Running Chicken 2nd Attempt

[peeb61 (Paul)]

All,
Here is a second attempt at the Running Chicken Nebula, this time more subs.

The details of the image are:

Taken with a Canon 350D at prime focus with DSF attached to a Saxon ED80 piggybacked on a polar mounted 10" LX200GPS.
Autoguided with a Deep Sky Imager through the LX200GPS.

The composition is a stack of 15 x 6 minutes at 1600iso and 10 x 8 minutes at 800iso and 2 x 6 minutes at 800iso.

Stacked using Deep Sky Stacker and processed using Photoshop CS3.

Taken by Charlie Borg and myself.

Enjoy
Paul

[bluescope]

Nice image Paul ... lots of detail in the nebulosity.

[spearo (Frank)]

A fine image Paul
well done
frank

[Craig_L]

Lovely chook Paul.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice Paul, The ED80 certainly shows a lot more of the nebulose area than my FS102 and reducer.
Lots of detail and depth well done. Looks good.

[peeb61 (Paul)]

Thanks Everyone for your words of encouragement.
I probably did overcook the chook taking the 1600iso's so what would I change in the future? Take all exposures at 800iso and below!

Thanks
Paul

[gregbradley]

I wouldn't have thought it was overcooked. Perhaps curves could darken the background a tad.

ISO800 is a popular setting. ISO setting is not standard unvariable thing, I'd suggest you chose that setting based on the object. A bight object from a dark site may warrant ISO800. Try that on a dim object and you'll get too dim an image so ISO1600 or 3200 (20D and above).

What about the new 50D? It goes to ISO6400 or something, that could be interesting.

Greg.

[peeb61 (Paul)]

Thanks Greg,
A strong and valid point....and the 50D? If I am good all year Santa may be good for me! (In my dreams).

Paul

[RB (Andrew)]

Wow Paul, a very nice image there mate !!
Nice colour and detail.

That ED80 is just a little miracle isn't it !
Best bang for buck imaging scope you can get.

Nice work.

[peeb61 (Paul)]

Thanks Andrew,
Sure is a nice little scope and it sure compliments my little set up.

Paul