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
knuklhdastnmr
Pepperbelly
Reged: 02/24/05
Posts: 3579
Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado
|
|
Post your image of NGC7000, the North American nebula, here.
Post any comments on these images in Rules and Comments. Submissions shall close at Midnight EDT on August 31st. Please submit only one entry.
If you have submitted and entry and want to change it,first try the edit function. It is available for three days after the original post. After that please PM one of your moderators.
[Tip: There were significant changes to the rules beginning with the July 2008 contests and again in August 2008. It would be
a very good idea to check the Rules and Comments thread, the link is above.] Submissions shall
close at Midnight EDT on July 31st. Please submit only one entry.
Edited by knuklhdastnmr (07/30/08 07:57 AM)
|
Mark233
member
Reged: 10/19/03
Posts: 52
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
|
|
OK, here's mine. I had a very difficult time framing this target. Reducing this file down to 100k hurt the quality a good bit (original is 32 meg).
Capture info
130 total minutes with 10 minute subs
WO Megrez 90 w/ .8 FR/FF on a EQ-G mount
CCD Labs Q453-HR OSC CCD
Guided with Orion ST80 + DSI II Pro using PHD
Flats, Bias, aligning and stacking done in Nebulosity 2
No darks used
Levels, curves, and other touch ups done in PS CS3
--------------------
Homebuilt 10" Reflector
WO Megrez 90 APO
Orion ST80
Atlas EQ-G Mount
CCD Labs Q453-HR
DSI II Pro
|
Rebel3
member
Reged: 02/19/07
Posts: 36
|
|
This is my attempt. Captured June 26-27, 2008
Ha(100),OIII(50),SII(50) - 10 min subs
Tak FSQ-106EDX
FLI PL-16803
AP900
Aligning and stacking done in MaximDL
No darks or flats used
Levels, curves, and other touch ups done in PS CS2
--------------------
Memphis, TN
|
Nate B.
sage
Reged: 03/08/07
Posts: 219
Loc: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
|
Here is a recent attempt at NGC 7000 in H-alpha.
Taken 7/9/2008 from within the City of Pittsburgh, PA.
Scope: Pentax SDUF-II
Filter: Baader 7nm H-alpha
Camera: QHY8 CCD
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G with EQMOD
Guiding: 80ED / Meade DSI Pro / PHD Guiding
Exposure: 20min x 11
--------------------
Pentax SDUF-II 100mm f/4 APO
Meade LXD55 SN10 OTA
Orion 80ED 80mm f/7.5 APO
Celestron C6 XLT
Meade DSI Pro autoguider
QHY8 CCD
Canon 30D DSLR HAP Modded
Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with EQMOD
|
Bob Moore
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/07/06
Posts: 543
Loc: New York
|
|
Image Info: QSI 535, Astronomik 6 Nm Ha filter, Vixen R200ss, Losmandy G11 Mount, guiding with PHD. PreProcessing MaxImDL & AIP4WIN, Post processing PhotoShop CS2 ( levels & Curves ) Images were taken under moon light nights
I hope you like it
Bob Moore
--------------------
R.A.C. Advisory Committee
NEAIC Co-Chairman
NEAF Advisory Committee
http://deer-pond-observatorie.wetpaint.com/
Warwick, New York
41.15984 -74.2541
Losmandy G11/Gemini
TAKAHASHI MT-160
10" F4.5 Newt
Vixen R200ss
Orion Starblast
Astro Tech 80 ED
Astro Tech 66 ED
Coronado PST H alpha
ToUcam pro,& DSI Pro II, SX MX716,QSI 532
|
Gobart
super member
Reged: 02/14/07
Posts: 105
Loc: 46.38°N, 16.43°E (Croatia, Eur...
|
|
Here's mine.
Taken on three nights in August 2008 (09, 11 and 12th) from Cakovec, Croatia (Europe).
It is a mosaic made of three images, each one combined of 28 separate exposures: 10x180s in H-alpha and 6x180s in R, G and B (each).
Total exposure: 252 minutes (84 exposures).
Carl Zeiss Sonar 300mm F/4 telephoto lens with QHY2Pro CCD camera.
Autoguiding: QHY5 camera on Newton 200/750 mm, EQ6 Synscan Pro mount, PHD Guiding software.
Processing software: DSS, MaxImDL, PixInsight, PS7, Neat Image.
Greetings to all and congratulations for nice images 
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
Edited by Gobart (08/20/08 06:07 PM)
|
David Rosenthal
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/23/06
Posts: 1202
Loc: Midland Park, NJ
|
|
Here is my entry:
Imaging Scope : William Optic ZS66SD + WO 0.8X FR/FF Type II
Guide Scope : ED80
Imaging Camera : Stock 300D & 400D + Astronomik CLS and Baader UV/IR Cut Filters
Guide Camera : DSI Pro I
Mount : SVP GOTO
Exposure : 21 by 5 minutes, ISO 800 with 300D, 20 by 5 minutes, ISO 800 with 400D
Calibrated [30 Bias, 30 Flat, 22 Darks] and Sigma Clip Stacked in Maxim DL
Processed in PSCS2 with GradientXTerminator, Noel's Actions
Edited by David Rosenthal (08/24/08 09:18 PM)
|
knuklhdastnmr
Pepperbelly
Reged: 02/24/05
Posts: 3579
Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado
|
|
Submissions are now closed
--------------------
Knucklhead Astronomer
|
|
8 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum.
Moderator: Charlie Hein, knuklhdastnmr
Print Thread
|
Forum Permissions
You cannot start new topics
You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled
UBBCode is enabled
|
Thread views: 820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
