· 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 Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4928 Loc: N.E Ohio Messier 45       #2101310 - 01/06/08 04:39 PM Attachment (55 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This past Thursday night CN member Phil Hoyle and i made it down to a dark sky site in Calhoun county WV to do some imaging. My targets for the night were the Horsehead Nebula, Comet Holmes and M45, with the temp a balmy 2° i managed 45 minutes on Holmes, 3+ hrs on the Horsehead and almost 1 1/2 hrs on M45, i believe this is my 3rd time ever imaging M45. Link for larger 248k image.. http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image005830.html 1/04/08 Calhoun County Park, Grantsville WV.. Canon 20D Orion ED80mm / f6.3 reducer. Losmandy G11...Unguided exposures 28 x 3 Minutes @ ISO-800, 25 Darks, 25 Flats. Processed: Images Plus V3.0, Photoshop Elements, Noel`s tools. Thanks! for taking a peek.. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       cncnowland member Reged: 12/11/06 Posts: 33 Loc: Warrenton, VA Re: Messier 45 [Re: Dave M]       #2101341 - 01/06/08 04:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful.....Especially at the temperature. Nice one, Ironman. -------------------- Chris CGE C11 Nikon D80 (Unmodded) Post Extras:       Dipole sage Reged: 12/21/06 Posts: 398 Loc: Right behind you Re: Messier 45 [Re: Dave M]       #2101342 - 01/06/08 04:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, five hours of imaging and the results show it! Fantastic. I love the contrast and especially the subtle colours in the nebula. That's as much detail as I've ever seen in M45. Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: Messier 45 [Re: Dipole]       #2101691 - 01/06/08 07:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dave, massive nebulosity - fabulous !! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5510 Loc: Eastern NY Re: Messier 45 [Re: novbabies]       #2102222 - 01/06/08 11:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent M45 shot. You captured a lot of nebulosity in just 84 minutes. -------------------- 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:       Phillip Creed Idiot Seeking Village Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 1302 Loc: Canton, OH Re: Messier 45 [Re: s58y]       #2102252 - 01/06/08 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dave, Words just get in the way. Absolutely fabulous. You should send that straight to S&T and see what happens. Clear Skies, Phil -------------------- "The hopeful depend on a world without end, whatever the hopeless may say"--Rush, "Manhattan Project" Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995 ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01 ***** (1) 12" f/4.9 Skywatcher Collapsible Dobsonian (2) Orion 120mm ST Refractor (3) Oberwerk 15x70 Binoculars (4) Minimalist Eyepiece Set: "23"-mm Axiom LX (~24mm; long story...) 13mm Nagler Type 6 9mm Nagler Type 6 7mm Nagler Type 6 1.75X Siebert Barlow ***** Post Extras:       tidroplane Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/02/06 Posts: 1181 Loc: Everett, Wa. USA Re: Messier 45 [Re: Phillip Creed]       #2102264 - 01/07/08 12:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Stunning nebulosity, great image! -------------------- Clear skies.....David AT111EDT AT80EDT-CF AT66ED G-11, Gemini ST2000XCM Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4928 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Messier 45 [Re: tidroplane]       #2103003 - 01/07/08 12:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! Thanks for the nice words everyone, really appreciate it. Phil, i could only get so lucky -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       Daniel Chang sage Reged: 07/05/06 Posts: 200 Loc: Hong Kong Re: Messier 45 [Re: Dave M]       #2103286 - 01/07/08 02:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   good shot! Daniel -------------------- http://www.ec-photo.com/Daniel+Chang/ Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4928 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Messier 45 [Re: Daniel Chang]       #2104783 - 01/08/08 08:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! Daniel.. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. 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