Steve
Thanks ....
I really enjoy globular clusters.
Roger
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- Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: M2 Globular Cluster reimaged
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: M2 Globular Cluster reimaged
- Replies: 4
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Re: M2 Globular Cluster reimaged
Pete
Thanks.... I do use a focal reducer so my actual FL is about 1960... way less than your 14 inch. I also do run a sharpening and star size reduction tool in Pixinsight which helps a little.
Someday I will start imaging the 11 inch SCT without the focal reducer and see what I get.
Roger
Thanks.... I do use a focal reducer so my actual FL is about 1960... way less than your 14 inch. I also do run a sharpening and star size reduction tool in Pixinsight which helps a little.
Someday I will start imaging the 11 inch SCT without the focal reducer and see what I get.
Roger
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: M2 Globular Cluster reimaged
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4073
M2 Globular Cluster reimaged
M2 is a fantastic globular cluster. Since it is situated in Aquarius, it is fairly low in the night sky, at least for me. I have trees to the South of my observatory that impact how low I can observe/image A couple of years ago I imaged M2 with my 5 inch refractor. I decided to give it another try w...
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Canon 450D NGC7000 Ha
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4678
Re: Canon 450D NGC7000 Ha
Frank I know the entire area has some red nebulosity, so it is difficult to process. You are doing a great job. In order to get the stars back to their natural color, without impacting the nebula, I would recommend a process to remove the stars from the nebula. That way you can work on the stars i.e...
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:16 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3031
Re: NGC 6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy
Pete Great job of capturing the Fireworks galaxy. Stars are really pin-point. I really like your image. Framing the galaxy the the open cluster (I believe it is NGC 6939) really adds to the depth of the image. I don't understand why you had to throw out images with satellite trails. The stacking pro...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:40 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) Emission Nebula
- Replies: 2
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Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) Emission Nebula
Interesting night last night. I decided to try and image the faint nebula Sh2-101. It is in Cygnus so it is well positioned to allow long exposures. I have been 'battling' with observatory computer occasionally 'hanging-up' forcing a shutdown and restart. I did some on-line searches and found severa...
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: UMass-D Imaging First Light
- Replies: 3
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Re: UMass-D Imaging First Light
Mark
Great news ....
The Ring Nebula looks really good at 4000mm .... stars are crisper than I would expect for an unguided image with F/L of 4000.
Great progress
Roger
Great news ....
The Ring Nebula looks really good at 4000mm .... stars are crisper than I would expect for an unguided image with F/L of 4000.
Great progress
Roger
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: M56 Globular Cluster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1786
Re: M56 Globular Cluster
Thanks for all of your responses.... and really good questions. First of all, I agree with Pete that usually globular clusters 'only' require a couple of hours of integration time. I imaged M56 2 years ago and had 100 two minute subs. I was not entirely satisfied with the result. Or rather, I though...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: M56 Globular Cluster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1786
M56 Globular Cluster
The weatherman fooled me again last night. According to cleardarkskies, the night was suppose to be party cloudy, clearing after midnight. It turned out to be clear all night. Based on the (flawed) weather forecast, I decided to re-image the globular cluster M56. I imaged it a few years ago but was ...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Sh2-112 reprocessed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1265
Re: Sh2-112 reprocessed
Pete
Thanks, I really appreciate your comment.
I find searching for, setting up, imaging and image processing are all rewarding efforts (although sometimes they can be frustrating).
Roger
Thanks, I really appreciate your comment.
I find searching for, setting up, imaging and image processing are all rewarding efforts (although sometimes they can be frustrating).
Roger