Last night was clear here so I imaged Lagoon and Trifid area with my new camera and a Ha filter. Not 100% sure of this as I may have overdone the sharpening trying to bring out some of the finer detail.
I just love the bigger field of view with this combination.
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12 X 10 minute subs
Telescope Takahashi FSQ106ED at f5
Camera Atik 11002M cooled to -20
Filter Baader 7nm Ha
Processed CCDStack2, Photoshop CS4
The field is perfect for that region and you have framed it nicely. Would be worth investing the time to capture the other wavelengths to add to this, don't leave it here.
I'm not sure you have over sharpened it but maybe the contrast is a tad high? Some of the brighter areas look to have lost some gradations in brightness perhaps..?
Would you think this is a better camera than the QHY then..?
Fabulous. One of the great matchups the 11002 chip and the FSQ. A world of imaging possibilities there.
For 2 hours I think there is quite a bit more in this one. The background seems a bit dark and it could be lightened up with curves and levels and you'd see more of what was captured there.
Huge field of view, and I like the composition.
Clear skies, what's that.... Been so long since i saw that.
Will wait for the next filter to be added , it's what you bought such a camera for.
I ilikemothers will stick to the one shot version, it would take 3months to just finish an image here in melbourne.
Here it is stretched to within an inch of it's life. Any more and it will tear for sure. In fact down around the cluster (Bottom left) I think it has already torn.
Yikes - that Cat's Paw looks like the Yeti's Hand!
(That's a complement BTH Doug - beautiful contrasty field - another stunning demonstration of the new gear working well.)
That's one superb widefield shot, Doug!! ... and the stars are sharp right into the corners - excellent stuff!! You're going to have to get the rest of the colour data and post a full colour version as well.
WOW
That is just brilliant Doug. Great composition
Your new toy is performing to perfection, teamed with the FSQ what a great combo
B & D
Thanks Guy's I am impressed with it myself. A great combo for sure.
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
for the one shot guy that i am, i think this is pretty good
Thanks David
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Very nice. The contrast is really strong and details are quite amazing. Well done.
Thanks Marc, This camera with big pixels and big well depth certainly packs a punch.
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Yeah I concur nice one Doug
Thanks Trevor
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Originally Posted by Lester
That is a large FOV Doug, very nice.
Thanks Lester
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Great image Doug. Nice and BIG.
Thanks David. It certainly gives a great field with the FSQ.
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Originally Posted by desler
Spectacular Doug!
Darren
Thanks Darren. You are a hard man to catch.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Fabulous. One of the great matchups the 11002 chip and the FSQ. A world of imaging possibilities there.
For 2 hours I think there is quite a bit more in this one. The background seems a bit dark and it could be lightened up with curves and levels and you'd see more of what was captured there.
Greg.
Thanks Greg, I just love this combination. I have given it stretch to almost tearing point and it just surprises me more all the time.
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Originally Posted by troypiggo
That's an absolutely fantastic field, lovely composition.
Thanks Troy.
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Originally Posted by Garyh
Nice widefield Doug! only thing it looks a little on the dark side (blackpoint)
Other than that minor thing it looks real nice!
cheers
Thanks Garyh. I hope you find the super stretch a bit better.
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Originally Posted by Alchemy
Huge field of view, and I like the composition.
Clear skies, what's that.... Been so long since i saw that.
Will wait for the next filter to be added , it's what you bought such a camera for.
I ilikemothers will stick to the one shot version, it would take 3months to just finish an image here in melbourne.
Cheers clive
Hi Mate, Thanks, clear skies are a bit of an anomily here also. I think I have managed about 7 images in as many months.
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Originally Posted by RobF
Yikes - that Cat's Paw looks like the Yeti's Hand!
(That's a complement BTH Doug - beautiful contrasty field - another stunning demonstration of the new gear working well.)
Thanks Rob. I am very happy so far.
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Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr
That's one superb widefield shot, Doug!! ... and the stars are sharp right into the corners - excellent stuff!! You're going to have to get the rest of the colour data and post a full colour version as well.
Colour Oh no. will take a bit of good weather to get but I'll try.
Thanks David.
The field is perfect for that region and you have framed it nicely. Would be worth investing the time to capture the other wavelengths to add to this, don't leave it here.
I'm not sure you have over sharpened it but maybe the contrast is a tad high? Some of the brighter areas look to have lost some gradations in brightness perhaps..?
Would you think this is a better camera than the QHY then..?
I like the image
Mike
Thanks Mike. I am going to try and get some colour data, just a matter of weather.
Great camera but I think the QHY9 has a lot going for it not the least being the price. I still have my QHY9 and have no urge to dispose of it yet. Maybe down the track but it still gives nice un vignetted views through the RC8" where this beast will loose half its field.
I think the big step up here is in both the size of the CCD and the well depth increase allowing much better overall data and a much larger field of view.
So far I am very excited with the results I am getting considering I am just getting aquainted with this big beast.
Next exploit will be to finish off Eta Carina then get some RGB data on this field and blend it with the Ha data and see what I end up with.
, totally different IMO.
