· 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 Mike Clemens Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/05 Posts: 4268 Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N NGC7662 - blue snowball       #3418690 - 10/29/09 05:11 PM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Consistently lousy seeing lately, this object could probably show some impressive structure under good seeing I will revisit it. 18 x 60s with EOS 40D and TEC200. Looks like a cousin of the eskimo nebula. This is full scale 1x1 .65"/pixel Wiki link for NGC7662: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7662 -------------------- historius apochromaticus Post Extras:       Footbag sage Reged: 04/13/09 Posts: 462 Loc: Scranton, PA Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: Mike Clemens]       #3418731 - 10/29/09 05:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice detail for such a small target. I've yet to get a shot of it where it looks like anything besides a large blue star. -------------------- 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:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3416 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: Footbag]       #3418806 - 10/29/09 06:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another cool target Mike , looking forward to the revisit. -------------------- 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:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2695 Loc: Central California Coast Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3420156 - 10/30/09 12:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very interesting target. I was sizing this up for my AT8RC and decided I'd put it on my 'maybe list' due to it being so small. It may warrant a visit after this view though! -------------------- 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:       templec member Reged: 08/01/09 Posts: 51 Loc: Hendersonville, TN USA Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: waassaabee]       #3420183 - 10/30/09 01:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot! -------------------- Orion 10" f/4.7 Newtonian Astro Tech AT8IN 8" f/4 Newtonian Orion 80ED William Optics ZS66 Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD Post Extras:       SGT500 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/03/06 Posts: 2922 Loc: Ny Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: templec]       #3420300 - 10/30/09 02:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really cool shot Mike. You captured alot of details for such a small target -------------------- -Sal AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8" Williams Optics Zenithstar 80 Orion Atlas Eq-G Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D) My Astrophotography Gallery My Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       Mike Clemens Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/05 Posts: 4268 Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: SGT500]       #3420696 - 10/30/09 06:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks everyone. These planetary are a nice distraction when the Moon is up high. Seeing keeps degrading here as the winds increase day by day. Post Extras:       Star surfer8 super member Reged: 05/15/06 Posts: 493 Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: Mike Clemens]       #3421896 - 10/31/09 01:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Way cool target and shot Mike. -------------------- Tom Post Extras:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 8656 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90.... Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: Star surfer8]       #3422899 - 10/31/09 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That came out quite nicely, Mike! David -------------------- Proud Member; PAS NOLA, "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..." A. Einstein Post Extras:       HHastro sage Reged: 05/22/07 Posts: 242 Loc: Germany, City of Hamburg Re: NGC7662 - blue snowball [Re: David Pavlich]       #3424174 - 11/01/09 05:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great shot Mike! Congratulations. Not so far away from the HST - image, for have a look to the different conditions of making subs! Best: 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:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 19 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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