· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Nate B. sage Reged: 03/08/07 Posts: 282 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet       #2098697 - 01/05/08 02:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Had two beautiful but cold nights here in Western PA the past couple weeks. It's been so cloudy that as soon as I see the CSC says clear skies I drop everything and pack the car and begin driving out of the city towards dark skies. Night One (20 degrees F): Rosette Total of 5.5 hours of 4-min ISO 1600 shots. I'm happy with it but I really wonder what it would be like with a modded camera.... Night 2 (8 degrees F): M42 Total of about 2 hours of exposures ranging from 8 minutes to 4 seconds. Leo Triplet I know I clipped the black pretty bad here. This was just a test of the Pentax 2X teleconverter with the Pentax SDUF-II scope. Obviously you can only do so much with an f/4 scope but I think the detail in the galaxies was pretty good for an f/4 scope with a 2X tele. This is a 100% crop. -------------------- Tak FSQ-106EDX Pentax 75 EDHF 75mm f/6.7 APO Apogee Alta U8300 CCD Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with EQMOD Post Extras:       David Rosenthal Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/23/06 Posts: 1646 Loc: NJ Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: Nate B.]       #2098797 - 01/05/08 03:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nate...those are awesome. The Orion's Sword is especially nice. I love the smooth subtle processing you did. Top notch. -------------------- David Rosenthal | Midland Park, NJ My Image Gallery http://www.EastCoastAstro.com Atlas EQ-G EQMOD USBDIR [Self-Hypertuned] 8" SCT | AT8IN | Borg 76ED | Takahashi FS-60C Self Modded 400D | SX MX716 | DSI Pro | SPC900NC Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: David Rosenthal]       #2098880 - 01/05/08 03:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nate, fabulous images, really like the colors on the nebulae, and the galaxies are superb !!! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       ChazK Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/23/05 Posts: 1453 Loc: Melbourne, Florida Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: novbabies]       #2099184 - 01/05/08 06:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome! Great detail on M42 for only 2 hours. -------------------- Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2 Tak FS 60CB Canon 40D (unmodded) Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Post Extras:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 8687 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90.... Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: Nate B.]       #2099796 - 01/05/08 10:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, Nate! Now get to the emergency room and take care of those frostbitten toes. David -------------------- Proud Member; PAS NOLA, "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..." A. Einstein Post Extras:       Nate B. sage Reged: 03/08/07 Posts: 282 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: David Pavlich]       #2099853 - 01/05/08 11:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for all the comments guys. David, if frostbite feels anything like burns then I've definitely got it on my fingertips.... -------------------- Tak FSQ-106EDX Pentax 75 EDHF 75mm f/6.7 APO Apogee Alta U8300 CCD Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with EQMOD Post Extras:       weatherandsky Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/27/06 Posts: 1848 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: David Pavlich]       #2099958 - 01/06/08 12:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really nice job! I really like your M42. 8F far from home! You're brave. At those temperatures I setup on the driveway... at least then I can easily run inside to warm up. -------------------- Kerry * Weather and Sky Photography * 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:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5510 Loc: Eastern NY Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: weatherandsky]       #2100066 - 01/06/08 01:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shots, especially of the Leo Trio. It looks like you had a productive two days. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, TV102iis Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4 AP900, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       Lord_Vader Vendor - Aries Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 140 Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: s58y]       #2100318 - 01/06/08 07:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nate, Great images! Thanks for sharing them with us. Is this possible to show us some 100% crops around bright blue stars in Orion complex? And 100% crops in corners. This will be very interesting for me and possibly for others to see how good this astrograph is vs FSQ-106. I stll not decided which one I will buy for my mobile astro photo. Post Extras:       Nate B. sage Reged: 03/08/07 Posts: 282 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Re: M42, The Rosette, and The Leo Triplet [Re: Lord_Vader]       #2100441 - 01/06/08 09:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   No problem: Corner Crop of M42 You can see that you get some color and also that some spacers or something start to show up in bright stars. Full Size M42 This is at 100% I'd be glad to hear any comments on how you think this stacks up optically. I'm really a newbie at this whole hobby and only have an 80ED to compare to as it's the only other scope I've used / looked through. -------------------- Tak FSQ-106EDX Pentax 75 EDHF 75mm f/6.7 APO Apogee Alta U8300 CCD Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with EQMOD Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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