RStar
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/04/06
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Loc: New Jersey
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Hi everyone
Took this widefield shot of M27 the day before full moon. The sky was very clear and seeing was above average.
Center crop
52x180 second 400iso subs Canon 300D
Orion ED80 and CGE mount unguided
Full 1800x1200 jpeg
http://www.pbase.com/bobstarzynski/image/86264903/original
Thanks for looking
Bob 
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M111
scholastic sledgehammer
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Nice shot. You'd never guess there was a moon in the sky.
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HendyPhoto
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NICE! That confirms how bad I want the CGE!
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Galaxy001
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Great job with the moon and all. Processing is very good too.
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Fabio Papa
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Nice round stars, I might add! If you only went a bit longer or perhaps used 800iso... Great image nevertheless...
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novbabies
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Bob, that's a beautiful image of the Dumbbell!
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Good Seeing!
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Dave M
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Great! shot!, Bob ..Nice color and tracking. 
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mark47
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Great image!
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Joel
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Very nice Bob! I stayed in the other night due to the bad old moon. Nice result!
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DaveD
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Very nice Bob! I can't believe the moon was out.
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David Rosenthal
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Bob,
WOW again !!!
Silky smooth image...Great job !!!
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nytecam
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Fantastic image but at nearly 3 hours exposure it's way beyond my patience so well done 
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wrather1
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Great job, Bob. How do you manage those 3-minute exposures unguided??
DW
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Tonk
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Excellent image
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but at nearly 3 hours exposure it's way beyond my patience
No comment Maurice! I'd probably scare you with what I do 
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RStar
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/04/06
Posts: 984
Loc: New Jersey
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Wow!! Thanks everyone
These "bonus images" are sometimes the most rewarding because I really don't expect very much out of them. There's no planning (just pick the brightest object west of the meridian) or angst worrying about someones security light coming on. It's too bright to autoguide, so there's another headache out of the way. Just align the mount, focus and frame...a very enjoyable evening 
DW, the CGE is capable of very accurate tracking at shorter focal lengths (600mm +/-), The 300D imaging thru the ED80 has an image scale of about 2.5 arc-seconds per pixel. With the CGEs PE coming in at about 5 arc-seconds with PEC running, you can get nice round stars at 3 minutes nearly 100% of the time (if aligned and balanced properly)
Bob
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Orion 190mm Maksutov Newtonian
Celestron CGE with Gary Bennett cable mod (self modified)
QSI683wsg CCD camera
AstroDon Gen 2 LRGB 5nm Ha filters
SX Lodestar guide camera
Aurora flatfield panel
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antilles72
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Great job Bob!
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