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by AstroGeek
Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Fun with Photoshop
Replies: 6
Views: 707

Re: Fun with Photoshop

Witch on a broom.jpg
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Great suggestion, Tom.
Keep 'em coming!!
by AstroGeek
Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Fun with Photoshop
Replies: 6
Views: 707

Re: Fun with Photoshop

925 Wearing Thor's Helmet .jpg
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by AstroGeek
Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Fun with Photoshop
Replies: 6
Views: 707

Fun with Photoshop

Passing time on a rainy day.
Monkey Head Nebula reversed.jpg
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Monkey Head on Monkey .jpg
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by AstroGeek
Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:24 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Kemble's "Sparkling" Cascade
Replies: 2
Views: 439

Kemble's "Sparkling" Cascade

Perhaps you've spotted this asterism before. This quaint chain of stars is nearly 3 degrees long in the constellation Camelopardalis. With my new, low-power imaging rig, I can easily fit the entire structure in the field of view. The primary stars are 5th to 10th magnitude and are quite colorful. NG...
by AstroGeek
Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:13 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Orion Nebula with Running Human
Replies: 4
Views: 574

Re: Orion Nebula with Running Human

Thank you, Tom.
Year after year, it becomes more and more about refinement of technique.
If I live to be 150, I think I'll have it mastered.

Happy New Year, my friend.
by AstroGeek
Tue Dec 27, 2022 1:22 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Orion Nebula with Running Human
Replies: 4
Views: 574

Orion Nebula with Running Human

About a year ago, I wondered what it would be like to affix my large camera to my small telescope. The goal was to achieve a larger field of view with a robust imaging platform. It took a bit of tinkering, but I was able to make the pieces join together. SBIG STT-8300 CDD and AstroTech 72mm refracto...
by AstroGeek
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: OK, This Baffles Me...
Replies: 1
Views: 297

OK, This Baffles Me...

Took a single 3-minute CCD test exposure through a 3-inch refractor.
Very close to Rigel in Orion
This area is a very busy area with lots of satellite traffic, but I have NEVER seen one take a turn like this.
Have you ever heard of such a thing?
ODD SATELLITE.jpg
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by AstroGeek
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:11 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Rotten Luck
Replies: 2
Views: 332

Rotten Luck

Successive 180-second exposures
A jetliner en route to Logan Airport passed through my field of view THREE times in a row

This is a full-color work in progress and will be released in a couple of days, sans 747s
M42 Plane #1.jpg
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M42 Plane #2.jpg
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M42 Plane #3.jpg
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by AstroGeek
Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Geminid Meteor Shower 2nd try
Replies: 1
Views: 244

Re: Geminid Meteor Shower 2nd try

Like taking a javelin in the shoulder!!

This is wonderful, Roger.

I was out watching for a bit.

Saw five in a half-hour.
by AstroGeek
Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:24 pm
Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
Topic: As Seen on Facebook Marketplace
Replies: 1
Views: 1294

As Seen on Facebook Marketplace

Item For Sale

I'm guessing that this instrument was just a bit too complicated to own any longer.


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