Omega Cent.and A in one field with EasyHDR

[JohnH]

Hmm, I guess that is aimed at me then, half baked, ignorant glib and facile...nice Bert, thanks!

While you are at the keyboard mate I STILL do not have a clue at to why you shot this wide open as opposed to down one stop...given the difficulty in getting such a wide shot in the first place and given you say tracking is not an issue etc....good as it was would this shot not have been even better taken at f4?

[avandonk]

No JohnH it is not aimed at any one. I am trying to get the faint nebulosity of Centauras A. Losing half my speed for nebulosity is not even a consideration to get tight stars that any lesser aperture can give me. I suppose I could collect star data and do some photoshop magic.

Sorry but this is the end of the matter as far as I am concerned.

Bert

[rat156]

Hi Bert,

It is very simple Humayan I don't like half baked assertions and or glib statements

So then you go on to make some...

It tends to make me over react.

No kidding.

You are one of the few that puts up images at high resolution. They are all very good.
Rational critique is always welcome. I know for a fact that to get pin point stars on a full frame sensor is difficult. I have modified all my optics to address this problem apart from the Canon 300mm F2.8L. If I want pinpoint stars with no nebulosity I will get myself an f/20 optic. It is about balance and compromises.

Now I see what you were on about, you wanted to get the nebulosity, in which case f ratio is the governing factor, the minor flaws in the image from optics were secondary.

It would be a sad day if we all agreed all the time.

Agreed, no I meant disagree, I'll come in again...

Cheers
Stuart

[circumpolar (Matt)]

Thats a great shot. I'm going to see how many fuzzies I can find and compare in Uranometria.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I like it. Lots.
It sets a standard to aim for.

[skeltz (Rob)]

OH bert did you ever get your twin stereo hubble???
my name is earl!![ thats karma mate}

[skeltz (Rob)]

looks to me like your focus is not spot on to start with i am no expert or maybe it is your lense?maybe you need that twin hubble you were talking about???

[avandonk]

Sad Sad Sad

Bert