· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    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 xatamec member Reged: 09/12/09 Posts: 49 Loc: Catalonia, Spain M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop       #3396829 - 10/18/09 07:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, This picture was taken last friday from the catalan Pyrenees at the north-east of Spain. It was a cold and dry night, although the seeing was not very good. Details of the shot: 19x10' @ ISO 800 with a cooled 350D WO Megrez 88FD on mount EQ6 Stacked with DSS and processed with PixInsight Link to bigger version: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5479/m78i.jpg Sergi -------------------- My telescopes: WO Megrez 88FD APO and SW 200/1000 My mount: SW EQ6 My cameras: Cooled Canon 350D, QHY5 ...and very little time to play with these toys! Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Posts: 573 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: xatamec]       #3396842 - 10/18/09 07:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Sergi, That is really outstanding! Jerry -------------------- A Beginner's Guide to DSLR Astrophotography http://www.astropix.com Post Extras:       John Miranda member Reged: 09/13/09 Posts: 43 Loc: Oro Valley, Arizona Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Jerry Lodriguss]       #3396848 - 10/18/09 07:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a beautiful image! Thank you for sharing. -------------------- John Miranda www.johnmiranda.com Post Extras:       Footbag sage Reged: 04/13/09 Posts: 465 Loc: Scranton, PA Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: John Miranda]       #3396876 - 10/18/09 07:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice! -------------------- Adam Celestron CPC 800, Celestron HD Wedge Hyperion 17mm, Celestron 40mm Plossl, TMB 9mm WO 66, SSAG Modded Canon XS Lackawanna Astronomical Society My Gallery Post Extras:       Mike Clemens Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/05 Posts: 4275 Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Footbag]       #3396921 - 10/18/09 08:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   beauty! -------------------- historius apochromaticus Post Extras:       Skyshooter member Reged: 04/07/08 Posts: 47 Loc: S. Utah, U.S.A. Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Mike Clemens]       #3397552 - 10/19/09 07:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice shot. I really like the composition. Barnards Loop adds that little something to make it an extraordinary shot! -------------------- C8 SCT, f/6.3 reducer, WO ZS66SD Losmandy GM8, SSAG, Canon XS (stock) Toshiba NB205 (field computer) DSS, PS Elements 7, Bahtinov Mask Plethora of eyepieces and lots of patience ! Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2702 Loc: Central California Coast Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Skyshooter]       #3397581 - 10/19/09 08:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Most excellent Sergi!! Very crisp and colorful!! -------------------- 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:       Agnotio sage Reged: 08/29/08 Posts: 230 Loc: Ottawa, Canada Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: waassaabee]       #3397646 - 10/19/09 09:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, it looks as though you are peering through a haze on the lower right, which is exactly what it is with all that dust and gas. Very nice composition and color. Btw, what's that small brown object at the top left, is that just some rogue dust? -------------------- Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED EQ6 Pro with EQMOD Canon 450D Sky-Watcher 10" f/4.7 Dob Post Extras:       wrather1 AstroBear Reged: 10/25/05 Posts: 3880 Loc: Dallas, Texas Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Agnotio]       #3397958 - 10/19/09 12:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow -that's really nice! -------------------- "Don't worry about what telescope you own, or its quality. Just get out under the night sky, and enjoy God's wondrous universe." - T. M. Back Meade RCX400-12 "Ursa Major" TMB 130SS + EQ6-PRO "Ursus Polaris" Orion ED80 "Ursa Minor", WO ZS66ED "grab-'n'-go" EOS 30D (Hutech), ToUcam Pro, Star Shoot Autoguider, Meade DSI North Texas Clear Sky Chart Post Extras:       Mobius1 professor emeritus Reged: 08/28/05 Posts: 700 Loc: Madison, WI / Gurnee, IL Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: wrather1]       #3399510 - 10/20/09 03:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful image! That's always one of the harder M-objects from my polluted skies. -------------------- Martin William Optics 66SD Orion 100ED Orion 120-ST EQ PST-Ha Celestron CGE 1100 Canon Rebel XSI with Astronomik filters DSI-IIC Homemade spectroscope in progress... Yerkes Observatory Volunteer (24" Cass on weekends) Post Extras:       xatamec member Reged: 09/12/09 Posts: 49 Loc: Catalonia, Spain Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: wrather1]       #3399541 - 10/20/09 04:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks all you guys for your kind comments!! Agnotio, you are a good observer, yes it was a dust particle on the sensor. I callibrated the exposures with flats frames, but it seems they were not sufficient to get rid of that dust -------------------- My telescopes: WO Megrez 88FD APO and SW 200/1000 My mount: SW EQ6 My cameras: Cooled Canon 350D, QHY5 ...and very little time to play with these toys! Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3440 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: xatamec]       #3400512 - 10/20/09 04:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Amazing shot , very well processed to have the dust stand out so well. -------------------- 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:       nickatnight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1751 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3400529 - 10/20/09 04:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful image worthy of framing. The brown dust and gas is sooo well processed. I've shot M78 before, and get greys and blacks and blues in there. I like it brown like you have! -------------------- 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:       HHastro sage Reged: 05/22/07 Posts: 244 Loc: Germany, City of Hamburg Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: nickatnight]       #3400783 - 10/20/09 06:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sergi: What for an image, never seen in that quality! You´d made the beauty of deep space visible! Thank you for posting: Bruno -------------------- Meade 12" ACF with GEG f-6.5, 2000mm, TAK e200 f-4, 800mm, 4" Genesis f-5, Canon EOS 20 Da, EOS 350 D (both modded) ST10XM w/CFW8, guidecam at GEG: ST2000XM Mount: Mauz Mam 100. Post Extras:       KevinUK Vendor (DSLR-AstroMod) Reged: 08/22/07 Posts: 720 Loc: N 51'53 W 00'25 Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: HHastro]       #3401507 - 10/21/09 03:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful composition. So rich in dust and colourful emission. Looks like a vanilla, choc and strawberry mix! -------------------- DSLR AstroMod DSLR filter removal and replacement packages http://www.dslrastromod.co.uk ------------------------------- Post Extras:       dgpilot super member Reged: 09/25/09 Posts: 105 Loc: San Ramon, California Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: KevinUK]       #3402948 - 10/21/09 07:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Amazing shot. You must also have some very dark skies! -------------------- LXD75 8" SN f/4 Canon 50D, 350D (unmodded) Orion ST80 Guidescope Meade DSI II Pro San Ramon, California My Astro Gallery Post Extras:       planetman83 member Reged: 09/17/07 Posts: 57 Loc: Greece-Crete Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: dgpilot]       #3403742 - 10/22/09 07:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am wondering what kind of processing you do and have so nice, beautiful stars! Post Extras:       HrAstro sage Reged: 12/24/06 Posts: 323 Re: M78 and a bit of the Barnard's loop [Re: planetman83]       #3403744 - 10/22/09 07:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful image! -------------------- HrAstro - Deepsky astronomical photographs, tips and techniques for astrophotography Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 15 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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