ARCHIVE · Login   · Main Index   · Search Astrophotography and Sketching >> CCD Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 ThaBizness sage Reged: 12/28/05 Posts: 394 Loc: St. Louis, MO Processing the M42 on a rainy night       #1332003 - 12/31/06 01:11 AM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its a rainy night so I processed some data from my first light with the 8 inch. What do you think? -------------------- St.Louis, MO Celestron 8 SCT Orion 80ED Orion Atlas EQ-G Canon 450 XSi Unmodded Meade DSI-C, LPI My Astrophotography Post Extras:       bill w Postmaster Reged: 03/26/05 Posts: 10277 Loc: southern california Re: Processing the M42 on a rainy night [Re: ThaBizness]       #1332047 - 12/31/06 01:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   the trapezium is nicely resolved good job controlling the bright core. the focus looks a bit soft might try star size reduction or a bit of sharpening which camera did you use? -------------------- -bill w nexstar 8 GPS canon 300D, Toucam Pro II SXV-H9C, H9, SX Lodestar autoguider, SX-AO, DMK 51 FS 102 (OLV), FS60 CSV, 8" LX200R, Lunt 60/50 double stacked PT B1200, Losmandy G 11, ASA DDM60 http://astro.whwiii.net/ image processing monitor calibrated to just differentiate darkest boxes: Post Extras:       ThaBizness sage Reged: 12/28/05 Posts: 394 Loc: St. Louis, MO Re: Processing the M42 on a rainy night [Re: bill w]       #1332309 - 12/31/06 09:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I used the DSI-C for this one. This was taken after the scope was freshly unpacked from the shipping box. I didn't even look at collimation yet or make a hartman mask before taking this. First night excitement I guess. Focus was done by eye. I'm cursed tho. This has been the only time I have used the scope in the past couple of weeks and on top of that I bought a focal reducer that came in the mail Friday. I'll be clouded over till mid January. -------------------- St.Louis, MO Celestron 8 SCT Orion 80ED Orion Atlas EQ-G Canon 450 XSi Unmodded Meade DSI-C, LPI My Astrophotography Post Extras:       Dr Nick scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/27/06 Posts: 798 Loc: Glen Innes, NSW, Australia Re: Processing the M42 on a rainy night [Re: ThaBizness]       #1333566 - 12/31/06 10:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks great! -------------------- Clear Skies, Nick http://www.NicksAstronomy.com Sky Watcher 8" f/5 Newtonian(which I got when I was 10yrs old and 5yrs later I'm still adding to) w/JMI motofocus/standard, axis guider. ToUcam Pro w/Phillips vlounge/registax/and Virtual Dub, DSI Pro II w/envisage/photoshop cs2/, Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 6505 Loc: Eastern NY Re: Processing the M42 on a rainy night [Re: Dr Nick]       #1334899 - 01/01/07 07:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice -- the trapezium looks great in this shot. -------------------- Hutech 500D/T1i, 550D/T2i, DMK21AU618, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, TV102iis, EdgeHD 800 Lenses: 800mm, 180mm, 135mm, 105mm, 85mm AP900, Barndoor tracker http://www.flickr.com/photos/s58y/ Post Extras:       Bob Moore Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/07/06 Posts: 1173 Loc: New York Re: Processing the M42 on a rainy night [Re: ThaBizness]       #1335034 - 01/01/07 08:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Not bad Biz ... Keep up the good work Bob -------------------- Just a stepping stone to greatness for others And a scope or two or three or four http://www.deer-pond-observatory.com Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 38 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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