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[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 lawrie Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/31/06 Posts: 1744 Loc: Okanagan Valley My attempt at M45       #3393965 - 10/17/09 12:36 AM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my try at Pleiades, 32x360s lights, 20x360s darks needed flats. registered and stacked in DSS, levels and curves Np101is on an Atlas /EQMOD 40D -------------------- Clear Skies Lawrie Ultima 8 Atlas EQ-G ZenithStar 80 FD DSI Pro - Pro II Canon 350D Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3458 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: My attempt at M45 [Re: lawrie]       #3393976 - 10/17/09 12:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I really like the colors and the nebulosity is outstanding but it looks to dark , almost clipped in the blacks. Very well framed and shot , tracking looks right on. -------------------- 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:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5509 Loc: Eastern NY Re: My attempt at M45 [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3394913 - 10/17/09 05:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice M45 image. The nebulosity shows up well. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, TV102iis Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4 AP900, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       KevinUK Vendor (DSLR-AstroMod) Reged: 08/22/07 Posts: 720 Loc: N 51'53 W 00'25 Re: My attempt at M45 [Re: s58y]       #3395652 - 10/18/09 05:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot, i'm sure you could loads more detail out of that for 3hrs exposure time. Go back and reedit it and post the resuts, I'd like to see. -------------------- DSLR AstroMod DSLR filter removal and replacement packages http://www.dslrastromod.co.uk ------------------------------- Post Extras:       lawrie Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/31/06 Posts: 1744 Loc: Okanagan Valley Re: My attempt at M45 [Re: KevinUK]       #3396035 - 10/18/09 11:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, I would, but I don't know how. I got to the point where the stars were turning (blowing out). Any suggestions? -------------------- Clear Skies Lawrie Ultima 8 Atlas EQ-G ZenithStar 80 FD DSI Pro - Pro II Canon 350D Post Extras:       Javier1978 sage Reged: 02/12/09 Posts: 229 Loc: Buenos Aires, Argentina Re: My attempt at M45 [Re: lawrie]       #3396348 - 10/18/09 02:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very well done, the image shows a lot of nebulosity! -------------------- 6" f5 Sky Watcher Reflector Eq3 mount (Dual Axis) Unmodded Canon 300 D Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 16 registered and 10 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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