Over the last few nights I've been trying to image these two galaxies with my 10"GSO RC and QSI583 camera. What a trial. The meade DSI II Pro guider suddenly threw a brain f@rt and couldn't tell what sort of chip it had and gave me the venetian blind screen of death. After finally finding the dialogue to resend to the camera it finally came back from the dead. Its now called Lazarus!!
I finally managed to get 4hr of Lum and 40 min each of RGB in 10 min subs and had a go at putting it all together. I usually use my QHY10 to get colour but that had a blown peltier and earned a 2 week vacation in China for a transplant. Neighbours on each side of me decided to contribute to the Festival of Light for April fools day and for the nights leading up to it. Maybe the new carbon tax will get them to use their searchlights less often.
Anyway for what its worth here is the image and comments welcomed.
Ive lost star colour along the way but I think that was from gradient and light pollution removal.
Saturation aside this is a very good image. Heaps of really nice detail to view, nice smooth processing and overall looking really nice. Get that saturation back and you are in business.
Saturation aside this is a very good image. Heaps of really nice detail to view, nice smooth processing and overall looking really nice. Get that saturation back and you are in business.
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Originally Posted by PeterM
Oh wow Allan how appealing is that to look at. Splendid indeed!
Ok, so I am biased toward galaxies....
Peter
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Originally Posted by peter_4059
Nice detail in the galaxies Allan.
Paul and Peter x2
Thanks for the comments as they are appreciated. I think I'm going to do another run on this image with the qhy10 camera when it's fixed and really get some decent colour in the stars as that's what is flattening the image.
Thanks for the nice comments Rick and David, but you both know what Brisbane has been like lately and we take whatever we get and when we get it.
David, it's a full frame from the QSI just slightly cropped due to differences in the images from meridian flips - and no reducer on the scope so it should be the same field/focal length as your VC200L.
After that disaster story I was expecting the worst but this is a great image. Lots of detail and smooth rendering. Love to see what you can produce on a good night with more cooperative neighbours.
After that disaster story I was expecting the worst but this is a great image. Lots of detail and smooth rendering. Love to see what you can produce on a good night with more cooperative neighbours.
One can but live in hope! But thanks for the comments. I had to replace my desktop recently because that also died and I forgot to calibrate the monitor and on viewing the post on mu IPad I noticed that its far too dark, si Ive posted a slightly retouched image.
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Originally Posted by Ross G
A beautiful galaxy photo Allan.
Ross.
Thanks Ross, much appreciated
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Originally Posted by CoolhandJo
Wonderful detail!
Thanks again, Paul.
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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Thanks Alan for the info - I'll get the VC200L onto my mount one day soon!
DT
Actually I now appreciate what a great scope the VC200L is - if you ever decide to pass it on, I'm just down the road and want first dibs.
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Originally Posted by Lester
Very nice view Alan, thanks.
Thanks Lester - it just goes to show you can image from the suburbs despite the light pollution.
In that case Alan, its even better than I thought. Although your location is Brisbane, I would have thought you had travelled out of town for such a shot.
In that case Alan, its even better than I thought. Although your location is Brisbane, I would have thought you had travelled out of town for such a shot.
All the best.
I think that 10 min subs from my location (4.5km from the CBD) is the max I can do and at that I'm just starting to get the extensions to M65 but it's a real push. Haven't been to a dark site since Astrofest last year
Great shot Al 
, the repro looks better too amazing for being in a big city.
