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hiro
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Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus
      #3423089 - 11/01/09 01:46 AM

Hi all,

Here are frames including IC59, IC63, and ngc281 in Cassiopeia taken at 11,000 feet above sea level near MLO, Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii.




full frame 16.5MB 5541 x 3740 pixels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/4062266359_007f70434e_o.jpg

equipment:
Apo-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6@F5.6 and EOS 5Dmk2-sp2 by Seo san at ISO 6,400 on EM-200 temma 2 Jr, autoguided with FSQ-106ED, hiro-design off-axis guider, Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider, and PHD guiding

exposure:
8 times x 15 minutes, 4 x 8 min, 4 x 4 min, 4 x 3 min, and 4 x 1 minute





full frame 15.7MB 5586 x 3735 pixels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4063295696_16cb2c3648_o.jpg

equipment:
FSQ-106ED, reducer QE 0.73x, and EOS 5Dmk2-sp2 by Seo san at ISO 6,400 on EM-200 temma 2 Jr, autoguided with FSQ-106ED, hiro-design off-axis guider, Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider, and PHD guiding

exposure:
25 times x 8 minutes, 7 x 4 min, 6 x 2 min, 6 x 1 minute


Thank you for looking.

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hiro

Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/


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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: hiro]
      #3423184 - 11/01/09 05:26 AM

Excellent! work Hiro..

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Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11
Tak FSQ106ED
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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: Dave M]
      #3423192 - 11/01/09 05:57 AM

That is pretty amazing!

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Celestron C8 203mm f/10
Meade 5000 series APO 80mm f/6
Sky-Watcher Newtonian 203mm f/5.9
Sky-Watcher Maksutov-Cassegrain 80mm f/12,5
Sky-Watcher Finder/Guide scope 50mm f/4
CG-5 GT
Canon 40D (Unmod)
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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: Tomal]
      #3423823 - 11/01/09 01:53 PM

Perfect framing and excellent processing as usual , great work Hiro.

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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
Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask
Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses
NexImage webcam

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Doubleglaze
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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: Nils_Lars]
      #3423869 - 11/01/09 02:24 PM


Reminds me yet again why I like wide field images! Especially beautifully done ones.

Thanks for the inspiration

Mark

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Pentax 75 SDHF
Canon 40D / 50mm f1.4 / 100mm f2.8 macro / 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 / 200mm f2.8L
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hiro
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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: Doubleglaze]
      #3427957 - 11/03/09 06:00 PM

Thanks guys as always.

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hiro

Canon EOS 5D-AP by IDAS / EOS 5Dmk2 sp2 by Seo san
Takahashi FSQ-106ED with reducer, extender, and "hiro design" off axis guider
Lenses by Canon, Nikon, Leica, and Zeiss (Cosina)
Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 jr / Kenko Skymemo-R

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/


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Re: Frames of Cloudy Cassiopeia and Cepheus new [Re: hiro]
      #3428465 - 11/03/09 11:33 PM

Dayum! Really good image.

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