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[Login] 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 Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 6583 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Aug08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll!       #2622907 - 09/04/08 06:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here are the DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Semi-Finalists in the CN Imaging and Sketching Contest for August 2008: RStar: IC 1396 The Garnet Star Nebula Image captured on July 24 and 25 2008 from Hillsborough NJ ED80 and WO 0.8 FF/FR Celestron CGE, ST-4 guided Modified Canon 350XT and Baader UHC-S filter 59*480 second 800 iso sub exposures Dark/flat/bias calibrated, Processed in Imagesplus and PS CS Kentari: The Corona with a Diamond from Siberia Equipment and settings: Canon EOS 40D with EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM and EF 1.4x Extender at 280mm f/5.6 on a photo tripod ISO 400 24 exposures from 1/1600s up to 1/5s at 1/3rd stop interval with some frames missing due to movement. The last and longest exposure was made when the Diamond Ring was already on its way. Combined in Photoshop CS2 using the Pellett Method hewholooks: NGC 6992 "East Veil Nebula" in Cygnus From Lexington, Ohio Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod 31x360sec at iso 1600 30 Darks/Flats/Bias APM/TMB 130/780 with APM Field Flattener Astronomik CLS 2" Filter Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Mount August 25, 2008 Processed with DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight LE, and Photoshop Elements (yea, that's right - the cheap way) Star surfer8: NGC7635 The Bubble Nebula Imaged over five nights in August Scope: TOA130s Mount: NJP Camera: Self modded 300D Exposures: 54X480 ISO800 Processing: Iris, PS CS2, Noel's Astro Tools Please note that voting will conclude on September 8th at Midnight EST. Many thanks to all who took part in the contest! * Which Image goes to the finals? Users may choose only one (29 total votes) RStar: 4 13% Kentari: 18 62% hewholooks: 4 13% Star surfer8: 3 10% -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Kentari professor emeritus Reged: 11/19/06 Posts: 577 Loc: Belgium Re: Aug08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #2636460 - 09/11/08 08:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the nomination, guys! Clear skies, Koen -------------------- Pollux 114/900mm Dobsonian Darkstar 355 f/5 Dobsonian Orion UK 8" f/4.5 Newton and WO ZS 80 FD on Losmandy GM8 Canon 20D DIY mod with Baader filter www.koenvangorp.be Post Extras:       Andrew Welsh Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/06 Posts: 2245 Loc: Rochester, NY Re: Aug08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll! [Re: Kentari]       #2636660 - 09/11/08 10:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congrats Kentari! The other three entries were all superb-- worhty of winning any other mont- masterfully done. Yours takes the cake in my book for the extra effort to travel to see the eclipse *and* do a very thorough HDR image with tons of processing time. -------------------- LX200 8" classic, f/10, Meade eq. wedge, .63x FF/FR Canon 40D and 5D, unmodified Canon EF 300/2.8L IS, 400/5.6L, 135/2L, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 35/2, 24-70/2.8L, and Peleng 8mm fisheye Orion Apex 102mm (4") Mak-Cass Pimped out with accessories and bling My DSLR Astrophotography Webpage and photo bucket with full equipment list Post Extras:       weatherandsky Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/27/06 Posts: 1565 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: Aug08 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll! [Re: Andrew Welsh]       #2637626 - 09/11/08 08:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations. Such a fantastic image with some incredible detail. Hope I can get the chance to capture an event like this. -------------------- Kerry * Weather and Sky Photography * QHY-8, Canon 40D unmodded, Meade DSI-C Meade 12" LightBridge 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:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 7 registered and 16 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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