DaveD
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Here is another fun pair of galaxies to image, affectionately known as the whale and crowbar. This night was a good as the previous night when I took the M106 shot, minus the wind. Everything went really smooth for me and the lack of wind really helped my guiding errors. They were much more tightly grouped and I think this is why my stars look better in this image.
Exposure: 40x360 Seconds ISO 1600
Camera: Canon 350D (unmodded)
Scope: WO ZS110 @F7
Mount: Losmandy GM-8
Date: 2007-03-17
Proccessed with IRIS, PixInsight LE (DBE) and PS CS2 with Noel's Astro Tools 1.5.
A larger version and details can be accessed here.
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Dave
WO ZS 110, Celestron Classic C8,
Orion Skyview Deluxe 8, AT-66
Losmandy GM8
Canon 350D(modded), Minolta 5D, Celestron Neximage
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Dave M
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Wow! Great shot, love the star color and detail in this image.
 
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Kentari
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Very impressive! Good acquisition and superb processing!
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novbabies
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Beautiful!
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Mike B.
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Dave, that image rocks! Great color, detail and the composition. Nice going! 
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Shadowalker
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Outstanding image, Dave. Be proud!
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s58y
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Splendid shot of these two. The stars definitely look good in this image.
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DaveD
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Thanks for the comments everyone. I really do appreciate it.
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Dave
WO ZS 110, Celestron Classic C8,
Orion Skyview Deluxe 8, AT-66
Losmandy GM8
Canon 350D(modded), Minolta 5D, Celestron Neximage
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AviddayM
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Another fine image Dave. How do you do it?
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Dave
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Tonk
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That is a cool shot. There are 4 galaxies clearly on view
NGC4627 (as know as the Herring) and its satellite 4631 (I guess it should be called a calf), and 4656 (also known as the hocky stick) and its satellite 4657 (making the kink - though some sources dispute that this is a satellite citing it as a distortion of the main galaxy caused by interactions with 4627 - hydrogen gas bridges between both large galaxies) - very cool!
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nighthound
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Extraordinary image Dave. Like everything about it.
NH
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stefsaber
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Way too cool!!!!
Especially with a scope with an f/ratio of f/7!
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DaveD
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Thanks to everyone who commented.
Tonk, thanks for the info its very interesting.
Dave, I can do it because I learned everything about this hobby from this board. About a year ago I posted a tripod shot of Orion. You all encouraged me and I just wanted to shout out a big thanks. Its been quite a learning curve(that I'm still climbing) and I really appreciate the help, encouragement and inspiration along the way.
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Dave
WO ZS 110, Celestron Classic C8,
Orion Skyview Deluxe 8, AT-66
Losmandy GM8
Canon 350D(modded), Minolta 5D, Celestron Neximage
Dave's Astrophoto Page
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Dennis Sakva
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Very nice!
I really appreciate pictures with smooth(not watered down with noise reduction) colors. Round stars are a pleasant view also. And 40x360 exposure makes me pretty sure that 1 night=1 object.
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wrather1
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Awesome image. Definitely something to be proud of. Love the details and round stars.
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AZDeepSky
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Fabulous work!
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SV-115 f/7 TMB design
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DaveD
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Thanks Dennis, wrather and AZDeepSky.
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Dave
WO ZS 110, Celestron Classic C8,
Orion Skyview Deluxe 8, AT-66
Losmandy GM8
Canon 350D(modded), Minolta 5D, Celestron Neximage
Dave's Astrophoto Page
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meisterman
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Dave,
Very nice shot !
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