Psyire
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Reged: 06/24/07
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Loc: 55* North
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After the great response to my recent M101 widefield I just had to shoot M81/82 even though the moon was out with some heavy glow.
This is the third time I've aligned with my wedge and I attempted 150sec exposures, which I think may have been just a hair too much. I found this image hard to process as well, as it's hard to get both galaxies looking 'just right'.
Specs:
Equinox 80ED F/5.0 - Televue 0.8 FF/FR
Canon 450D Baader Modded
59x 150secs (147.5mins)
iso 1600, 7 Darks
Piggybacked on Wedge mounted CPC in EQ
Unguided
Stacked in DSS, Processed in PS
Widefield:
Cores:
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Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
Elusive Photons.com
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turbo399
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Reged: 12/21/07
Posts: 250
Loc: Michigan
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Very nice pic, especially for an 80, in my opinion though it's way too red
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TMB 130SS F7 Refractor
TMB 80SS F6.3 Refractor
Celestron CGE PRO Mount
Canon 5D Mark II modified
Canon 450D modified
Orion Autoguider
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Freddy WILLEMS
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Reged: 11/13/05
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Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu
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It is a bit red but it bring out that nice flare in M82.
I was imaging M82 last night and indeed you have to strech the red a bit to get that showing, or imaging in H alpha and combine.
A great widefield nevertheless.
Freddy
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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
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Nils_Lars
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Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA
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I actually like the way M82 looks but with this pair you kind of have to process them individually and blend them together at the end.
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Erik
Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD)
Orion ED 80
Williams Optics VII reducer
Celestron 8" SCT
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
PHD guide
Canon 500D Gary Honis Mod w/Baader filter
Astronomik CLS , 12nm Ha , and OIII clip ins
Bahtinov mask
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II and Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lenses
NexImage webcam
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SGT500
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Reged: 10/03/06
Posts: 3319
Loc: Ny
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Awesome shot!
I like the way you processed the reds. not too red for my taste. M82 looks awesome
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-Sal
AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8"
Williams Optics Zenithstar 80
Orion Atlas Eq-G
SBIG St-8300M
Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D)
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Psyire
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/24/07
Posts: 1033
Loc: 55* North
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Thanks!
I did have trouble with M81 on this one.. I think I may have another go around on it like Erik suggests. (separate processing)
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Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
Elusive Photons.com
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Quasar
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Reged: 05/26/09
Posts: 17
Loc: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Hi, excellent photo. Have a couple newbie questions though. Was this shot at prime or was a barlow/powermate used. Also what the heck does Baader Modded mean? I see that a lot with cameras used modded/un-modded. Still waiting for a few more pieces before I give this a try with my Equinox.
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SW Equinox 80ED
Meade AR5
HEQ5
Nikon D80
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Psyire
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Reged: 06/24/07
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Thanks! The image was shot through the Equinox using my XSI which has the Baader IR/UV filter installed that replaces the standard IR/UV filter that is installed by Canon. This is usually what people mean by 'modded' and it's because your camera will then capture more red wavelengths of light. I also shot this with a Televue Focal Reducer/Field Flattner. (TRF-2008) Which is a GREAT match for the Equinox! If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
Elusive Photons.com
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nickatnight
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Reged: 04/14/08
Posts: 2036
Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs)
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Super detail Psyire. I think this duo makes a nice widefield. They are both unique and interesting subjects, and each stands out in the wide in it's own way. 
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nickatnight
Celestron CPC 9.25" GPS
Lumicon 2" LumiBrite Diagonal
Meade s5000 18mm UWA, Meade 6.7mm UWA,
Parks G.S-5 10mm, Celestrom 40mm Plossl
Parks 2x Barlow, Meade Tele-Extender
Celestron f6.3 Focal Reducer
Lumicon UHC Filter and Deep Sky Filter
Canon Rebel XTi (prime)
Canon Powershot G9 (afocal)
Canon EOS T-Ring and Parks T-Adapter
Lumicon Univ DigiCam Adapter
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Quasar
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Reged: 05/26/09
Posts: 17
Loc: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Interesting mod. So was a barlow of any kind used? I see many fantastic shots like yours but no mention on how the magnification came to be on a 500mm scope. Was this just cropping from a high quality camera? The resolution is so impressive. Can't wait to try.
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SW Equinox 80ED
Meade AR5
HEQ5
Nikon D80
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Garvis
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Reged: 04/14/08
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Loc: Clinton, NY
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The duo looks great as a wide shot and nice detail too. It is a little red, but M82 look cool!
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VC200L
SXD Mount - Type2
Vixen Autoguider
Vixen f6.3 Reducer
Hutech 450D mod - Type 1b
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WarrenS
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Reged: 03/04/08
Posts: 966
Loc: Orange County New York
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Looking at his specs on the image, he actually used a .8X reducer with his setup. I don't think anyone uses a barlow except on lunar and planetary. A barlow will double or triple your F ratio, not something you want with faint fuzzies.
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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 Nikon 180mm F2.8 ED
Canon 40D, Astronomik CLS clip filter
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