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[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 mysky member Reged: 09/06/07 Posts: 84 Loc: CN M81 & M82       #2106810 - 01/09/08 01:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M81 & M82 thru Starviewer 80ED with Borg 0.85x focal reducer (#7887) Time: At 0：00 Jan.3rd,2008 Location: Hui Dong, GuangDong, China Photographer: Wei Huang Refractor：Intane Starviewer 80ED Mount: Vixen Sphinx SXW Camera: Canon 350D Baader IR Filter Modified Guide: Mizar GT68(D=68mm,f=600mm)+ Vixen GA4+ Mizar Or6 Exposure: ISO1600 composite of 18 300s Dark frames：8 frames Processing: Aligned in Maxim DL, processed in Photoshop（Level and gamma adjust, curve adjust ） Weather : Clearness, Transparency fine. Naked eye limiting magnitude: 6 Please note: 1. The second picture was cut form the first one then enlarged. 2. Borg 0.85X field flattener/focal reducer did a fantastic job. It makes the shooting more flatter. Post Extras:       HrAstro sage Reged: 12/24/06 Posts: 323 Re: M81 & M82 [Re: mysky]       #2106877 - 01/09/08 02:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great pic!! -------------------- HrAstro - Deepsky astronomical photographs, tips and techniques for astrophotography Edited by HrAstro (01/09/08 02:52 AM) Post Extras:       novbabies Postmaster Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 15678 Loc: Northern Georgia! Re: M81 & M82 [Re: HrAstro]       #2106947 - 01/09/08 05:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wei, very nice picture, NGC 3077 also present !! -------------------- Good Seeing! Mark Orion 12" XTi f/4.9 VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector Assorted binoculars Post Extras:       wrather1 AstroBear Reged: 10/25/05 Posts: 3880 Loc: Dallas, Texas Re: M81 & M82 [Re: novbabies]       #2108175 - 01/09/08 05:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful! -------------------- "Don't worry about what telescope you own, or its quality. Just get out under the night sky, and enjoy God's wondrous universe." - T. M. Back Meade RCX400-12 "Ursa Major" TMB 130SS + EQ6-PRO "Ursus Polaris" Orion ED80 "Ursa Minor", WO ZS66ED "grab-'n'-go" EOS 30D (Hutech), ToUcam Pro, Star Shoot Autoguider, Meade DSI North Texas Clear Sky Chart Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5502 Loc: Eastern NY Re: M81 & M82 [Re: wrather1]       #2108256 - 01/09/08 06:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent image with pinpoint backgound stars. -------------------- 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:       mysky member Reged: 09/06/07 Posts: 84 Loc: CN Re: M81 & M82 [Re: s58y]       #2113829 - 01/11/08 08:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys! Post Extras:       Buzzer professor emeritus Reged: 07/21/07 Posts: 659 Loc: Long Island, NY Re: M81 & M82 [Re: mysky]       #2113861 - 01/11/08 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wei, That is a great shot, Andy -------------------- Meade SN-10 Carbon Fiber TMB 92ss Mini Borg 50 Guidescope Celestron CGE Mount QHY8 Orion Starshoot Autoguider http://buzzer.zenfolio.com/ "I THINK THE WEATHERMAN NEEDS MORE EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT" WANING CRESCENT OBSERVATORY Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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