GUNER
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Reged: 07/19/04
Posts: 1305
Loc: Bedminster,NJ USA
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Hi All,
Well after many..many attempts I finally got somewhat of a decent Saturn. The focus still seems a little soft I think my scope need to be collimated. Well anyway here it is:
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Thomas
12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!!
TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod
Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125
Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder
Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters
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GUNER
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Reged: 07/19/04
Posts: 1305
Loc: Bedminster,NJ USA
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By the way this is still with my ToUCam. I just got the new HD for my laptop & will be putting it in soon. Then I'll try the Infinity 2-1.
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Thomas
12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!!
TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod
Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125
Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder
Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters
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s58y
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Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 4850
Loc: Eastern NY
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Looks pretty good to me -- there's good detail in the rings, and very good detail in the striping on the main surface.
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Dr Nick
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Nice 
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Clear Skies, Nick
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DarkStar72
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Looks fine I think. Good banding, with a prominent CD on either side!
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Orion SkyQuest XT10 Classic f/4.7 DOB Newt
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imhotep
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Loc: Tampa, FL
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Sweet image.
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Curt
8" F5 Newtonian Astrograph (under construction)
Orion 80ED CUSTOM
80mm F5 guidescope (under construction)
Edmund Optics 4.25" 'Palomar' Newtonian, 1968 vintage
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lernerda
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Reged: 01/21/07
Posts: 353
Loc: New Jersey 40.0 N 74.9 W
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Very, very nice image
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David
www.seeingafterdark.com
Meade LX90GPS 8" SCT, Meade ETX 90, 10" f6 Dobsonian
Meade DSI-C, Meade DSI Pro II with IRGB filter set, Philips SPC900NC Webcam
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Sheridan
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I dont see any focus problems here. Very sharp image. Nice job. 
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Eric
Lx-200 8" Classic
Meade 3.3 Focal Reducer.
Orion Star Shoot
10" Starfinder.
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Chris_H
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Reged: 11/24/03
Posts: 2858
Loc: Norway
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I agree, focus looks spot on. Very nice image!
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Chris
"Big Papa Smurf" (254mm f/4.7 Sky-Watcher Newt)
Custom Orion Optics 150mm f/8 reflektor "Planet Killer" (On its way!!!)
SPC900
Canon Powershot A610 (CHDK modded)
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GUNER
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Loc: Bedminster,NJ USA
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Thanks everyone. I thought the focus was a little off because when I tried to enlarge the image I got this:
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Thomas
12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!!
TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod
Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125
Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder
Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters
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GUNER
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Or is this image a little hazy because of the enlarging process? Is it better to enlarge the image by 1.5 or 2 in Regstax? During processing? I have been using the resize image on the "final" page.
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Thomas
12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!!
TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod
Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125
Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder
Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters
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Andrew Welsh
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Quote:
Thanks everyone. I thought the focus was a little off because when I tried to enlarge the image I got this:
That's probably due to the resizing process. Inherently, you're trying to invent detail when you enlarge an image
The best way to fix it is when you image, increase the image scale via barlow lenses.
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Canon EF 300/2.8L IS, 400/5.6L, 135/2L, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 35/2, 24-70/2.8L, and Peleng 8mm fisheye
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Chris_H
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Reged: 11/24/03
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Loc: Norway
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It also depends on what method you choose. I always use Mitchell
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Chris
"Big Papa Smurf" (254mm f/4.7 Sky-Watcher Newt)
Custom Orion Optics 150mm f/8 reflektor "Planet Killer" (On its way!!!)
SPC900
Canon Powershot A610 (CHDK modded)
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Richard Scott
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Reged: 07/25/06
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Loc: Tampa FL
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“It also depends on what method you choose. I always use Mitchell”
could you elaborate?
Richard
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Orion ED80 APO
CG-5 GEM
JMI NGF-CM Focuser
Orion SSDSI
Meade DSI Pro
an assortment of 1.25” & 2" stuff
all tucked inside the Blue Moon Observatory
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Basically more scope than my abilities warrant
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Zyxlor
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Looks real good. One to be proud of for sure.
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Zyxlor
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Meade 10" LX200 OTA now removed from forks-
OTA is now rigged to go onto Tak mount.
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Chris_H
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Quote:
could you elaborate?
Richard
I’m assuming you do it through registax, Mitchell is the best compromise between sharpness and artefacts
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Chris
"Big Papa Smurf" (254mm f/4.7 Sky-Watcher Newt)
Custom Orion Optics 150mm f/8 reflektor "Planet Killer" (On its way!!!)
SPC900
Canon Powershot A610 (CHDK modded)
Canon 10D (modded)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM L
My Website
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GUNER
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Loc: Bedminster,NJ USA
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Thanks Andrew. I used a 2x powermate with a 6.3 FR to capture this image.
Thanks Zyxlor.
Chris: Thanks for the tip. I think I used b-spline. I think that is what it was called. DO you use drizzle or resampling & do you increase the image size during processing?
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Thomas
12" SuperCharged LX-200 GPS!!!
TAK SKY 90 on a Vixen Skypod
Stacked GOLD!PST/EXT-70AT/DSX-125
Infinity 2-1 CCD Camera with Lucam Recorder
Custom Scientific 1.25" LRGB filters
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cvedeler
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Reged: 12/20/05
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Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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I like the original Thomas. It seems unless the seeing is superb enlarging past a certain point just makes it look worse.
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Chris Vedeler
Astro-Physics 160EDF
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Orion 80mm Guidescope
Canon EOS XT modified with Baader filter by Hap Griffin
Meade DSI Pro / Philips SPC900NC webcam
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lernerda
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Reged: 01/21/07
Posts: 353
Loc: New Jersey 40.0 N 74.9 W
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Quote:
I’m assuming you do it through registax, Mitchell is the best compromise between sharpness and artefacts
I am still confused by what you mean by Mitchell .
David
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David
www.seeingafterdark.com
Meade LX90GPS 8" SCT, Meade ETX 90, 10" f6 Dobsonian
Meade DSI-C, Meade DSI Pro II with IRGB filter set, Philips SPC900NC Webcam
Televue 3X Barlow, Meade 6.3 FR, 3.3FR
Meade 4000 set, ranging from 6.4 to 40mm, Planetary, LP, UHC, and Ha Filters
25x100 Busnell, 20X80 Konus Binocs, and homemade P-mount
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Richard Scott
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 708
Loc: Tampa FL
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Guner… you said… “I used a 2x powermate with a 6.3 FR to capture this image”
Maybe using a powermate to increase the focal ratio and then a focal reducer to bring it back down again is at crossed purposes to one other.
For planetary imaging, I use a Barlow like you, but I remove any focal reducer.
And for big stuff, just the focal reducer and no Barlow.
Richard
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11” Celestron XLT SCT
Orion ED80 APO
CG-5 GEM
JMI NGF-CM Focuser
Orion SSDSI
Meade DSI Pro
an assortment of 1.25” & 2" stuff
all tucked inside the Blue Moon Observatory
http://tinyurl.com/29b9wn
Basically more scope than my abilities warrant
"I know I can never look upon the stars without wondering why the whole world does not become astronomers."
Thomas Wright
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