hiro
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Hi all,
I enjoyed processing and prepared frames of dusty Cepheus with focal length 105mm, 180mm, and 385mm. Enjoy.
#1/4: A mosaic of two frames with Apo-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6 and EOS 5D mk2-sp2
full size 19.4MB 9440 x 4962 pixels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/4021862498_ba9a53f6d7_o.jpg
both at F5.6 and iso 6,400 on autoguided EM-200 equatorial mount
left upper half: exposure: 4 times x 15 minutes, 5 x 8 min, 5 x 4 min, 5 x 2 min, and 5 x 1 minute
right lower half: exposure: 16 times x 15 minutes, 6 x 8 min, 6 x 4 min, 6 x 2 min, and 6 x 1 minute
#2/4: Dusty area in Cepheus with Apo-Elmarit-R 180mmF2.8 and EOS 5D mk2-sp2
full size 15.2MB 5623 x 3743 pixels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4021113651_551718c887_o.jpg
at F2.8 and iso 6,400 on autoguided EM-200 equatorial mount
exposure: 1 time x 8 minutes, 5 x 6 min, 9 x 5 min, 9 x 4 min, 5 x 2 min, and 1 x 1 minute
#3/4: Iris with FSQ-106ED, Reducer QE 0.73x and EOS 5D mk2-sp2
full size 18.2MB 5612 x 3733 pixels:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/4021122979_f6f2906d8b_o.jpg
at F3.6 and iso 6,400 on autoguided EM-200 equatorial mount
exposure: 11 times x 8 minutes, 9 x 4 min, 5 x 2 min, and 5 x 1 minute
including many bad focus frames
#4/4: vdB 152 and vdB 149 with FSQ-106ED, Reducer QE 0.73x and EOS 5D mk2-sp2
full size 15.3MB 5612 x 3726 pixels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2428/4021130997_b8a430167b_o.jpg
at F3.6 and iso 6,400 on autoguided EM-200 equatorial mount
exposure: 21 times x 7 minutes, 4 x 4 min, 4 x 2 min, and 4 x 1 minute
Thank you for looking as usual.
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hiro
Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R
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Tonk
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Oh wow wow. I've just looked at all this and decided that I'm going to make smaller mosiacs of bits of these vistas - what a blue print to work from
I just love dust - next big thing after comets for me
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hiro
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Thanks Tonk as always.
I am now processing frames of Cassiopeia. Do you remember what you wrote here last month?
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=DSLR&Number=3316451
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hiro
Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/
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s58y
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Fantastic photos -- I assume these were taken from an extremely dark site, in order to show these faint dusty areas.
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Tonk
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Quote:
Do you remember what you wrote here last month?
Yup - keep going til you get to Cassiopiea 
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Agnotio
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Fantastic shots hiro; I've never seen such depth in wide field images before. My favorite is the 4th, where the tracking precision looks best. How do you focus for these low magnification shots anyway?
In a sidenote, if I wasn't on my school laptop I might run the last one through noise ninja just to show you the difference, that image is screaming out for more noise reduction processing.
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Javier1978
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Outstanding images Hiro!
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waassaabee
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I agree with Tonk...WOWx2.. maybe x4...
Incredible detail, and the processing is genius.
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justabob
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Dark skies, great glass and experience=great stuff.
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Dave M
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K, now those are absolutely stunning.. 
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hiro
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Thanks all,
s58y,
I took this at 11,000 feet above sea level near MLO, Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. It is really extremely dark site, where we can see fine structure of dark nabulae, the zodiacal light from the east end to the west end, and the counter glow clearly with our naked eyes.
We can view Mauna Kea very near and Haleakala, Maui far away from the site. Cloud layer usually covers the light beneath at night.
full size 10,914 x 1,966 pixels 7.3MB:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3844429509_1942870635_o.jpg
Agnotio,
My favorite is #4, too. I usually confirm focus with remote live view in EOS utilities and trial shots, but the focus shifts easily due to temperature change. The temperature changed quickly while taking #1 #2 #3 at the first night, because the weather changed for the worse. Rain forced me stop taking subs far earlier than my plan for the night. The temperature was stable while exposure for #4 at the second night of the stay in September.
I've downloaded noise ninja and tried. The result was nice, and I've replaced the full size image in flickr with the result. Thank you.
justabob,
My experience is not enough as you know. Any advice is welcome at any moment.
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hiro
Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/
Edited by hiro (10/19/09 01:16 AM)
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Nils_Lars
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I love your dusty shots Hiro , these are all great.
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Williams Optics VII reducer
Celestron 8" SCT
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
PHD guide
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Star surfer8
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Amazing shots!
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Nicola
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They are all beautiful images, I especially like the 4th.
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Agnotio
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Quote:
I've downloaded noise ninja and tried. The result was nice, and I've replaced the full size image in flickr with the result. Thank you.
No problem hiro, I'm glad you liked it. The image looks a lot cleaner. One thing to keep in mind as well is that noise ninja can sometimes be too aggressive on color. I usually turn the color setting down to a 6 or 7 out of 10 so that the saturation isn't hurt by the noise reduction. Or you can apply noise ninja selectively to the dark sky background in order not to lose any color out of nebulae or dust, although it might be tricky to do in a fine-detailed image like this one.
Oh, and you will need to re-link here to the new version on Flickr, since the old one is not working anymore 
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hiro
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Thanks all,
Thanks Agnotio,
I've reapplied noise ninja with all three color knobs at 7 and replaced the original as below.
link for noise ninja reworked #4/4 16MB:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2428/4021130997_a3fccb4038_o.jpg
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hiro
Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/
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Awesome work, as usual. Simply amazing detail.
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Mike C
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Absolutely stunning images, Hiro!
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Wonderful, Hiro.
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hiro
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thanks men as usual.
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hiro
Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/
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M111
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Wow. So excellent!
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