Running Chicken with ED80

Striker (Tony) · #1 21-05-2006, 11:29 AM

Still waiting on my main imaging scope so I had a go at this Neb with the ED80from my house Brisbane last night.

10 x 4 minute unguided images at ISO800 with UHC-S filter and Canon 350 Moded...no flats or Bias..just a single dark frame used for all calibration.

I am very happy with the tracking over 4 minutes....the mount seems to be performing very well now...I still need to do PEC training.

Its still a little to red but that how I like ATM...lol

Warning 1.3mb

http://www.users.on.net/~striker/Chickenweb.jpg

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #2 21-05-2006, 11:39 AM

thats a great picture

h0ughy (David) · #3 21-05-2006, 11:41 AM

Thats beautiful Tony

when I grow Up i would like to image like you one day

JohnG (John) · #4 21-05-2006, 11:42 AM

Nice shot Tony, I get that noise on the lower right with my camera on the long exposure settings too.

JohnG

strongmanmike (Michael) · #5 21-05-2006, 01:11 PM

Very nice image, you should be very happy with it

Plenty of nice astroimaging work going on in OZ - it's great

Mike

astroboy · #6 21-05-2006, 03:25 PM

Great shot Tony
and 4 min unguided is amazing I'm flat out getting 1 min with my G11
do you have the Gemini ?

Zane

Striker (Tony) · #7 21-05-2006, 05:07 PM

Thanks guys....

Yes Zane its G11 with gemini level 4....but I did have some frustrating problems previously trying to get any kind of lengthy exposures unguided....I'm glad to say it's all working well atm.....touch wood.

Atleast while all this frustrations was happening I got to learn my mount.

tornado33 · #8 22-05-2006, 10:28 PM

Great shot, bet you love all that H alpha light the modded camera records.
What will your main imaging scope be?
Scott

iceman (Mike) · #9 23-05-2006, 06:08 AM

Wow, sharp and pinpoint. Very well done Tony.

I can say "I remember Tony when he had an 8" dob.. for a week"

janoskiss (Steve H) · #10 23-05-2006, 08:58 AM

That's one great chook, Tony!

RB (Andrew) · #11 23-05-2006, 10:24 AM

Another fine image from you Tony.
Well done, nice detail.

I wish I could make out the running chicken but I can't see it yet.
Does anyone have an outline of it?
I've never been able to make it out on any of the images I've seen.

Striker (Tony) · #12 23-05-2006, 11:25 AM

Thanks guys.

Scott...I have the new Meade 10" LX200R OTA ordered for my main imaging scope.

Mike it was 3 weeks not 1 week....hehehe

Andrew....it's very hard to make out the running chicken because he has no head....it's head is seperated from the main Neb and you can make outs it's beak....if you look it up the head and beak is RCW60 and would be another frame up from this image....hope that helps a little.

tornado33 · #13 23-05-2006, 03:50 PM

Gee thats one nice scope. Will you be shooting at F10 or using a focal reducer?
Scott

ving (David) · #14 23-05-2006, 03:53 PM

goodone tony

strongmanmike (Michael) · #15 23-05-2006, 10:58 PM

Try this one

http://www.naturespeak.com.au/LambdaCentauri.htm

When a chicken runs it is semi erect, has it's wings out flapping and it's neck extended in the direction it is running. In this case the chiken is running right to left and the seemingly detatched little red head is on the upper left...?...see it?

Mike

Octane (Humayun) · #16 23-05-2006, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Try this one

http://www.naturespeak.com.au/LambdaCentauri.htm

When a chicken runs it is semi erect, has it's wings out flapping and it's neck extended in the direction it is running. In this case the chiken is running right to left and the seemingly detatched little red head is on the upper left...?...see it?

Mike

I see it now! Brilliant.

That's a killer photo, too.

Cheers, Mike.

Regards,
Humayun

RB (Andrew) · #17 24-05-2006, 07:42 AM

Yes I see it now.

EzyStyles (Eric) · #18 24-05-2006, 08:21 PM

verrry nice Tony. give me some of your brissie weather.

Itchy · #19 25-05-2006, 07:04 AM

Nice shot Tony. That 350 is doing amazing stuff.