Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 knuklhdastnmr Pepperbelly Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 3393 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions       #2495805 - 07/02/08 05:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post your image of NGC7023, the Iris Nebula, here. Post any comments on these images in Rules and Comments. Submissions shall close at Midnight EDT on July 31st. Please submit only one entry. If you have submitted and entry and want to change it, please PM one of your moderators. [Tip: Our level of bonhomie is directly proportional to the amount of time remaining to the close of submissions and inversely proportional to the number of clowns that want to change their entries.] [Next tip:(aren't we helpful) There were significant changes to the rules beginning with the July 2008 contests. It would be a very good idea to check the Rules and Comments thread, the link is above.] -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       Jerry3672 super member Reged: 01/20/08 Posts: 163 Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #2542245 - 07/26/08 09:06 AM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I finally got a break in the weather so i could get something on the NGC7023. This was a tough target for me. Light pollution in the area of the sky kept my exposure time down to 2 min subs. I need to cool my CCD, lots of noise over 2 min LXD75-SN8 Meade DSI-pro 3- 2min subs Luminance 1 2min each sub for RGB LRGB,Levels, and curves in photoshop -------------------- Meade LXD75-SN-8 DSI Pro Sony H7 Canon XSi 450D unmod Edited by Jerry3672 (07/28/08 09:10 PM) Post Extras:       Eddy Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/30/04 Posts: 1124 Loc: Aix-en-Provence, France Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: Jerry3672]       #2545694 - 07/28/08 07:03 AM Attachment (10 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ok, I finally could go outside after a break in the weather and a knee surgery after which I was unable to lift tripod and mount. Saturday was a nice calm day and image was taken through a thin layer of cirrus clouds. Image data: Scope: TSA102 CCD: Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 Guider: Starlight Xpress SXV on ZS80FD Mount: EM200 Temma II 19 x 10 min subs for Lum, 12 x 5 min subs for RGB acquired in MaximDL Calibration, Registering, Sigma Data Reject in MaximDL Combined color, curves, Levels and Noel Carboni's space noise reduction tool in Photoshop CS2 -------------------- Cheers, Eddy C8 XLT, W.O. ZS80-FD 10th anniv. ed. with MoonLite D/S focuser, Tak TSA102N Tak EM-200 Temma II, Vixen PortaMount SXV-H9, SXV guider SBIG CFW-10 SA filter wheel, Astromik Type2 LRGB and Astronomik 6nm H-α, 13nm SII, 13nm OIII Taurus Mini Tracker OAG http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showgallery.php?cat=580 Post Extras:       John Wunderlin sage Reged: 10/01/04 Posts: 263 Loc: Mineral Point, Wi Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: Eddy]       #2546109 - 07/28/08 11:59 AM Attachment (7 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I managed to get out between the clouds last night. Transparency was terrible, but I was able to get some subs before it clouded over. 7x4mins, 3 darks Losmandy G11 Orion ED80 Canon 350d ISO 1600 Guided with LX50/Orion Starshoot DSCI Processed with Nebulosity and Photoshop ES5 -------------------- John Wunderlin Mineral Point, Wi Empire Ranch Observatory Iowa County Astronomers Post Extras:       zAmbonii super member Reged: 01/19/08 Posts: 161 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: John Wunderlin]       #2547466 - 07/28/08 11:48 PM Attachment (5 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tough target when you can only get one minute subs! 101 x 1 minute subs unguided. 30/30/30 dark/flat/darkflats Celestron C6-N, CG-4 mount Canon 300D unmodded Stacked in Iris, straight addition Curves, gradient removal, noise reduction in PS CS3 -------------------- Celestron C6-N 150mm f/5 Newt Meade 70AZ-Z Post Extras:       Gobart member Reged: 02/14/07 Posts: 93 Loc: 46.38°N, 16.43°E (Croatia, Eur... Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: zAmbonii]       #2550524 - 07/30/08 02:30 PM Attachment (4 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Iris nebula, NGC 7023 Taken on July, 29, 2008. from by backyard obs. in Cakovec, Croatia. Newtonian 8" F/5, Baader 2" MPCC Skywatcher EQ6 SynScan Pro, QHY2Pro CCD Total exposure: 85 minutes (10x3 and 11x5 minutes) DSS, PixInsight LE, Photoshop 7, Noiseware Professional. Only luminance for now, the colours have to wait for the clear skies... Greetings, Gobart -------------------- "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handiwork." (Psalm 19:1) 200 mm F/5 Newtonian, EQ6 Synscan Pro mount QHY2Pro CCD camera QHY5 CCD camera Pentacon Six film camera, Carl Zeiss Sonar 300/4 & Flektogon 80/4 lens Small backyard observatory Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 6185 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: July 08 Beginner DSO Challenge Submissions [Re: Gobart]       #2553951 - 08/01/08 06:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Submissions are closed. Good luck in the contest! Charlie -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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