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Old 28-12-2014, 10:07 AM
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I'll see your 20" with my 12" CDK!

Interesting to compare for me. Yours is lovely and smooth, but mine with only 5 x 20min subs, is noisy. It was taken in Melbourne the previous night mostly through clouds. :-(

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8669/...77875a7b_o.jpg

Nice work Mike.

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Old 28-12-2014, 12:16 PM
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Nice image and thanks for the extra info as well - very interesting.
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Old 28-12-2014, 12:26 PM
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That's a great image and the reality of it kick in when you look at the full resolution image - this appears very much like the photo from the 200" Palomar telescope which appears in Burnham's Celestial Guidebook.

Have just looked at your photo album - some great photos there taken with your 20"
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Old 28-12-2014, 05:43 PM
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I'll see your 20" with my 12" CDK!
Interesting to compare for me. Yours is lovely and smooth, but mine with only 5 x 20min subs, is noisy. It was taken in Melbourne the previous night mostly through clouds. :-(
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8669/...00f0f20a_o.jpg
Nice work Mike. Steve
Thanks Steve. You got three of the four HH's in that short time. A very nice shot. You must be pleased.

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Nice image and thanks for the extra info as well - very interesting.
Thanks Chris. Cheers!

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That's a great image and the reality of it kick in when you look at the full resolution image - this appears very much like the photo from the 200" Palomar telescope which appears in Burnham's Celestial Guidebook.

Have just looked at your photo album - some great photos there taken with your 20"
Thanks John, that's very kind. I like your "Go away clouds" logo. The monsoon seems to have truly reached us here at Placidus. The dams are full and the grass is green, but no more photography.
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Old 28-12-2014, 07:29 PM
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Can I have your telescope please Mike?

Up close it has a few artifacts but sheesh very few images don't , a great narrow field Ha Horsey Mike

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Old 28-12-2014, 09:21 PM
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Hi Mike

It’s really interesting to compare how different sized instruments handle the same object. This was taken on December 26th and 27th from inner Melbourne suburbs with a 10” RC, STL-11000. A little more data would always be nice so I can stretch the #@!! out of it. Sadly, Melbourne’s weather has not been kind to imagers. Yes, I know – that crazy bright star has played havoc with the image. It’s just on the edge, but that is where the guide star god has led me.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8668/...1e854652_o.jpg

Thanks for sharing Mike, and nice work.

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Old 28-12-2014, 10:23 PM
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Can I have your telescope please Mike? Up close it has a few artifacts but sheesh very few images don't , a great narrow field Ha Horsey Mike Mike
Thanks, Superman! I'm going to have to work on those decon haloes. Know how. Just getting off me bum and writing the code.

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Hi Mike, It’s really interesting to compare how different sized instruments handle the same object. This was taken on December 26th and 27th from inner Melbourne suburbs with a 10” RC, STL-11000. A little more data would always be nice so I can stretch the #@!! out of it. Sadly, Melbourne’s weather has not been kind to imagers. Yes, I know – that crazy bright star has played havoc with the image. It’s just on the edge, but that is where the guide star god has led me.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8668/...1e854652_o.jpg Thanks for sharing Mike, and nice work. Terry
Hi, Terry,

Educational. I downloaded and registered your image to mine and did a blink test. Very nice work! Your stars are virtually identical to mine (ignoring my decon haloes), and the brighter parts of the nebulosity are very similar. On a super-bright object, at sea level in ordinary seeing (with no adaptive optics, no video lucky imaging) a 6" refractor would out-perform the 20". The big scope and dark site come into their own on the ridiculously faint stuff, such as the faintest nebulosity in the bottom half of the image, which is either gritty, or just not there at all, in an equivalent exposure from a small instrument in the suburbs.

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What an amazing monochrome Horse Head photo Mike.

Great detail, so sharp and beautiful tones.

Love it!

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I can't believe I missed this when you first posted. Fantastic image Mike.

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Old 09-01-2015, 05:55 PM
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What an amazing monochrome Horse Head photo Mike. Great detail, so sharp and beautiful tones. Love it! Ross.
Cheers, Ross, my tail is wagging!

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I can't believe I missed this when you first posted. Fantastic image Mike. Trevor
Thanks Trevor, very kind.

Wish this area had more OIII or SII in it. Might have to consider something evil like Halpha-RGB.
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