· 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 B. Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/24/05 Posts: 1687 Loc: Louisiana A Spare Crescent       #3424241 - 11/01/09 06:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I had a few more sets of data from last weekend that I'm only now getting around to processing. One is M27, which is still not done, and another is the Crescent Nebula, which I managed to get to this weekend. Each of these sets was just extra data that I took while waiting for other objects. The data on the Crescent turned out to be relatively clean for just an hour of exposure, so I stretched it a bit to see how it would look: The Crescent Nebula - 21x180 sec @ ISO 1600, SN-8, MPCC, IDAS-LPS, Hutech Canon XS, Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD. Thanks for looking. Hope ya'll like it. -------------------- Clear skies! Mike B. My Homepage and Astrophotos Post Extras:       nofxrx Vendor (HyperCams & Mods) Reged: 07/12/05 Posts: 2496 Loc: Palm Bay,Florida Re: A Spare Crescent [Re: Mike B.]       #3424299 - 11/01/09 07:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice as always,Mike! I like it,it has a natural look to it...not overdone...stars look great too. -------------------- Brent Oliver WO-66SD*WO-Megrez102ED-Special Edition CGE Pier-Mounted Artemis285*OrionSSII-Mono AstronomikLRGBHOS*AtikMFW HyperCams&MODS My Gallery Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3443 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: A Spare Crescent [Re: nofxrx]       #3424896 - 11/02/09 02:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ya that is a really good Crecent , hard to pull detail out of a dim target like that. -------------------- 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:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5509 Loc: Eastern NY Re: A Spare Crescent [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3425044 - 11/02/09 07:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Crescent shot, especially without a narrowband H-alpha filter. -------------------- 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:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2708 Loc: Central California Coast Re: A Spare Crescent [Re: s58y]       #3425056 - 11/02/09 07:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   1 hour!? Excellent shot and processing. -------------------- 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:       Mike B. Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/24/05 Posts: 1687 Loc: Louisiana Re: A Spare Crescent [Re: waassaabee]       #3426332 - 11/02/09 09:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys. Yep, only an hour of exposure. Bank in '07 I did 3 times as much exposure with my modified Canon 350XT and it didn't come out much better than this. -------------------- Clear skies! Mike B. My Homepage and Astrophotos Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 20 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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