· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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] 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 Strgazr27 Vendor - Deep Space Mods and Composites Reged: 10/04/04 Posts: 6984 Loc: StonyHill Observatory You made the call.......I made the change       #2888059 - 01/25/09 10:02 PM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks first to everybody who gave me input on my HaRGB image of M42. I took what everybody said and gave it a whirl. I want to thank Joe G. and Hunter W. for the help, tips and suggestions! I think I'm finally happy with this one. I also got to learn a lot about layer masking, feathering and compositing with this image. Image details are: Ha Data - 26 X 600 secs @ ISO 1600 18 degrees to start finished at 14 degrees F RGB Data - 30 X 600 secs @ ISO 800 23 degrees to start finished at 16 degrees F Skywatcher ED80 w AT .8 Reducer Clear Filter 40D w Astronomiks 12nm Ha front clip Atlas running EQMOD - CDC Borg 76ED/SSAG Flats - Darks and Bias applied Captured/Guided in MaximDL v5 IP version 3 Registar PSCS2 Comments welcomed! -------------------- Bobby StonyHill Observatory Skywatcher EQ6 Pro (On it's way) AT 130 F/6 Prototype Royce 10" f/4 Astrograph (Under Construction) Self Modded 40D 70-200 F2.8 L IS SSAG YAHOO TMB 130SS Group Astronomy Technologies Yahoo Group Edited by Strgazr27 (01/25/09 10:07 PM) Post Extras:       buc240 sage Reged: 02/22/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Burlington county, NJ Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Strgazr27]       #2888066 - 01/25/09 10:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very, very nice! -------------------- clear skies, Jason www.eastcoastastro.com SV80S/SV80 Aplanat Atlas EQ-G S-modified-TEC cooled 350XT /Stock 400XTi/DSI/SPC900NC Post Extras:       WarrenS scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/04/08 Posts: 897 Loc: Orange County New York Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: buc240]       #2888122 - 01/25/09 10:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW! Is all I can say. -------------------- Warren Astro-Tech 127EDT Celestron Onyx 80ED Astro-Tech Field Flattener C8 (circa 1983 Orange Tube) Atlas EQ-G, Orion SSAG Canon 135mm F2.8 Canon 40D, Astronomik CLS clip filter Leica, Minolta binos Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3456 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: WarrenS]       #2888162 - 01/25/09 11:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Glad we could help but you did all the hard work Great results , looks worth all the effort. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2710 Loc: Central California Coast Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Nils_Lars]       #2888171 - 01/25/09 11:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent!! -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       hewholooks Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/31/08 Posts: 1683 Loc: Central Ohio Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: waassaabee]       #2888534 - 01/26/09 07:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Now THAT's an image!! -------------------- Hunter Wilson| Lexington, Ohio My Image Galleries Celestron 9.25 APM/TMB 130/780 Apo Refractor Orion ED80 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens SBIG ST-4000XCM Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Skyshed POD Post Extras:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 8683 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90.... Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: hewholooks]       #2889064 - 01/26/09 01:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good shootin', Bobby! David -------------------- Proud Member; PAS NOLA, "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..." A. Einstein Post Extras:       wrather1 AstroBear Reged: 10/25/05 Posts: 3880 Loc: Dallas, Texas Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: David Pavlich]       #2889118 - 01/26/09 01:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wowsa. -------------------- "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:       gquinzi super member Reged: 10/26/07 Posts: 151 Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: wrather1]       #2889335 - 01/26/09 03:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful...I only wish I had the time to capture that much data with my ED80 :/ -------------------- Orion 80ED w/ WO .8X FF and WO focuser upgrade ST-80 Meade 8" SCT F6.3 F/R LXD75 Hypertuned w/Star patch GPS Baader modified Canon 350D DSI Pro PHD Guiding DSLR Shutter Orion Dynamo Pro 17 (power tank) A couple o' Naglers A couple o' generic plossl's Post Extras:       Buzzer professor emeritus Reged: 07/21/07 Posts: 659 Loc: Long Island, NY Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: gquinzi]       #2889934 - 01/26/09 09:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bobby, That sure is sweet. 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:       Patrick Postmaster Reged: 05/16/03 Posts: 7809 Loc: Franklin, Ohio Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Strgazr27]       #2890198 - 01/26/09 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's simply fantastic, Bobby!! Wow! -------------------- 10" f/6 Truss Tube Newtonian Celestron C6S-GT SCT AT66ED Refractor Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Binocular 475B Geared Tripod & 501HDV Head Celestron Regal 8x42 Binocular Canon XSi; Meade DSI;SPC900-NC Vixen GP2 Photo Guider Mount My Astronomy Pages Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/13/05 Posts: 2560 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Patrick]       #2890262 - 01/27/09 12:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great image Bobby ! Love that kind of processing. Freddy -------------------- Freddy Meade 14" LX200 GPS UHTC GPS on permanent pier Celestron C 14" Peltier cooled for planetary imaging. Meade 10" LX200 & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' Meade 127 mm f/9 APO & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' W/O 102 mm f/7 APO doublet Orion 80 mm f/7 ED DFK 21AU04.AS ToUcam 840 II pro Canon 10D Unmoddified Canon 40D Hutech moddified Post Extras:       Strgazr27 Vendor - Deep Space Mods and Composites Reged: 10/04/04 Posts: 6984 Loc: StonyHill Observatory Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #2890581 - 01/27/09 08:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW! Thanks for all the kind words everybody. This was a lot of work but was probably the most "Fun" I have had processing an image yet. As I said I learned a lot. Sorry for the delay in thanking everybody. It's been crazy at work lately... -------------------- Bobby StonyHill Observatory Skywatcher EQ6 Pro (On it's way) AT 130 F/6 Prototype Royce 10" f/4 Astrograph (Under Construction) Self Modded 40D 70-200 F2.8 L IS SSAG YAHOO TMB 130SS Group Astronomy Technologies Yahoo Group Post Extras:       David Rosenthal Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/23/06 Posts: 1646 Loc: NJ Re: You made the call.......I made the change [Re: Strgazr27]       #2890994 - 01/27/09 12:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bobby...somehow I missed this one. That is one deep M42/NGC 1977. Beautifully processed...looks like you are a quick study! -------------------- David Rosenthal | Midland Park, NJ My Image Gallery http://www.EastCoastAstro.com Atlas EQ-G EQMOD USBDIR [Self-Hypertuned] 8" SCT | AT8IN | Borg 76ED | Takahashi FS-60C Self Modded 400D | SX MX716 | DSI Pro | SPC900NC Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 17 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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