soreneck
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Reged: 04/01/06
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Loc: Toronto, Canada
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Hi all,
On Sunday night I took my first attempt at the Veil. Given that my camera is unmodded and mount is unguided, I'm pretty happy with the raw results.
I did screw up in the processing however: clipped some of the bright end of the histogram such that brighter star centers are washed out ... I will go back and reprocess when I have time. Anyway, here are the details:
Scope: SkyWatcher Equinox 80 APO
Mount: CG-5 ASGT (unguided)
Camera: Canon 350D at prime focus, ISO1600
Exposure: 37x120second lights (74 min), 8 darks
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS2
A larger version (cropped to remove amp glow, resized 50%) available here (700kb).
Feedback and suggestions always welcome!
Thanks,
Adam
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Adam
sky-candy.ca
TMB130SS / FSQ85 / C9.25Edge / Lunt LS60HaDS50
QSI 583wsg / DMK 21AU618
SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro
Urban backyard roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (chief of security)
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stanmuffin
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Reged: 01/05/06
Posts: 199
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Fantastic photo! I wish my SVP mount could track that well unguided... I get visible R.A. smearing in as little as 8 seconds through my 80ED (although piggybacking a wide-angle lens works well for at least 10 minutes).
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starbob1
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Posts: 930
Loc: IN
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That is a great pic Soreneck.I like the color's.Proves that a unmodified camera does very well.Thanks BOB
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Galaxy001
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/08/06
Posts: 1633
Loc: San Ramon, California
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Well done, the detail is really good.
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Zach
Remember to Keep Looking Up!
My observatory:
 Meade LX90 GPS 8" UHTC
With a (Meade) 18 mm UWA ep and a 3x telextender
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DSI Pro
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Jeff Nash
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nice pic I wish I had the patients to do it.
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lawrie
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Reged: 01/31/06
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Loc: Okanagan Valley
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Well done, Adam.
It's hard to process images like those (IMHO)with all the stars from the milky way.
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Lawrie
9.25 Edge/Hyperstar
NP 101is
WO 80fd
G-11/Atlas
ST 8300
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soreneck
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 1327
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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Thanks! But wow, this is an OLD post! 
Here is a more recent attempt at capturing the elusive Veil!
Cheers,
Adam
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Adam
sky-candy.ca
TMB130SS / FSQ85 / C9.25Edge / Lunt LS60HaDS50
QSI 583wsg / DMK 21AU618
SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro
Urban backyard roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (chief of security)
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weatherandsky
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Reged: 12/27/06
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
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That's hilarious I was just going to ask why you decided to go back to taking images with the unmodded camera. Both results are excellent. Of course your later version is even better
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Kerry
* Weather and Sky Photography *
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QHY-8, Canon 40D unmodded, Meade DSI-C
Meade 12" LightBridge
Astro-Tech 8in RC
Celestron C6-SCT
Sky-Watcher Equinox 80mm APO
Omcon 4.5" Newt
Celestron Skymaster 15x70
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