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13-04-2013, 10:50 PM
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Top image - one of the best I've seen of this target.
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13-04-2013, 10:52 PM
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The full frame image is spectacular Mike. Nice work for a quickie!
Chris
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13-04-2013, 11:18 PM
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That's ALOT of stars 
Beautiful
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14-04-2013, 07:40 AM
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Thanks fr all the nice comments everyone 
Oh and it's not chromatic aberration Allan and Marc but rather I had trouble with the registration on this one, not sure why  but Astroart occasionally doesn't get the co registration spot on..may have something to do with the number of stars..dunno..  anyway since it was a quicky I didn't fuss too much 
Mike
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14-04-2013, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by allan gould
Beautiful image Mike, but to me the blues seem centered high while the reds seem centered low
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Thanks fr all the nice comments everyone
Oh and it's not chromatic aberration Allan and Marc but rather I had trouble with the registration on this one, not sure why but Astroart occasionally doesn't get the co registration spot on..may have something to do with the number of stars..dunno.. anyway since it was a quicky I didn't fuss too much
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Sorry mike, I didn't say "chromatic aberration" just that the reds and blues were not aligned. Still an exceptional image that shows the impact of the scope and conditions.
Allan
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14-04-2013, 10:52 AM
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This is excellent...thing i really love about this image is finding all the little galaxies...
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14-04-2013, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by allan gould
Sorry mike, I didn't say "chromatic aberration" just that the reds and blues were not aligned. Still an exceptional image that shows the impact of the scope and conditions.
Allan
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I know mate, I was just replying to you as a pair. You are quite right there is indeed a very slight misalignment there and I should really be a little more careful...I was just so excited about what was being revealed here that I rushed it a tad  ...I will take more care on the deep galaxy image (that I am working on at the moment  )
Cheers big ears
Mike
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14-04-2013, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Nortilus
This is excellent...thing i really love about this image is finding all the little galaxies...
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Yes I agree, there are a few too, being able to go deeper has kinda made Omega a little more interesting...I think I will hammer a longer exposure next new moon, this was just a handful of 2min exposures.
Mike
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14-04-2013, 11:32 AM
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Reminds me of the hubble image of M31 in which as you peer through the cloak of stars there are a myriad of galaxies behind it.
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14-04-2013, 11:50 AM
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Mostly harmless...
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Must admit at first glance I thought the colours were a bit muddy or something 
Thinking about what I'd do to curves, realised its probably just that your resolving the orange and blue star populations so well compared to the powdery-white view you get with the naked eye.
Yeah, ok, so that means its stunning then 
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14-04-2013, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by allan gould
Reminds me of the hubble image of M31 in which as you peer through the cloak of stars there are a myriad of galaxies behind it.
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Yeh it's pretty cool huh? I kinda wished I' had forgone an hour of the Lum I collected for the galaxy image and used that time to go a little deeper and smoother on Omega...ah, maybe next time
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Originally Posted by RobF
Must admit at first glance I thought the colours were a bit muddy or something
Thinking about what I'd do to curves, realised its probably just that your resolving the orange and blue star populations so well compared to the powdery-white view you get with the naked eye.
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Who knows maybe the colours are a bit muddy ...dunno, I process more like a modern artist (throws the paint here and there until it looks like a naked woman  ) not a regimented routine driven processing robot
Mike
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15-04-2013, 12:35 AM
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Wow, thats some perspective, hey... stars everywhere! 
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15-04-2013, 10:45 AM
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Nice one Mike, Omega Centauri never fails!
Funny I thought of doing a deep Omega just the other day, but was too busy gathering data of another object.
I've found that globular cores blow out if I use subs longer than a few minutes, so your sub length was probably about optimal.
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15-04-2013, 09:32 PM
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Cheers again guys and Rolf, yes I think you may be right...
Mike
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15-04-2013, 09:56 PM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Ho hum - globulars! Wish I could get excited about them!  
No doubt though - great work there Mike! The cirrus is the best part IMO! Some cool star colours going on in there too!
Cheers, Marcus
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17-04-2013, 10:33 PM
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Its good Mike but not as good as your older AP152 shot. Now that was spectacular. APO's in my opinion are the tool of choice for globs. Compound scopes for some reason seem to miss the mark a tad.
Greg.
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17-04-2013, 11:01 PM
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Great shot Mike; pay no attention to Marcus, globulars are magnificent !!
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19-04-2013, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr
Great shot Mike; pay no attention to Marcus, globulars are magnificent !! |
Cheers Dave...Marcus?..Marcus who..?
Mike
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21-04-2013, 12:04 PM
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A great photo Mike.
The detail you have captured is amazing!
Ross.
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21-04-2013, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Ross G
A great photo Mike.
The detail you have captured is amazing!
Ross.
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Just a real quicky mate ...might hammer her properly next new moon
Mike
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