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22-11-2009, 04:52 PM
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Pleaides
Hi all,
this is a combination of 7 x 15 minute exposures at iso 800 with Astro 40D, Takahashi Astrograph f3.3 .
Processed in Deep Sky Stacker, Images Plus and Photoshop. I am still learning to use Images Plus, but these results are better than my attempt with Photoshop alone.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...800isoIPfi.jpg
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22-11-2009, 05:18 PM
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Wow Lester - cracking image there mate.
And I'm jealous of the Astro 40D!
Very nice work - framed beautifully too.
Doug
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22-11-2009, 05:33 PM
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Lester,
Nicely done, I bet you pleased with that!
Terry
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22-11-2009, 05:33 PM
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Fast Scope & Fast Engine
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Thats Purrrfect Lester.
I,m a huge fan of the diffraction spikes and they look great.
Cheers Kev.
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22-11-2009, 06:26 PM
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Very nice Lester. The center of the image looks a little bright with quite a halo around the main stars. Unsure what would have caused this but it may just be a processing artifact or may be an oversaturation problem from the 15 minute exposures. I usually do this target with 5 minute exposures as it is quite bright. You have also clipped the red a bit hence the blue backgrround.
Definitely a lot of nice detail and nebulosity.
Well done.
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22-11-2009, 06:40 PM
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Yeah, that's a beauty Lester. Top shot! 
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22-11-2009, 07:03 PM
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very special that one.
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22-11-2009, 09:54 PM
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Thanks for your comments everyone. I will try this one again, and will balance the colours first in Photoshop before going to Images Plus for the digital developement.
All the best.
ps, I love the Astrograph Terry. Just hope I can improve on my processing to get the best out of it.
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23-11-2009, 04:54 AM
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Lovely work Lester, nicely done.
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23-11-2009, 08:04 AM
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The sky is Messier here!
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Looks great
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23-11-2009, 08:30 AM
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This image has a balance to it that makes it very pleasant to view. I agree with Hagar re the centre of the image is a bit bright/washed out - but with some tweaking/contrast enhancement it would round that out.
Nive image and I might actually image it myself one day.
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24-11-2009, 12:35 AM
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A fantastic image Lester, the nebulosity looks wonderful.
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24-11-2009, 02:21 AM
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Lovely spikes, great shot
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24-11-2009, 04:22 AM
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Lester,
, nice pic. Let's see some more.
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Tom
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28-11-2009, 12:24 PM
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I have been too busy to spend any time on Astro lately, due to harvest time on the farm. Just stopped now for a few days due to rain.
All the best.
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29-11-2009, 12:14 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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05-12-2009, 10:34 AM
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Nice image i liked the original better actually, this repro shows a bit too much green i think
frank
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07-12-2009, 03:56 PM
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both look great I think I prefer the second ,
I think the diffraction spikes add to the allure of m45 pics
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07-12-2009, 05:33 PM
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Nice wide shot of this Lester! The repro is much better than the first, Maybe a touch too green in the reflection neb but the background etc looks very nice!
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