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scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/03/05
Posts: 900
Loc: Australia
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Whoa! This lens done good!
Very pleased with how this one came out.
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Exposure: 110x1 mins 1600 ISO
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f2.8 L USM II stopped down to f4.5
Camera: Canon 350D unmodified
Mount: EQ-6 guided with Orion ST-80 guidescope, Mintron camera
Process: Guided and stacked in MaxDSLR. Crop and curves in Photoshop
Date: 1300h 20Jul09 UTC
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EQ-6 SN8; Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Orion 80ED; WO x0.8 Field Flattener
Mintron 62V1P-Ex; & 13V1C Video & DMK 21AU04.AS
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waassaabee
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/26/07
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Great image! Have you experimented with a little more contrast? The dark lanes may become more pronounced. I started on this area @500mm a while back and after 6 frames the clouds have not left.
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Gary
34N 120W
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WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF
AT8RC
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2020BC
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/03/05
Posts: 900
Loc: Australia
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I've got this new hi-contrast LCD monitor, and so it worries me about the contrast thing you said. I'll have to check it out on my old CRT screen or on somebody else's computer for a comparison. 
Edited by 2020BC (07/25/09 11:46 PM)
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s58y
Postmaster
Reged: 12/12/04
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Loc: Eastern NY
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Good image -- the stars are sharp right out to the corners.
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Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider
SV80S, TV102iis
Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4
AP900, Barndoor tracker
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scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/04/06
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Loc: New Jersey
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That's a wonderful image. I do agree with Gary that a little more contrast would make it even better 
Bob
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Celestron CGE
Orion 190 Mak-Newtonian
TeleVue NP101
Orion ED80
WO 66 SD
ST-4 guider
Hap Modified 350XT
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buc240
sage
Reged: 02/22/08
Posts: 233
Loc: Burlington county, NJ
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nice detail, and the corners look good, I agree as well a little contrast boost will really make it, nice job
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SV80S/SV80 Aplanat
Atlas EQ-G
S-modified-TEC cooled 350XT
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scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/03/05
Posts: 900
Loc: Australia
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Quote:
That's a wonderful image. I do agree with Gary that a little more contrast would make it even better
Bob
Hmm, detecting a pattern here! 
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EQ-6 SN8; Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Orion 80ED; WO x0.8 Field Flattener
Mintron 62V1P-Ex; & 13V1C Video & DMK 21AU04.AS
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mikeruk
newbie
Reged: 06/09/08
Posts: 1
Loc: Scotland
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Agreed - great image.
I am trying to set up a similar set of kit, but with an HEQ5 mount. What do you use as guiding software for the Mintron - I've been trying PHD but it does not recognise my camera?
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Sywatcher ED120
HEQ5 Pro
Mintron
Modified web-cam
Canon 40D
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Nils_Lars
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Reged: 01/04/08
Posts: 3459
Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA
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Excellent shot , I like the way you framed it.
I have noticed I have to check my shots of several montiors to make sure its the way I like it , they are all so differnent.
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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 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter
Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha
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