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Pages: 1 nighthound Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/30/06 Posts: 1034 North American and Pelican       #1879386 - 10/01/07 09:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After three months of the summer sky sludge I managed a total of two nights out. Seeing was terrible and there was a breeze to contend with but at least I was out. Tak Sky 90 II • G-11 • Canon 20D(unmodified) @ 800 ISO • Unguided, no flats, no darks • 34 x 180 sec. • Noel's Astro Tools Thanks for looking. Sure am ready for cold, clear nights. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Nighthd/Astrophotography/test/tst2/napelicanxx.jpg NH Post Extras:       mark47 professor emeritus Reged: 02/21/07 Posts: 620 Loc: Scotland Re: North American and Pelican [Re: nighthound]       #1879610 - 10/01/07 11:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice image, how lomg have you been imaging? Hope I can ask a newbie question, what's a modified DSLR. I am wanting to start imaging soon with my 350D I have just started to read threads on this forum. A lot have mentioned modified or unmodified. -------------------- Celestron C6-NGT. Equinox 80mmED on a Porta Mount. William optics 2" Dielectric Diagonal. Baader Hyperion 24,13 & 8mm EPs Celestron 1.25" EP Kit. Antares 25,15,10mm Plossl. Orion 12.5mm Illuminated Reticule Plossl. Baader Neodymium, OIII, UHC-S Filters. Antares ALP Filter. Canon EOS 350D. Dark Skies Everyone. Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: North American and Pelican [Re: mark47]       #1879864 - 10/02/07 05:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NH, really nice, patience always pays off ! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       Dave M Postmaster Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 6207 Loc: N.E.Ohio Re: North American and Pelican [Re: novbabies]       #1879992 - 10/02/07 07:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent! shot, Hound.. -------------------- Dave Unitron 131-C Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder 1976 Celestron Pacific C5 Celestron C90-Astro Tak FSQ106ED Astro-Physics 900-GTO Masuyama`s 35mm, 30mm, 25mm-Wide, 20mm, 10mm Post Extras:       Nate B. sage Reged: 03/08/07 Posts: 327 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Re: North American and Pelican [Re: Dave M]       #1880395 - 10/02/07 11:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm impressed. I've shot NGC 7000 several times with my unmodded 5D with longer exposures but didn't pick up that much nebulosity. Congrats on a beautiful image! -------------------- AP130EDT f/8 Tak FSQ-106EDX Pentax 75 EDHF 75mm f/6.7 APO Apogee Alta U8300 CCD, (Ascent A694 coming soon) QHY8 OSC CCD Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with EQMOD AP900GTO in an Exploradome Post Extras:       Strgazr27 Reged: 10/04/04 Posts: 7104 Loc: StonyHill Observatory Re: North American and Pelican [Re: Nate B.]       #1880406 - 10/02/07 11:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NH, You must have some SERIOUSLY dark skies at your place. My modded 20D with longer subs didn't even come close to what you've done with that camera of yours. Nice Job! CS's -------------------- Bobby http://www.strgazr27.zenfolio.com Post Extras:       weatherandsky Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/27/06 Posts: 2066 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: North American and Pelican [Re: Strgazr27]       #1880416 - 10/02/07 11:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW!!! Beautiful image and nice composition! -------------------- Kerry * Weather and Sky Photography * https://twitter.com/#!/weatherandsky 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 Canon 50 f1.8, 100 f2.8Macro, 100-400 f4.5-5.6L, Sigma 17-70, 18-50, 28-300 CGE, CG-5 GT Post Extras:       nighthound Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/30/06 Posts: 1034 Re: North American and Pelican [Re: weatherandsky]       #1880480 - 10/02/07 12:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks very much everyone. Mark, I've ben shooting deep sky for about 3 1/2 years. You can read more about camera modification for astro here: http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/canon/index.htm I haven't modified any of my cameras(300D, 20D and 5D) because I use them for wildlife/nature photography as well. The 300D gathers dust, not light these days. :-) Nate, I gave up using my 5D this summer due to more noise than I would have expected during long exposures. It's a thing of beauty for wildlife shooting but I didn't like the color/backgound noise in 3 minute plus exposures at night. I only evaluated RAW files on screen (Canon Pictureviewer Software) and never did try stacking and processing so maybe the noise level is simply more intense due to the high resolution of the 5D. May have to start shooting dark frames. I intend to give it a more serious try when it gets cold, sure would like to take advantage of those 12 megapx. Strgazr27, skies are certainly not as dark in the summer months due to moisture/haze that comes standard with every summer here. We have a large glow from the city to our north and any haze only scatters that light. Zenith and the east are very nice most nights. I was surprised at the results, mainly because of the poor seeing and transparency. The weather ahead looks to be unfavorable for me adding subs to this batch. If not in the next couple weeks, then next year I'll try again. Thanks again all! NH -------------------- -Steve Post Extras:       mark47 professor emeritus Reged: 02/21/07 Posts: 620 Loc: Scotland Re: North American and Pelican [Re: nighthound]       #1881290 - 10/02/07 06:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NH, Thanks for the help. Again great pic!! -------------------- Celestron C6-NGT. Equinox 80mmED on a Porta Mount. William optics 2" Dielectric Diagonal. Baader Hyperion 24,13 & 8mm EPs Celestron 1.25" EP Kit. Antares 25,15,10mm Plossl. Orion 12.5mm Illuminated Reticule Plossl. Baader Neodymium, OIII, UHC-S Filters. Antares ALP Filter. Canon EOS 350D. Dark Skies Everyone. Post Extras:       HendyPhoto Sith Lord Reged: 08/09/06 Posts: 1502 Loc: Bountiful, Utah Re: North American and Pelican [Re: mark47]       #1881340 - 10/02/07 06:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That shot is BEAUTIFUL! VERY nice! -------------------- ~jon SparkCast CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar 90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8 CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D Manny-Mod Vixen Porta Mallincam MCHP SPC900NC CG-5 GT "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein Post Extras:       Star surfer8 professor emeritus Reged: 05/15/06 Posts: 536 Re: North American and Pelican [Re: HendyPhoto]       #1881759 - 10/02/07 09:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot. That's more nebulosity than some shots I've seen taken with expensive SBIG cameras. -------------------- Tom Post Extras:       nighthound Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/30/06 Posts: 1034 Re: North American and Pelican [Re: Star surfer8]       #1882940 - 10/03/07 12:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You're very welcome Mark. Thanks Jon and Tom, greatly appreciated. NH -------------------- -Steve Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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