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Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588036 - 12/25/12 02:17 AM Attachment (87 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M51 next Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588044 - 12/25/12 02:26 AM Attachment (73 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M46 next with the planetary nebula NGC 2438. Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588045 - 12/25/12 02:29 AM Attachment (75 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M81 -this one was 3:45 minutes exposure Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588049 - 12/25/12 02:33 AM Attachment (66 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And lastly. Thor's Helmut - NGC 2359 Post Extras:       ahopp sage Reged: 05/24/12 Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588169 - 12/25/12 07:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well Done... Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: ahopp]       #5588171 - 12/25/12 07:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice images ... thanks Dwight. What frame grabber are you using for the captures? Post Extras:       Jeff Smith sage Reged: 04/06/10 Loc: Chicago Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: mclewis1]       #5588227 - 12/25/12 09:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job...well done Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: mclewis1]       #5588456 - 12/25/12 01:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Mark: I am using the Mallincam MCV-1. The stills were captured from a DVD I recorded as the images were captured. Post Extras:       Ira Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/22/10 Loc: Mitzpe Ramon, Israel Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588749 - 12/25/12 06:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent! /Ira Post Extras:       Devon member Reged: 03/06/10 Loc: OK Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5588754 - 12/25/12 06:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really great stuff, Dwight! First time I've seen Thor's Helmut with a Mallincam. Devon Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Devon]       #5588777 - 12/25/12 06:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks everyone for your comments and have a Merry Christmas. Devon, Thor's Helmut is a tough but it did show itself in 5 seconds so I could frame it. Using a C14 didn't hurt either. My favorite activity with the Mallincam is trying it on objects that are challenging or that I have never observed. During a single night I like to try every object showing on the chart (SkyAtlas2000). There are some surprises awaiting you approaching it in this manner- similar to the way I used to observe visually. I had observed NGC 2359 visually with a 16" while sweeping casually one night years ago. Post Extras:       StarStuff1 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/01/07 Loc: South of the Mason-Dixon Line Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5589083 - 12/26/12 12:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   GREAT shots! I am amazed that you got such a great image of Thor's Helment from Canada. The first time I ever saw it was from the Winter Star Party with a 20-in newt and a filter. The last time I saw it was from the South Carolina coast about 4 years ago with a small scope and image intensifier while on Winter vacation. Post Extras:       mpgxsvcd Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/21/11 Loc: Raleigh, North Carolina Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: StarStuff1]       #5589166 - 12/26/12 02:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is no replacement for displacement. I love the field of view and focal ratio of those images. Post Extras:       A. Viegas sage Reged: 03/05/12 Loc: New York City/ CT Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: Dwight J]       #5589390 - 12/26/12 10:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dwight, Very nice, and let's not forget this was with almost a full moon! Your amp glow is non existent! I am assuming you post processed this out? Can you give us some pointers how you went about doing that? Thanks Al Post Extras:       Dwight J sage Reged: 05/14/09 Loc: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Re: Some Mallincam images for Christmas [Re: A. Viegas]       #5589706 - 12/26/12 12:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Al: No magic here. These were taken during the dark of the moon. I cropped out most of the amp glow although it wasn't excessive thanks to subzero (C) temperatures. Recording the session on DVD and grabbing frames off of that also seems to reduce amp glow. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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