· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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 WarrenS scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/04/08 Posts: 966 Loc: Orange County New York Horsehead and Flame from earlier       #3446556 - 11/13/09 06:39 PM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As we're starting to see Horsehead and Flame nebula images this season I had to "dust off" what I imaged this past winter. Orion isn't favorably positioned for me until January or February so I don't try until then. Having solved my DSS issues, and now using PS CS4 I redid what I imaged back in March. Although there are still some issues, I was pleasantly surprised at how much "red" I got with an unmodded camera. Suggestions welcome. 25 x 4 minute subs, 800 iso, 10 darks, no flats AT 127 EDT, unmodded 40D, CLS filter(no red banding issues in winter) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4100938307_12f692acfc_b.jpg -------------------- Warren Astro-Tech 127EDT Celestron Onyx 80ED Astro-Tech Field Flattener C8 (circa 1983 Orange Tube) Atlas EQ-G, Orion SSAG Canon 135mm F2.8 Nikon 180mm F2.8 ED Canon 40D, Astronomik CLS clip filter Leica, Minolta binos Post Extras:       bebert sage Reged: 07/21/08 Posts: 304 Loc: Louisiana Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: WarrenS]       #3446909 - 11/13/09 10:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Definitely. Modded cameras aren't necessary - but they are nice! It will be interesting to see the comparison later in the season. Great image Warren. -------------------- Celestron C8 Orion 80 ED Vixen 70s for guiding CG5-ASGT SSAG PHD Guiding Astronomik CLS EOS clip Astronomik 12nm Ha EOS clip Canon 300D(a) Celestron 0.63 focal reducer WO 0.8x FF/FR version II My Astrophotography on Flickr Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5629 Loc: Eastern NY Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: bebert]       #3446963 - 11/13/09 10:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice results, considering the unmodded camera -------------------- 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 http://www.flickr.com/photos/s58y/ Post Extras:       WarrenS scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/04/08 Posts: 966 Loc: Orange County New York Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: s58y]       #3447368 - 11/14/09 08:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks bebert and s58y. I'm forever on the fence about modding, but I'm sure I'll have to at some point. -------------------- Warren Astro-Tech 127EDT Celestron Onyx 80ED Astro-Tech Field Flattener C8 (circa 1983 Orange Tube) Atlas EQ-G, Orion SSAG Canon 135mm F2.8 Nikon 180mm F2.8 ED Canon 40D, Astronomik CLS clip filter Leica, Minolta binos Post Extras:       Eric Gage sage Reged: 12/13/05 Posts: 298 Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: WarrenS]       #3447500 - 11/14/09 10:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm not convinced on the modding--it obviously helps, but I shoot a lot of daytime stuff and having to process the white balance on everything else sounds like a bit of a pain. -------------------- Eric --------------------- WO 80mm 10th Anniversary EZ Touch PST TV-85 Vixen Sphinx Canon 500D (T1-i) 15" Obsession with ServoCat Post Extras:       WarrenS scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/04/08 Posts: 966 Loc: Orange County New York Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: Eric Gage]       #3447628 - 11/14/09 11:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Eric, that's why I'm still on the fence about modding my 40D. None of the daylight images with modded cameras using CWB or special filters I've seen here are satisfactory to me. Each daylight image would still need additional tweeking. At some point I may just pick up a used XS and have that modded. -------------------- Warren Astro-Tech 127EDT Celestron Onyx 80ED Astro-Tech Field Flattener C8 (circa 1983 Orange Tube) Atlas EQ-G, Orion SSAG Canon 135mm F2.8 Nikon 180mm F2.8 ED Canon 40D, Astronomik CLS clip filter Leica, Minolta binos Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 4273 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: Horsehead and Flame from earlier [Re: WarrenS]       #3447744 - 11/14/09 12:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice shot Warren , to mod or not tormented me for a long time but when I finally went ahead and then got the X-nite filter for daytime I have been very happy with having a camera my wife can use without even knowing anything is different. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 500D Gary Honis Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik CLS , 12nm Ha , and OIII clip ins Bahtinov mask Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II and Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 11 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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