HowardK
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#4828744 - 09/26/11 02:02 PM
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What part of london r u in maurice?
I'm from finchley
Howard
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4828888 - 09/26/11 03:32 PM
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Maurice,
If I may offer a suggestion. Often in your images I note what I'd call a somewhat agressive reduction of sky glow, to the point that the lower intensities in the image are artificially clipped to black. This makes the noise right at the threshold between black and 'not black' awfully apparent. See what results when you leave some amount of sky glow apparent in the image. In my estimation, DSO images should never have truly black backgrounds, because in reality there's always some glow there.
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4828901 - 09/26/11 03:41 PM
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Hey Ken,
How much exposure did you have for the Helix Nebula? I tried it last night and only got the faintest nebulosity out of it at 56-sec. You using any filters?
Chris
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4829627 - 09/26/11 11:10 PM Attachment (32 downloads)
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just a little ET for you!! NGC 457
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4829851 - 09/27/11 04:36 AM Attachment (25 downloads)
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Thanks Ken Quote:
That's a great result Maurice, and a HUGE image scale  Lovely strong colours.
Yep, Video cuts through LP pretty good, but it also cuts through thin cloud pretty good too 
Indeed -thin cloud is no problem  Here's a *pale* version of my M27 from last night - of course appearance will vary via monitor/laptop in use and personal choice especially as the eye doesn't operate in colour at low light levels so results can't have universal acceptance 
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#4829878 - 09/27/11 05:10 AM Attachment (23 downloads)
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and for a bit of fun... the SX Lodestar software allows a one-click negative image that leaves the colour unchanged [think about it!] and to right a negative image of left image that reverses the colours as a sort of *Nytecam/Hubble pallete*
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#4830082 - 09/27/11 09:43 AM
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Looks good Nyte
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#4830347 - 09/27/11 12:20 PM
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Raginar says:Quote:
Hey Ken,
How much exposure did you have for the Helix Nebula? I tried it last night and only got the faintest nebulosity out of it at 56-sec. You using any filters?
Chris
Chris, it was set at 56 seconds. I think I had APC set at 9 & 9 for Helix.
But I also had a very Fast focal ratio. That helps.
Scope is 600mm fl @ f7.5 with a 0.6x FR making the imaging Focal ratio f4.5 at only 600mm = Very Fast
The only filter I have in is an Astronomiks 'L' IR/UV filter
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#4831914 - 09/28/11 10:24 AM Attachment (17 downloads)
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I went into PSP AnimationShop and put the 2 Running Man images together to see the difference more easily than trying to scroll up and down the page to compare the two 
The ED80 certainly beats the Achro (to be expected).
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nytecam
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4833400 - 09/29/11 03:14 AM
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Ken - the *Running Man* is actually running in your *animation* and thanks for *fixing* this thread at the top 
Your note re "no processing of images" to give the video-look appreciated but I can't contain myself with my Lodestar-C look at M20 scraping my southern horizon last night - my first view ever  and typically virtually no stars visible to naked eye below Altair
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4833431 - 09/29/11 03:59 AM
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Ken - the *Running Man* is actually running in your *animation* and thanks for *fixing* this thread at the top
He's very active!
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Your note re "no processing of images" to give the video-look appreciated but I can't contain myself with my Lodestar-C look at M20 scraping my southern horizon last night - my first view ever and typically virtually no stars visible to naked eye below Altair
The 'No (or very little) processing' rule is in the TOS, its not my creation
but your M20 looks fantastic Maurice
Congrats on finally seeing it. It must be a buzz
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#4838565 - 10/02/11 01:35 AM Attachment (30 downloads)
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Here's a Helix from last night on NSN.
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I spent most of last night trying to push the SDC-435 to its limit in detecting faint galaxies. We had a really transparent night, so I went after some really faint ones (15th mag) and some clusters, like Hickson 10.
So near the close of the evening, when I turned the camera to M42 for the first time, I was nearly blinded. In my video logbook, I couldn't come up with words to describe it, so I simply wrote, "See picture."
This screenshot, while spectacular, does not approach the view in the Speco. The Speco has more definition, a far wider dynamic range, more color, and more subtlety.
Also, Bob (Mega256) was right all along. AGC High is the way to go, one just needs to be patient! I don't know why I was so hesitant to use it. I feel like I just upgraded my camera.
In any case, here is M42, SDC-435, no IR filter, x512, AGC-High, C9.25, f/3.3. Mag 4.5 skies.
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4840903 - 10/03/11 09:06 AM
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Wow Jim, that certainly is a bright red! Nice capture mate
Yes Michael, push the limits! Go for broke.
You won't know what a camera can achieve until you really push all the settings.
I'm just learning what the MCX can do and I am just starting to push it.
I think I pushed my SCC-A2333 as far as it would go, and then some
Nice result on M42
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4844595 - 10/05/11 03:39 AM
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Here's a Helix from last night on NSN.
Fabulous image Jim  What exposure did you give  Your pic made me try for the lowly Hellix from UK last night but it was struggle
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#4845443 - 10/05/11 03:21 PM
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Good to see you back in action again Jim and what an amazing come back. This has to be the best Helix I have seen captured with the Mallincam!!
Clear skies
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#4845447 - 10/05/11 03:22 PM
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Hi Group
Again I had another blast using my MCX along with the HDX2-F kit last night and
we saw several huge objects live on NSN. You said the a Mallincam cannot do a
capable job on the very large objects <grin>. All data is provided below the
images. I use my Canon f/4 70 to 200 mm camera lens along with an Orion Ha 7nm
filter which made it possible to capture these objects within a very light
polluted large city. I hope you enjot them as much as I did on Night Skies
Network.
Here are the direct link for the full resolution
California Nebula
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47296963@N08/6215182060/in/photostream/
IC 1848
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47296963@N08/6215182162/in/photostream/
Heart and Soul nebula
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47296963@N08/6214665851/in/photostream/
Clear skies,
Chris A
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4845527 - 10/05/11 04:09 PM
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Nice, I'm guessing your conditions are just better for imaging it. I was able to pull some faint wisps with my 8 inch f/4 at 56 sec but that was it. Or, I need to turn my gain up a bit... I don't mess with that very often.
Chris
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Re: Astro Video Image Gallery
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#4846531 - 10/06/11 05:40 AM
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Stunning results Chris!
Pity about that Amp Glow being so overpowering 
What length Integration or CCD mode please?
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Morning all:
We've had some really nice weather the past several days which has allowed me to get acquainted with the new mount. Had a couple nice integrations last night. The one of M27 below is my favorite of the night
AP1200, Meade 14" ACF OTA, Xtreme, UHC and IR cut filters, CCD mode, 6 minute integration
Brian A.
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