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Old 14-05-2021, 09:06 AM
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M83

M83 the southern pinwheel galaxy, 15 million light years distant.

Skywatcher 300PDS 12" F5 Newtonian, Baader MPCC MKIII, ZWO ASI 183mm Pro, 308x60 seconds, Svbony LRGB filter set, Modified NEQ6 Pro.

Full field at Astrobin ---> https://astrob.in/jglszi/0/
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Old 14-05-2021, 09:53 AM
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Maama Mia! the new IIS galaxy man strikes again!

You're pumpin'em out Kevin

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Old 14-05-2021, 09:56 AM
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Love it.
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Old 14-05-2021, 10:12 AM
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Outstanding image!

What method do you use for colour calibration? Last year I captured the same target and processed it with PixInsight using photometric colour calibration, but my result was much more yellow and not as natural looking as yours...
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Old 14-05-2021, 10:20 AM
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Maama Mia! the new IIS galaxy man strikes again!

You're pumpin'em out Kevin

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Thanks Mike. Trying to make the most of galaxy season.

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Thanks Marc.

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Outstanding image!

What method do you use for colour calibration? Last year I captured the same target and processed it with PixInsight using photometric colour calibration, but my result was much more yellow and not as natural looking as yours...
I use the TLAR method. (That Looks About Right) lol.
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Old 14-05-2021, 12:09 PM
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Hurly burly, what a swirly!! Gorgeous rendition! Great detail, great colour and great processing! Very nicely done Kevin!
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Old 14-05-2021, 12:44 PM
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Excellent shot Kevin.
The standards get higher and higher.


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Old 14-05-2021, 02:38 PM
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Superb result Kev, a benchmark image.

Adding Ha might add a few candles...

Very well done
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Old 14-05-2021, 04:18 PM
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Hurly burly, what a swirly!! Gorgeous rendition! Great detail, great colour and great processing! Very nicely done Kevin!
Thanks Marcus!

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Excellent shot Kevin.
The standards get higher and higher.


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Thanks Allan, my best M83 so far.

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Superb result Kev, a benchmark image.

Adding Ha might add a few candles...

Very well done
Thanks Peter. I will think about Ha, but for now I'm rushing a few other targets I really want first. I'm only getting a couple of hours before it clouds up after sunset. Silly weather.
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That's a great shot Kevin....congrats

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Old 14-05-2021, 08:33 PM
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Keep 'em coming Kevin, your images are a joy to behold!
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Nice result there Kevin, well done!
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Great shot Kevin 👍
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Old 15-05-2021, 07:33 PM
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That is some amazing detail! You can even see 2 smaller galaxies on the left!
Just WOW!

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Shots like this put an arrow through the heart of the rule that you can only have 50-60% max capacity in weight on your mount.
This is a massive telescope that weighs just under the weight limit, and with all that added gear? You're probably over it, yet here we have an absolutely blindingly good image. Absolute precision.
Well done!

edit, I was looking at the wrong scope.. Your one is actually over the NEQ6 weight limit! Wow... mind blown.

https://www.teleskop-spezialisten.de...ml?language=en
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That's a superb M83 Rodney. Perfect processing as well.

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That is some amazing detail! You can even see 2 smaller galaxies on the left!
Just WOW!
Thanks Ahmed. The 2 smaller galaxies are pretty easy to pick up.

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Shots like this put an arrow through the heart of the rule that you can only have 50-60% max capacity in weight on your mount.
This is a massive telescope that weighs just under the weight limit, and with all that added gear? You're probably over it, yet here we have an absolutely blindingly good image. Absolute precision.
Well done!

edit, I was looking at the wrong scope.. Your one is actually over the NEQ6 weight limit! Wow... mind blown.

https://www.teleskop-spezialisten.de...ml?language=en
Well it's probably 26kg or more with guidescope on top. The mount is modified - belt, bearings and zero backlash. It does track very smoothly, which is what I wanted for planets. However it doesn't handle wind at all. The observatory shields it a bit with northerlies but south winds are bad. I know it's mad doing imaging with a 12" on an EQ6, but there's now way I can afford an EQ8, so it's this or nothing.

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That's a superb M83 Rodney. Perfect processing as well.

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Thanks Greg. It got top pick on Astrobin.
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