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Old 27-11-2010, 07:56 AM
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New data! It can't be true..????

Surely this is not new data from Mike Sidonio..?

Well, when you are over the shock and have picked yourselves up from the floor Yep, fiiiiiiiinally managed to get out under clear steady skies on Thursday night ...shame about the moon coming up around 11pm though

Managed to aquire 3hrs of Ha data on the horsehead region that I had started waaaaaaaay back in early Sept (friggin Hell ).

This was a good test of the new low reflection Astronomik 50mm X 50mm Ha filter too and I am very happy with the outcome, no processing at all on Alnitak here. Those two mysterious vertical and horizontal lines some of you may recal that appeared in my original single 10min sub have now disapeared so the jury is out on what exactly they were :

Hourshead full frame

Househead crop

Still very much a work in progress so stay tuned...just wanted to prove that I don't oooonly do Sidonio's

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Pst..more shock! - there's another NEW image in the pipe work too, should be ready soon
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Old 27-11-2010, 08:26 AM
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Ooo!... Terrific shot! Love the wider version. Extremely detailed and very well processed. Must be good to process something new hey?
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Old 27-11-2010, 08:42 AM
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A sublime shot Mike. Really nice.
I even managed to get some data last night between the clouds!

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Old 27-11-2010, 09:00 AM
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Glad you got a chance to get out there Mike.
Well done!
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Old 27-11-2010, 11:31 AM
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Feels like you are actually in sapce at the scene! Awsome!
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Old 27-11-2010, 01:31 PM
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well Mr Repro has new data - that data will be in for some processing nice snapshot too mike
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Old 27-11-2010, 03:50 PM
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Nice horsey
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Old 27-11-2010, 04:54 PM
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Very nice Mike, Glad you got out under some lovely skies again. But bugger you could have grabbed some nice RGB on this beast so I could borrow it and have a play with some nice data. The weather here is the pits with great days followed with cloudy nights. Makes it awfully hard to capture anything, even with a permanent set up.

Looking forward to many great Sidonios on Ned the Neddy when you capture some RGB.

Good luck with the weather.
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Old 27-11-2010, 05:06 PM
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Excellent Mike! The repros were wearing thin no matter which way you slice them. Nice work on the HH region managing the mid tones and highlights. More please!
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Old 27-11-2010, 05:49 PM
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Thumbs up. Glad you got some new data.

Now, if only I could do the same.

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Old 27-11-2010, 06:42 PM
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At last fresh data, lucky having just looked at the weather forecast for here. The large square format works well with the area nicely framed. Some nice detail at the lower section of the faintest stuff.

Will wait the completion in FULLLLLLLL COLORRRRR with interest.
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Old 27-11-2010, 10:01 PM
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Glad to see someone's acquiring new data!

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Old 28-11-2010, 12:39 AM
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Cheers Guys, t'was nice to be back out under the stars, as you know I have a crap load to cart out and back to my dark site () and it gets hard when you have to do it on a work night and pull an all nighter too Then having to wait for pefect weather predictions to take the risk = low imaging frquencey ...so see?.. go easy on the repro wise cracks

Bah!.. all part of the obsession

Doug I couldn't get the RGB because of the moon, it will have to wait for next time

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Old 28-11-2010, 01:26 AM
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Good work and that Flame is enormous.

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Old 28-11-2010, 02:10 AM
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I do love the table cloth Mike. A real homely touch.
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Old 28-11-2010, 04:09 AM
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Your mount isn't level.

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Old 28-11-2010, 08:17 AM
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I do love the table cloth Mike. A real homely touch.
It is my Italian Restaurant table cloth, complete with spagetti sauce stains, and the violins are just out of the picture.

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Your mount isn't level.

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It's a big wide mount, that is just the curvature of the Earth showing up ...no problems though, the NJP is a remarkable piece of engineering
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:45 AM
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This might seem a little strange..... But if you are shooting narrowband ( H alpha) do you really need to go to the way out where site. Could you not do that at the home base and save the trip for the lum channel.
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Old 28-11-2010, 08:55 AM
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The really bright bits are well controlled, top detail and subtle processing too. Excellent Mike.
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Old 28-11-2010, 09:22 AM
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A little noise starting to show in the crop but really nicely processed. How long were your subs?

Cheers, Marcus
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