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 Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3255 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Another M16       #3197996 - 07/04/09 01:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This was from a night I had recently that was filled with mechanical , software , technical and personal problems and after 7 hours spent at the dark sky site all I came up with 6 5min subs. I took what I had and processed it to death just for general principal , hope it came out semi respectable. I am deffinatly going to go back to this target since it is so darn cool. -------------------- 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:       LarsZ super member Reged: 01/12/08 Posts: 106 Loc: Sweden Re: Another M16 [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3198024 - 07/04/09 02:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It may have been few subs but they sure were good! Very smooth processing too. /Lars -------------------- Rebel XSi, IDAS LPS, CGE 9.25, Orion SSAG, Starblast 4.5 Post Extras:       Poochpa professor emeritus Reged: 02/12/05 Posts: 503 Loc: Buffalo Burbs, NY Re: Another M16 [Re: LarsZ]       #3198324 - 07/04/09 09:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, for so few subs, I think it came out very well. Mike -------------------- Televue NP101 Vixen GPDX/Skysensor 2000PC Meade 8" LX200GPS WO Zenithstar 66SD Modified Canon Rebel XSi Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2600 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Another M16 [Re: Poochpa]       #3198387 - 07/04/09 10:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very cool shot Erik, and only 30 minutes...? Incredible! What's with all of the equipment issues? -------------------- 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:       Star surfer8 super member Reged: 05/15/06 Posts: 493 Re: Another M16 [Re: waassaabee]       #3198430 - 07/04/09 11:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's good for the few subs you acquired. Nice processing. -------------------- Tom Post Extras:       M111 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/28/06 Posts: 789 Loc: Western MA Re: Another M16 [Re: Star surfer8]       #3198454 - 07/04/09 11:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Those 6 subs were good ones. I like it! -------------------- Brendan WO ZS80FD 10th-Anniversary Meade SN-6 Meade 2080 F/6.3 SCT Meade LXD-75 Vixen Polaris A bunch of cameras and lenses Burnham's Celestial Handbook Gallery Post Extras:       SGT500 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/03/06 Posts: 2909 Loc: Ny Re: Another M16 [Re: M111]       #3198507 - 07/04/09 11:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW! Awesome Shot Erik. Hard to believe thats only 30 minutes of subs. Great job! -------------------- -Sal AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8" Williams Optics Zenithstar 80 Orion Atlas Eq-G Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D) My Astrophotography Gallery My Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       starbob1 sage Reged: 03/11/07 Posts: 375 Loc: IN Re: Another M16 [Re: SGT500]       #3198844 - 07/04/09 02:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That looks great for such a short images.One of the coolest nebulas their is. -------------------- Tak Shack Observatory Tak Tsa 102 apo Vixen GPDX Discovery 12.5 PDHQ 350D modified CGE MOUNT ST-80 Post Extras:       nickatnight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1711 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: Another M16 [Re: starbob1]       #3199120 - 07/04/09 05:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm with them....nice work. It is a darn cool target, so be careful going back again...that's how I got hooked! -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3255 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: Another M16 [Re: nickatnight]       #3199400 - 07/04/09 08:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks a lot everyone , I am happy with what I got from it I just love this target so much I have to get a better one. Gary - I wont go over my issues again but you can read my other post to see what people thought my problem was. http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3188103/page/1/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 -------------------- 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:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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