newbographer
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I'd like to look at this again through a bigger telescope.
Edited by newbographer (04/26/09 02:59 PM)
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Arthur Dent
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[comment removed by Art]
EDIT.
My comment seems a rather mean in hindsight and that was not my intention - hence its removal.
You have done a good job with the ETX80 imaging a faint object such as M13 and you have my admiration Sir 
Also, please forgive my manners. Welcome to Cloudy Nights and the ETX forum in particular.
Art
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MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
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Peter9
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That sure looks like M13. I've thought about trying some of the brighter DSOs Afocal. You never know your luck. Anyway, that's a good image. Well done.
Peter.
Edited by Peter9 (04/26/09 04:11 PM)
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Peter9
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I can see a smudge, but I think that's a greasy fingerprint on my screen 
ARt
I guess you have not got round to cleaning that corrector of yours yet then Art. 
Peter.
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Arthur Dent
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No Peter, much to my chagrin, I haven't 
With regard to the OP it IS a good image for such a faint object with the ETX 80, isn't it?
In hindsight, my post seems to be mocking and that was not my intention.
Please accept my apologies.
Art
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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rob0260
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I can't see it on my screen at all. I don't know if it's my screen or just a vary low light pic. Did you try adjust brightness/contrast.
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newbographer
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I'll try to work with it a bit more. It looks OK on my monitor at home, a very high end monitor, it looks like *BLEEP* on my work laptop. I can always brighten it, but, that will introduce a lot more noise and artifacts.
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newbographer
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Thanks to Art and Peter for the compliments / encouragement. I hope to buy a bigger scope to get some greater detail in my shots.
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skyboomer
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It's there i see it
Edited by skyboomer (04/27/09 09:47 PM)
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rob0260
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I see it now! Nice shot especially with the etx 80. I have the same scope but havn't tried it on m13 yet. Keep up the good work!
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Dr Morbius
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That 2nd pic is an excellent shot of M13. I'm impressed and I don't get impressed easily! And that's from the ETX 80? Must have nice skies my friend.  
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Prima Luna
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Nice shot!
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Arthur Dent
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Skyboomer - did you or the OP (newbographer) tweak the image?
Whoever did, what processing did you do?
It has brought out M13 from all of the noise.
Can be clearly seen now - a great shot with the ETX80
Art
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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skyboomer
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newbographer pic from up top i just tweeeeek alittle
using paint shop pro it more user friendly than ps
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Arthur Dent
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Cheers SB.
Useful to know - but can you remember EXACTLY what you did to clean the image up - it made a huge difference.
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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skyboomer
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Art
The verison i use is ver.9 it has a one step photo fix.
Click a button and it will clean up the photo some from there i just adjust bright,contrast ,color ,hist adjust.
I'm a jack of all trades master of none.I'm lucky i have a photographic memory so i don't take alot of notes.
SB
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newbographer
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Wow! Thanks for the touch up! I'm amazed athow clear it is now. I'll have to check into paint shop pro.  .
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newbographer
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I messed around with the pic using Picasa 3.0. It looks better to me..
Edited by newbographer (04/29/09 12:43 AM)
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skyboomer
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Your Welcome
Photo touch up is one of my hobbies .
problem is i have to many hobbies,photos,gardening rc/aircraft,nscale trains,Astronomy,building website's,and so on and so on........
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Arthur Dent
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Hi SB...
Know the problem well!
Into computers (boy, how I wish I wasn't - I'm the family's resident guru), r/c model car racing, model trains (OO/HO) scale, 1:1 scale steam trains, photography, DIY, gardening, etc, etc, oh, and astronomy! There really aren't enough hours in the day.
Oh, and I'm still working 
Can't wait for retirement to have lots of time to do all this stuff (but then I'll be poor)!
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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