M83 and Jewel Box

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by jase

Indeed, given the circumstances, very good effort Marc. Not you're best work, but its always gratifying to walk away from an imaging session with data to work on. Look forward to seeing more when you get it together (the gear that is)

Thanks Jase. Yeah that was the whole point. Driving home with something in the box. Not great but still something. Live and learn.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Considering all your troubles it's a terrific effort with the barlow Marc

Thanks for the kind comment guys. Really looking forward to see some more of your C9.25 imaging. Will keep a close look.

[kinetic (Steve)]

Marc,

great stuff!

That M83 outer halo is where my setup falls down...I can't get it.
Colour looks fine to me, but I'm hardly qualified to comment.

Nice job

Steve

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by kinetic

Marc,

great stuff!

That M83 outer halo is where my setup falls down...I can't get it.
Colour looks fine to me, but I'm hardly qualified to comment.

Nice job

Steve

Thanks for the heads up Steve. About the halo might be high humidity and dew in my shot so don't despair. That shot of M83 is what really knocks my socks off. Check it out: http://www.eso.org/gallery/d/65346-2/M83_WFI.jpg

[kinetic (Steve)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Thanks for the heads up Steve. About the halo might be high humidity and dew in my shot so don't despair. That shot of M83 is what really knocks my socks off. Check it out: http://www.eso.org/gallery/d/65346-2/M83_WFI.jpg

No mate, you definitely got halo....if you squint at the ESO shot you see
roughly what inner spiral structure I get...your shot gets it all.

Steve

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Thanks Steve. You got the colors spot on mate It was indeed green. Probably went color blind while spending hours trying to fix all those eggy stars I just figured out yesterday that I'm also getting a little dew spot on the outside of the camera glass. It's not inside the camera but on the outside of the glass and it's tiny. Never noticed it before. That's the little red halo on the jewel box in the center... and I thought I captured some Ha nebulosity

No worries Marc .......

[Hagar (Doug)]

Wonderful attempt and result with an ED80. Well done.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Thanks Doug. Glad you liked them

[spearo (Frank)]

hahahahaha
yes good save
you'd be kicking yourself!
You have to be like a "Marine" in the field: improvise and adapt! you did that very well
good work!
frank

[Prickly]

Awesome shot for an ED80. Were you using a DSLR or a CCD? Also any particular barlow and did you need an extension unit to reach focus?

Really great shots - thanks for posting.

Cheers
David

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by spearo

hahahahaha
yes good save
you'd be kicking yourself!
You have to be like a "Marine" in the field: improvise and adapt! you did that very well
good work!
frank

Thanks Frank. Driving that far... Regardless, GOT TO come home with something, anything

Originally Posted by Prickly

Awesome shot for an ED80. Were you using a DSLR or a CCD? Also any particular barlow and did you need an extension unit to reach focus?

Really great shots - thanks for posting.

Cheers
David

Thanks David. Yeah the set-up looked a bit like a fishing rod. The ED80 tube itself was probably the shortest bit of it all . I had two 2" GSO extenders (50mm and 180mm), the focuser racked out almost completely (150mm), about 50mm worth of spacer + the MPCC and the camera nose piece. I took the barlow cell out of the barlow adapter and screwed it inside one of the GSO extension tube (same threads) to minimise the weight. It was a 2" GSO barlow lens.

[Tilt (Michael)]

Nice shots Marc.

I tried to use a GSO 2" barlow with my ED80 without success. I was using a 0.8x WO FR/FF directly into the 2x GSO barlow however I couldn't reach focus. I more than likely require an extension tube to reach focus.

Michael