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Mike B.
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/24/05
Posts: 1687
Loc: Louisiana
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Pretty cool! I luv it! 
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Clear skies!
Mike B.
My Homepage and Astrophotos
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stefsaber
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Reged: 06/24/06
Posts: 4721
Loc: Rainy Florida
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Very cool widefield shot!
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-Stefan
"A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." -Douglas Adams
Current Scopes: "Gator" William Optics 66SD---Black Swan William Optics Megrez 80 II ED Triplet---Zhumell 10" Dob
-Sirius Mount---Canon Rebel XT-
Past Scopes: ETX 90---Vixen ED80Sf
Fort Myers, FL
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Javier1978
sage
Reged: 02/12/09
Posts: 227
Loc: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Outstanding image, very well done!!
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6" f5 Sky Watcher Reflector
Eq3 mount (Dual Axis)
Unmodded Canon 300 D
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neutronman
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Reged: 01/10/08
Posts: 1024
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Thanks so much for your comments 
Although I do a lot of CCD imaging, I must say that I am constantly amazed at what can be done with a simple DSLR and camera lens (this forum is full of great examples)!
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, LX200 ACF 10", Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: TAK EM-200, AstroTrac
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D-80, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
My astrophotography Blog...
http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/
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deSitter
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Reged: 12/09/04
Posts: 2926
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Here's what a well-tuned Cartes du Ciel 3 shows!
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Inspired by others here, I noticed a favorable framing early Monday morning of Comet 217P/Linear. It was right in between the Horse and the Sword.
So I grabbed my AstroTrac rig and headed up to my club's dark site in Atoka, OK at 1:00am, started shooting at 3:30am, finished at 5:30am, and drove back home -- whew! It was an adventure. My wife already thinks I'm crazy, so why not?
Here is the result:
http://www.astroclassifieds.com/gallery/data/526/M42_Comet217PLinear_Med.jpg
AstroTrac mount
Canon XSI ISO 800
Nikon 180mm f/4
24 x 3min
Maxim DL, CS4
Thanks for lookin'
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deSitter
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/09/04
Posts: 2926
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Here's the central region revealing the full glory of the UCAC3 catalog!
-drl
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Brian L
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Reged: 11/17/08
Posts: 119
Loc: The garden paradise of Pittsbu...
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SImply awesome. You should submit to S&T or Astronomy for publication.
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WO FLT-110 f/6.5, TEC optics
Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Meade 10" LX200 GPS/UHTC
Questar 3.5" Standard
Vixen VMC-110L
Canon 450D, unmodified
Assortment of TV Panoptic, TV Radian, Vixen LVW, and WO eyepieces
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deSitter
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Reged: 12/09/04
Posts: 2926
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This is one of the most outstanding photos of this region I remember, because of all the pinpoint stars. It looks even better in black and white.
-drl
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Inspired by others here, I noticed a favorable framing early Monday morning of Comet 217P/Linear. It was right in between the Horse and the Sword.
So I grabbed my AstroTrac rig and headed up to my club's dark site in Atoka, OK at 1:00am, started shooting at 3:30am, finished at 5:30am, and drove back home -- whew! It was an adventure. My wife already thinks I'm crazy, so why not?
Here is the result:
http://www.astroclassifieds.com/gallery/data/526/M42_Comet217PLinear_Med.jpg
AstroTrac mount
Canon XSI ISO 800
Nikon 180mm f/4
24 x 3min
Maxim DL, CS4
Thanks for lookin'
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neutronman
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/10/08
Posts: 1024
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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I just saw this thread bounce up again -- thanks so much for your comments Brian and DRL!
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, LX200 ACF 10", Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: TAK EM-200, AstroTrac
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D-80, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
My astrophotography Blog...
http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/
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Tonk
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Reged: 08/19/04
Posts: 4355
Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N
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One thing you you could do as an improvement is process to eliminate the trailing in the comet. If this is a stack of images - then this is easy to do
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Televue 85, GM-8/Gemini, Canon 40D (unmodded), Canon 450D (modded w/Astronomiks clip-ins - UV/IR, OWB)
Coronado SM60/BF10, Baader Herschel Wedge
Leeds Sky Clock Ripon Sky Clock
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neutronman
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/10/08
Posts: 1024
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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One thing you you could do as an improvement is process to eliminate the trailing in the comet. If this is a stack of images - then this is easy to do
Hey Tonk, thanks for your comet comment 
Yeah, I might try that. I thought about doing a pass and registering on the comet head (instead of the stars) and compositing the two -- but I kinda liked the comet trailing, making it more pronounced and seeing its movement (especially since it is so small in frame).
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JOhn A Davis
Scopes: TEC 140, FSQ 106ED, FS60C, LX200 ACF 10", Borg 50mm, CPC 800
Mounts: TAK EM-200, AstroTrac
Cameras: STL-11000M, Canon XSI (Hutech Mod), Nikon D-80, Orion SS Autoguider, ToUcam
My astrophotography Blog...
http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/
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