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by AndyG
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:14 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Cool app brings M81 to life
Replies: 2
Views: 1290

Re: Cool app brings M81 to life

That's pretty cool. Hypnotizing and weird :)
by AndyG
Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Barnard 150 - Seahorse nebula
Replies: 7
Views: 3101

Re: Barnard 150 - Seahorse nebula

Thanks Tom! What more do you need to do? The residual brown clouds appear flat even though I can tell from the data that there's some detail within them that could be revealed with some stretching. It would require constructing a mask so that the brown clouds could be stretched without affecting the...
by AndyG
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Autumn colors of M33
Replies: 15
Views: 5204

Re: Autumn colors of M33

I like the latest version best too, great work. Beautiful colors and detail, fantastic job on the processing.
by AndyG
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:34 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Barnard 150 - Seahorse nebula
Replies: 7
Views: 3101

Barnard 150 - Seahorse nebula

Barnard 150 (B150) is a dark nebula in Cepheus also known as the Seahorse Nebula. Dark nebulae are interstellar clouds of dust and gas dense enough to obscure the light from the stars in the background. The object was imaged over the last month or so from the remote observatory in NM with a 4.5"...
by AndyG
Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:45 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Autumn colors of M33
Replies: 15
Views: 5204

Re: Autumn colors of M33

That's a wonderful image! I like the second one best by far -- nice detail in the center and a better view of the faint outer arms.
by AndyG
Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:17 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: By the Light of the Full Moon...
Replies: 8
Views: 3205

Re: By the Light of the Full Moon...

It was the only object that I could think of farthest away from the moon. There's actually a back-scattering of light from the moon in the atmosphere and it turns out the darkest part of the sky is around 90 degrees away from the moon. Here's some data I got from a research paper which I can't seem...
by AndyG
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:35 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Halloween photo - vdB 141
Replies: 9
Views: 3708

Re: Halloween photo - vdB 141

Thank you all for the comments!
by AndyG
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:35 pm
Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
Topic: Nissan Observatory on Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 5309

Re: Nissan Observatory on Wheels

I'll stake my mobile observatory over theirs any time

Image
by AndyG
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: By the Light of the Full Moon...
Replies: 8
Views: 3205

Re: By the Light of the Full Moon...

Tom, that's a great image of the dumbbell.

I really like your M27 image too.


(sorry, couldn't resist)
by AndyG
Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:32 am
Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
Topic: Nissan Observatory on Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 5309

Re: Nissan Observatory on Wheels

They only show the telescope for a couple seconds at the very end. Here's the snapshot:
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