After a year away from anything astro, I joined the group at Arunah Hill last weekend. Using Ioptron Skyguider Pro, Canon Rebel with Nikkor 100mm lens, shooting two hours of 2 minute frames with darks, etc, here is a full frame image and a cropped one of NGC7000. Used Images Plus ArcSinH for processing. I like the full frame one better. The Skyguider Pro can go longer than 2 minutes but this was my first time out in a year. It will go 4 minutes with very good polar alignment.
The sky and Milky Way were magnificent and I am happy to be back to imaging and the great ASSNE group!
Arunah Hill image
Arunah Hill image
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Frank N
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
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Fantastic images Frank nicely done we have to talk about it sometime for sure. Just think with my 80mm black Diamond on that setup, just think what you could do! If interested we can talk.
Paul F, Celestron HD 9-1/4.Canon 60-DA.Explorer scientific 127 carbon fiber triplet.Atlas EQ6 hyper tuned.
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Very nicely done on the images. They look great.
Tim W.
Laurie J. Wood
March 22, 1967 - August 23, 2019
Forever in my memory. Forever in my heart.
Scope: 8" Celestron SCT on an AVX equatorial mount
Solar Scope: Lunt Solar System 60 mm Double-Stacked H-Alpha
Solar Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI174mm monochrome
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC-Cool
Autoguide: PHD2
Image Capturing: SharpCap
DebayerIng: PIPP
Planetary Stacking: Autostakkert
Planetary Post Processing: Registax
Deep Sky Stacking: Deep Sky Stacker
Deep Sky Post Processing: Photoshop
Laurie J. Wood
March 22, 1967 - August 23, 2019
Forever in my memory. Forever in my heart.
Scope: 8" Celestron SCT on an AVX equatorial mount
Solar Scope: Lunt Solar System 60 mm Double-Stacked H-Alpha
Solar Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI174mm monochrome
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC-Cool
Autoguide: PHD2
Image Capturing: SharpCap
DebayerIng: PIPP
Planetary Stacking: Autostakkert
Planetary Post Processing: Registax
Deep Sky Stacking: Deep Sky Stacker
Deep Sky Post Processing: Photoshop
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Great seeing your images again, Frank.
Tom
Tom
Tom H
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
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Well done Frank, beautiful images! Great to see you I'm glad you joined us, good company always welcome!
Bruce D
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As usual, I over processed the last image. Here is a version with less vigor! I mean, there are a lot of stars in the Milky Way, but that first attempt was a bit much.
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Frank N
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
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Frank- Just curious. What ISO were you shooting at? Looks like less than 400. And did you use Flats?
And lastly- which Canon Rebel do you have?
Tom
And lastly- which Canon Rebel do you have?
Tom
Tom H
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
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Tom, ISO400 20 flats to 60 lights with 20 Darks and bias too...Canon modded Rebel (old) I am not at all happy with the results. On the positive side, the Skyguider Pro is awesome and I could have pushed for 3 or 4 minutes but this was my first time out in a long time and I wasn't sure what to do. Maybe a bunch of 1 minute subs might have been better.
I could throw out a challenge to you to try to process the raw stacked frame but I know you don't take pressure very well.
I could throw out a challenge to you to try to process the raw stacked frame but I know you don't take pressure very well.
Frank N
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
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Outstanding job with your Canon Rebel. I am really impressed. Good color and focusing looks great.
Well done!!
Roger
Well done!!
Roger
Roger M.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.