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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 jgraham Postmaster Reged: 12/02/04 Posts: 5379 Loc: Dayton, Ohio NGC457 – Open Cluster in Cassiopeia       #2624219 - 09/04/08 06:59 PM Attachment (18 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Imaging Camera: Canon Rebel XTi Filter: IDAS LPS-2 Exposures: 28x60sec, ISO800, saved as RAW Imaging Telescope: Meade LXD75 SN6 Imaging Software: EOS Utility, DSLR Shutter Guiding Telescope: Meade DSX-90, DSI Pro, Envisage Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop -------------------- -John ================================================ Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5" Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130 Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I & II), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC Tasco 60mm Refractors Post Extras:       nofxrx Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/12/05 Posts: 1460 Loc: palm bay,florida Re: NGC457 – Open Cluster in Cassiopeia [Re: jgraham]       #2624312 - 09/04/08 07:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Superb image John!! Are you having collimation issues?? The bright stars to the left look funny but I dont see it in any other areas of the image...kinda hard to tell at this image scale. The processing is perfect(IMO)!! Background is nice and smooth and the star colors look great! -------------------- Brent Oliver 3 Wonderful dogs: Sadie, Kara and Ozzie Celestron C10-N///C9.25///Orion 80ED///WO ZS66SD White Celestron CI-700 & ASGT Eq. Mounts Nikon D40Xa///SBIG ST-402ME/Class 1/CFW///DSI-PRO... My Gallery Ohh yeah,and a VERY undersanding wife!! Post Extras:       s58y Post Laureate Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 4861 Loc: Eastern NY Re: NGC457 – Open Cluster in Cassiopeia [Re: nofxrx]       #2626568 - 09/05/08 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice open cluster image -- it looks like you captured at least one reddish star. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, SV66 guidescope AP900, G-11, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       ChazK Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/23/05 Posts: 1453 Loc: Melbourne, Florida Re: NGC457 – Open Cluster in Cassiopeia [Re: s58y]       #2627682 - 09/06/08 04:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice image. I like the colors as well. -------------------- Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2 Tak FS 60CB Canon 40D (unmodded) Astronomik CLS Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 www.digitalunatic.com Post Extras:       soreneck professor emeritus Reged: 04/01/06 Posts: 696 Loc: Toronto, Canada Re: NGC457 – Open Cluster in Cassiopeia [Re: ChazK]       #2627987 - 09/06/08 07:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice, we don't get enough clusters in here! -------------------- WO 110 FLT WO 66 Triplet Celestron C11 SkyWatcher EQ-6 Pro Stiletto focuser for Canon DSLRs for sale One small but fearless dog (observing companion) my astrophotos on flickr Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 15 registered and 19 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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