You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Solar System Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 zAmbonii scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/19/08 Posts: 848 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Two moon mosaics 10/29/09       #3422417 - 10/31/09 07:11 PM Attachment (6 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Was able to get out on Wednesday night for the first time in about 3+ weeks. Only had a few hours before clouds were scheduled to roll in so I took some shots of Jupiter and the moon. The first image is taken with my C6-N + 2x and 3x barlows stacked and spc900nc. It is a mosaic of 12 panels, and shows Sinus Iridum, Plato and neighbors. Taken on 10/29/09 at ~0415UT. big version here -------------------- Check out my Astrophotos on Flickr C6-N 150mm f/5 Newtonian CG-5 ASGT mount Canon 300D self modded + IDAS LPS-P2 FF Meade 70AZ + Meade DSI for autoguiding Edited by zAmbonii (10/31/09 07:13 PM) Post Extras:       zAmbonii scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/19/08 Posts: 848 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: Two moon mosaics 10/29/09 [Re: zAmbonii]       #3422419 - 10/31/09 07:12 PM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Second image also taken with the C6-N + 3x barlow. It is a mosaic of 28 images and shows the whole of Mare Imbrium, Copernicus and friends. Taken on 10/29/09 at ~0425UT big version here -------------------- Check out my Astrophotos on Flickr C6-N 150mm f/5 Newtonian CG-5 ASGT mount Canon 300D self modded + IDAS LPS-P2 FF Meade 70AZ + Meade DSI for autoguiding Post Extras:       Matt Wastell super member Reged: 07/05/09 Posts: 139 Loc: Paddington, Brisbane, Australi... Re: Two moon mosaics 10/29/09 [Re: zAmbonii]       #3422622 - 10/31/09 08:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice colours in the images - subtle but lovely. Great work! -------------------- Look up, look good! http://www.freewebs.com/mattwastellastroimages/index.htm Matt Post Extras:       zAmbonii scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/19/08 Posts: 848 Loc: Ypsilanti, MI Re: Two moon mosaics 10/29/09 [Re: Matt Wastell]       #3422946 - 11/01/09 12:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! A lot of times I consider just converting things to B/W during processing, but after a bit of color correction I notice some subtle colors that just get lost during desaturating. I'm a little disappointed in the mosaics, but the cause of my disappointment has to do with the huge dynamic range involved when imaging the terminator region. I chose to image around Sinus Iridum because it was standing out so bright in my viewfinder. But capturing to get the entire dynamic range included in the final image, I just don't get the pop I was seeing visually. Now only if they could make an affordable camera that matches the dynamic range of the eye . -------------------- Check out my Astrophotos on Flickr C6-N 150mm f/5 Newtonian CG-5 ASGT mount Canon 300D self modded + IDAS LPS-P2 FF Meade 70AZ + Meade DSI for autoguiding Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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