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Pages: 1 AntMan1 super member Reged: 09/17/07 Loc: Third rock from the Sun My first DSO Picture ever! M51       #5617253 - 01/11/13 01:05 PM Attachment (100 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don't laugh! This is my first attempt with a Meade DSI III Pro and my LX90. It is not on a wedge so i limited exposure time in Envisage to around 21 seconds. I used Drizzle not sure if it needed it or not. Not even sure if it works without a guide scope lol! I adjusted the levels in Envisage and cropped to post but no other post processing as i don't know how yet. So it was 12 shots all together on a half decent night for where I live. I didn't even attempt RGB just L. I am sooooo hooked!!! Makes you feel like your 10 years old again! Post Extras:       Rick Woods Postmaster Reged: 01/27/05 Loc: Inner Solar System Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: AntMan1]       #5617512 - 01/11/13 04:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, that's really good! That's really your first try?? Post Extras:       Starman27 Post Laureate Reged: 01/29/06 Loc: Illinois, Iowa Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: Rick Woods]       #5617646 - 01/11/13 05:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   For a first try..Great! Post Extras:       deepwaterescue4u member Reged: 10/12/12 Loc: Panama Florida Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: Starman27]       #5617736 - 01/11/13 06:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WTG very nice for a first, thanks for shareing... Post Extras:       AntMan1 super member Reged: 09/17/07 Loc: Third rock from the Sun Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: deepwaterescue4u]       #5617771 - 01/11/13 06:46 PM Attachment (35 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys! I tried to fix it a little bit but i have to watch a few YouTube videos first! I think it is a little cleaner now... Post Extras:       *skyguy* Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/31/08 Loc: Western New York Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: AntMan1]       #5617874 - 01/11/13 07:45 PM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice image ... well focused and sharp, round stars. I brought it into Photoshop CS5 and did a stretch using curves, increased the contrast, slight sharpening and smoothed the background. You can even see the 17.4 magnitude galaxy, IC 4278 to the left of m51 and under the triangle of stars at the top. Not bad for a 12x21second exposure. The Meade DSI III Pro is anice, sensitive camera. It's too bad Meade stopped its production. Post Extras:       AntMan1 super member Reged: 09/17/07 Loc: Third rock from the Sun Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: *skyguy*]       #5617895 - 01/11/13 07:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   omg! If i email you the original can you do that to it! What plug ins did you use? I was thinking about getting Astronomy Tools for Elements Actions Set http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com/Astronomy_Tools_For_Elements.html. Thank you for making it stand out so much! Quote: Very nice image ... well focused and sharp, round stars. I brought it into Photoshop CS5 and did a stretch using curves, increased the contrast, slight sharpening and smoothed the background. You can even see the 17.4 magnitude galaxy, IC 4278 to the left of m51 and under the triangle of stars at the top. Not bad for a 12x21second exposure. The Meade DSI III Pro is anice, sensitive camera. It's too bad Meade stopped its production. Post Extras:       *skyguy* Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/31/08 Loc: Western New York Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: AntMan1]       #5618240 - 01/11/13 11:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: omg! If i email you the original can you do that to it! What plug ins did you use? I was thinking about getting Astronomy Tools for Elements Actions Set http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com/Astronomy_Tools_For_Elements.html. Thank you for making it stand out so much! Quote: Very nice image ... well focused and sharp, round stars. I brought it into Photoshop CS5 and did a stretch using curves, increased the contrast, slight sharpening and smoothed the background. You can even see the 17.4 magnitude galaxy, IC 4278 to the left of m51 and under the triangle of stars at the top. Not bad for a 12x21second exposure. The Meade DSI III Pro is anice, sensitive camera. It's too bad Meade stopped its production. PM sent Post Extras:       Markigno sage Reged: 01/09/10 Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: AntMan1]       #5619843 - 01/12/13 09:32 PM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, congratulations for your first picture. very well done! I did a little correction of your first processing with Pixinsight. This is the result Marco Post Extras:       AntMan1 super member Reged: 09/17/07 Loc: Third rock from the Sun Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: Markigno]       #5621200 - 01/13/13 04:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! I am so impressed with all you guys did with my first DSO! A BIG to everyone in this great forum! I would not have been able to come all this way without you guys. What the heck did we do before the internet?! I wonder if i got a wedge how much better shots I could get? That is the one bad thing is that the spending never stops! Thank god my wife supports me in my hobby and actually helps me! She is the one who helps me get focused inside the house on the phone while i turn the focus knob Post Extras:       Escher scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/30/07 Loc: Fenton, MI Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: AntMan1]       #5624402 - 01/15/13 01:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is an amazing image! Post Extras:       George Methvin Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/30/06 Loc: Central Texas Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: Escher]       #5624573 - 01/15/13 02:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very Very nice image. Post Extras:       dale67cameron journeyman Reged: 01/03/12 Loc: Midwest Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: George Methvin]       #5633865 - 01/20/13 08:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice! Post Extras:       OldDeadOne Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/09/06 Loc: West Virginia Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: dale67cameron]       #5678892 - 02/14/13 07:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent first try at a DSO,I'm sure the many images to come that you post will be as wonderful as well Keep up the good work Post Extras:       thesubwaypusher scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/08/04 Loc: New York City Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: OldDeadOne]       #5694836 - 02/22/13 02:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You guys are so sweet. Post Extras:       nytecam Postmaster Reged: 08/20/05 Loc: London UK Re: My first DSO Picture ever! M51 [Re: thesubwaypusher]       #5708670 - 03/02/13 12:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent 1st image and in 4m exp - now you're on the slippery slope and maybe joining the long-haul gang that say "just a little more data" and soon it will be 4hrs but think of all the objects you could have recorded in 4hrs - I'm all for keeping it short and sweet as you've begun. Check out my DSO snaps via link below Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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