers Dave
BTW the lights at the stadium for the Jets game on Friday night were quite noticable form mums in New Lambton, now I know what you mean when the trots/dogs are running near your place
MIke
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Hey that looks alright Dave
Mike
thanks Mike for the vote of confidence yeah stadium life can be a problem.
i have had another go - i have forgotten so much and have so little data. I can only improve. love the eta shot mike - its beuwtiful
You know what Dave? ... that's a friggin fine image!! I'd probably tweak the colour some though. Although it matches Prof Malin's colours - he hasn't been true to the light!
You know what Dave? ... that's a friggin fine image!! I'd probably tweak the colour some though. Although it matches Prof Malin's colours - he hasn't been true to the light!
Cheers, Marcus
well in direct comparison it does look a tad on the sea sick side - a bit green. Thanks Marcus. I have been waiting a reasonably longtime to get imaging and i still haven't found the solution i am after. in realistic terms it has only been going for a few hours - and of that i only managed to get 1 hours worth of data that is any use - the other 3 hours worth of stuff was just that - stuffed through poor guiding. the dome gets in the way of the guide camera and then i loose the star. thats because i am still working out the domes measurements in relation to the mount. the titan is a big beastie and though i had the g11 and the 127 humming this setup is somewhat of a challenge. my next step is to use the TCF-S focuser and then the On axis Guider at native f10
just stacked the data and now have an image. still have to remember how to mask etc and make it look good but for a short 60 odd minute shot with the meade it is a first for me. might take a while but i should have a repro here soon with the core revealed (as soon as i remember how to do that) a lot of data was rejected throught bad frames with poor guiding. i might add here as well that i think it is a cruddy image - but it is somethingto build on and gain more experience with - its been a very long time
Sorry to ask a silly question but -
have you tried an OAG?
OK -I had the same problem until I bought a Lodestar camera.
The Orion SSAG that I first bought was not sensitive enough
to use in an OAG except on the rare chance that there was a very bright guide star.
See pic: http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...P1020549_a.jpg
thanks Mike and Marcus - i have tried another approach and have ended up with this. i have pushed it to within a mm of its life. I will now apply what i have done back to the original data and rework it. I have tried to get to where you and Mike have guided me. its like falling off a bike - you get up, get on and its painful until you get the euphoria back of progression (helmet not included)
It seems really good David. The main improvement as far as I can see would be some clever noise control in the dim areas plus perhaps a bit more colour enhancement to make the colours a bit more solid and dense.
It seems really good David. The main improvement as far as I can see would be some clever noise control in the dim areas plus perhaps a bit more colour enhancement to make the colours a bit more solid and dense.
Greg.
my biggest problem is signal - not enough of it. the second problem is my processing skills, i will see what i can do
well its a dogs breakfast repro - something i stuffed up again called colour and detail. Will fix it up later and redo it again - but there is less noise in this version
Ok bucko, you trying to take my title or what ...right! I'm bringing out a new version of my deep Cen A, I'll show ya .. it will never, never be known as doing a Hough, ok??
Ok bucko, you trying to take my title or what ...right! I'm bringing out a new version of my deep Cen A, I'll show ya .. it will never, never be known as doing a Hough, ok??
its always a sidonio - though mine always end up like the greek economy...
yeah stadium life can be a problem.
but thank you mike
well in direct comparison it does look a tad on the sea sick side - a bit green. Thanks Marcus. I have been waiting a reasonably longtime to get imaging and i still haven't found the solution i am after. in realistic terms it has only been going for a few hours - and of that i only managed to get 1 hours worth of data that is any use - the other 3 hours worth of stuff was just that - stuffed through poor guiding. the dome gets in the way of the guide camera and then i loose the star. thats because i am still working out the domes measurements in relation to the mount. the titan is a big beastie and though i had the g11 and the 127 humming this setup is somewhat of a challenge. my next step is to use the TCF-S focuser and then the On axis Guider at native f10
- something i stuffed up again
...right! I'm bringing out a new version of my deep Cen A, I'll show ya 
.. it will never, never be known as doing a Hough, ok?? 
