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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 jcham21 sage Reged: 12/02/07 Posts: 358 Loc: Tucson, Arizona I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,...       #3422997 - 11/01/09 12:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ... and have lost my mind in the process. -Vincent van Gogh Larger Version: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jcham21/False-1.jpg Larger Version: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jcham21/HA-1.jpg Larger Version: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jcham21/INVERT.jpg Image Details: Tucson, Arizona October 30, 2009 3 days before full moon Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Camera Lens at f/2.8 Focus with homemade Bahtinov Mask Skywatcher EQ5 Pro SynScan Unguided Self Modified XSi, nothing over sensor Astronomik Ha 6nm EOS Clip Filter 60 X 180 sec. exposures (3 hours) ISO 1600 46 deg. F Calibrated with: 30 darks 30 bias 30 flats MaxDSLR Adobe Photoshop CS2 Happy Halloween! James Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3410 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: jcham21]       #3423007 - 11/01/09 01:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow great FOV on this , very well processed. -------------------- 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:       guyroch sage Reged: 01/22/08 Posts: 254 Loc: Ottawa, Canada Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3423305 - 11/01/09 08:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   For me I usually like the well balance red colors in these emission nebulas, but wow your B/W (second image) is awesome - great work -------------------- Skywatcher 750mm 6" Reflector f/5 Celestron CG5-GT mount Orion ST80 + SSAG autoguider + PHD Canon 40D (unmod) + TC-80N3 remote timer Astronomik CLS clip filter Orion SkyGlow light polution filter Orion AccuFocus + homemade Bahtinov mask Bushnell 8x42 h2o® Waterproof Binoculars Sky Atlas 2000.0 Field Version (Laminated) Plenty of patience and a wife that doesn’t quite understand my love for clear skies, but let’s me go out anyway ~ thanks honey bunny Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5498 Loc: Eastern NY Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: guyroch]       #3423829 - 11/01/09 01:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice shot -- I like the wide FOV here. The 6nm filter really tamed the bright moon. -------------------- 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:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 8655 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90.... Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: s58y]       #3424088 - 11/01/09 04:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great work, James!! David -------------------- Proud Member; PAS NOLA, "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..." A. Einstein Post Extras:       jcham21 sage Reged: 12/02/07 Posts: 358 Loc: Tucson, Arizona Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: David Pavlich]       #3424875 - 11/02/09 01:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you for the kind words everyone! Playing around with a starless version: James -------------------- James Canon XTi Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Camera Lens Celestar 8 Main Astrophotography Gallery Comet Lulin Gallery How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor Post Extras:       nickatnight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1751 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: jcham21]       #3426139 - 11/02/09 07:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Super James...want to try merging it with my version? -------------------- 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:       jcham21 sage Reged: 12/02/07 Posts: 358 Loc: Tucson, Arizona Re: I put my Heart and my Soul into my work,... [Re: nickatnight]       #3426225 - 11/02/09 08:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here you go Nick: Aligned my B&W jpg version with your large jpg in MaxIm DL and then replaced your red channel with my HA data in photoshop. It looks about the same as your original image. You had some nice HA data. That is a very nice mosaic you put together. James -------------------- James Canon XTi Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Camera Lens Celestar 8 Main Astrophotography Gallery Comet Lulin Gallery How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 15 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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