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07-02-2011, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by leon
Fine image indeed Nicola, I always love those wide field images.
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Thank you Leon, for your appreciation. 
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08-02-2011, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Fantastic image.
The images from Namibia always seem to be a cut above the usual.
Is the seeing there particularly good?
Geographically it looks to be in a similar position relative to the coast and latitude to my dark site. But the seeing you get there seems superior.
Do you know what the usual seeing is there?
Greg.
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Greg, thanks for your comment. I don't have the right figures for the seeing but I would only like to tell that the site where I was imaging from was close to the Hakos Mountains where the European Southern Observatory was going to be built. For political reasons then they decide to choose Atacama desert in Chile, but first choice at the beginning was the Hakos mountains in Namibia. So you can imagine the seeing is averagingly very good.
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08-02-2011, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Very nice image, great colours and attention to detail.
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Hi Paul, thank you! Antares's halo gave me a hard time during postprocessing... 
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09-02-2011, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Craig_L
Wonderful image Nicola. Its an area of the sky I just can't seem to photograph.
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Thank you Craig. Do you have any issues with that area? Why? It should be at its best for yout latitude.
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09-02-2011, 03:47 AM
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Beautiful color swirls! Great image Nicola!
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09-02-2011, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Lester
beautiful image Nicola, thanks for the view. All the best.
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Thank you Lester
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09-02-2011, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mill
Very good antares with good colouring and sharpness  |
Thank you!
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10-02-2011, 04:38 AM
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Beautiful work Nicola.
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Thank you jjjnettie!
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10-02-2011, 06:45 AM
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Beautiful
great capture of the region
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10-02-2011, 09:55 AM
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Superb shot in every respect Nicola - well done!
Cheers, Marcus
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10-02-2011, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Leonardo70
Nicola,
fantastic image... congrats......
Leo
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Thank you Leo, I hope to see you at S.Barthelemy anytime soon.
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11-02-2011, 09:59 AM
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This I like Nicola. An area I haven't had much luck with in the past but I must give it another go using the FSQ, reducer and maybe a mosaic.
Very Nice.
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11-02-2011, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Very nice. Love this part of the sky. Lovely rendition. |
Thank you multiweb!
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11-02-2011, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicola
Thank you Craig. Do you have any issues with that area? Why? It should be at its best for yout latitude.
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Hi Nicola,
I'm in the city of Adelaide which suffers from a fair amount of light pollution so I need to use a Hutech filter (LPS V3) to get exposures past 3 minutes on the Hutech modded Canon 450D. Not sure whether the filter has something to do with it. Must try it one more time. You've inspired me. Otherwise a trip up to Arkaroola to dark skies http://www.arkaroola.com.au/astronomy.php 
Craig
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13-02-2011, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by danielsun
Wow Nicola! That is stunningly crisp and beautiful colours!
Sure is a beautiful part of the sky to image. Very nice!
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Thank you Daniel. I think after this image and a couple of others I processed before, I won't go back to image Scorpio for some time.
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13-02-2011, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by atalas
Nice!!
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Thank you atalas
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13-02-2011, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by luigi
Beautiful color swirls! Great image Nicola!
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Thank you Luigi!
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13-02-2011, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by spearo
Beautiful
great capture of the region
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Thanks a lot Frank!
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13-02-2011, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Superb shot in every respect Nicola - well done!
Cheers, Marcus
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Thank you Marcus
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13-02-2011, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Hagar
This I like Nicola. An area I haven't had much luck with in the past but I must give it another go using the FSQ, reducer and maybe a mosaic.
Very Nice.
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Yes, as you can see mosaicing this area is the way to go. Too wide and too many details to be cought with a telephoto lens and a single frame.
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