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M42 taken by budguinn (Dec 2005)
HaLRGB image good seeing partial moon.
Telescope: Televue NP101
Camera: SXV-M25C 10nm ha filter
1.5hours LRGB and 2hours HA added in PSCS2
Acquired in AstroArt and Processed in ImagesPlus and PSCS2 with Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools.
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bill w
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I was trying to remove entry other than our winning entries, but failed... sorry 
Edited by Oldfield (01/25/07 10:52 PM)
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Wow!!! Thanks guys.....it's tough to make a choice...seeing I've been weather/Rain bound for two months....I'll get out the "The Sky" and see what's up there for Feb.
bud
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I checked out the sky and I think the M81/M82 combo would be a very nice target. It's also a favorite of almost everyone. Now, with some of the instruments, this wide field of view might not be possible without a mosaic, and in that case I'd say just M81.....I'll leave this decision to the moderators.....of course, we could give extra credit to those that do a mosaic for the widefield..
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Edited by budguinn (02/02/06 08:24 AM)
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Congratulations Bud, that is a great shot of M42 (I voted for it).
M81/M82 sounds like good choice (although I kindof like the lesser known objects).
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M1 take by bill w (Jan 2006)
taken from his courtyard on 1/2,3,5/06
nexstar 8 GPS, IDAS LPR filter, f/6.3 FR, SXV H9C
2 nights of 30 second subs, 1 night of 60 second subs
after throwing out subs ruined by passing clouds or bad tracking wound up with about 2 hours of 1 minute subs and 2 hours of 30 sec subs.
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bill w
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thanks folks
i'd especially like to thank gary, jim, paul and david for not entering their images 
i think gary's would have had my vote
come on folks let's pony up for M81/82
that's a tough one for me as the camera won't clear my fork mount for the shot, so i'll have to resort to hyperstar with the camera in the front.
as for march i'm torn between the leo triplets
or ngc 2903, or NGC 3628 solo
-bill warden
Edited by Charlie Hein (04/01/07 09:36 AM)
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Wait for your final decision 
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bill w
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well triples are too hard for me until i get my refractor up and running. i've wanted to do NGC 2903 since reading last year's small wonders: leo article
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=497
but overall i think pale in comparison to M 81 which we're doing now.
NGC 3628 is so bizarre looking that i think it deserves a solo shot.
so its NGC 3628
-bill
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canon 300D, Toucam Pro II
SXV-H9C, H9, SX Exview autoguider, SX-AO
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image processing monitor calibrated to just differentiate darkest boxes:
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M81/M82 by Dean (February 2006)
220 minutes LRGB 115:35:35:35 5 minute subs Lum binned 1x1 RGB binned 2x2
FS102 on an EM200
ST10MXE with Astrodon LRGB and Lumicon Minus UV filters
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Thats's one awsome image dean
I might even get a go at this soon when I get a camera.
As soon as the DSI Pro II gets to Australia!
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ToUcam Pro w/Phillips vlounge/registax/and Virtual Dub,
DSI Pro II w/envisage/photoshop cs2/,
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NGC 3628 by Hoser (March 2006)
a widefield view with the DSI-Pro:
Equipment Used:
- TAK FSQ-106N
- TV-60IS
- TV 0.8 focal reducer
- TAK EM-400 mount
- Casady Tandem plate with TGAD
- Meade DSI-Pro, with the Outback cooler, and the RW replacement faceplate
- SBIG ST-2000XM (Guiding)
- FLI CFW-7
- FLI PDF
- Astrodon LRGB filters
- MaxIM DL for autoguiding
Exposures:
TV-60IS w/ 0.8 FR (full-frame baseline):
- L 10x3 mins
- R 10x3 mins
- G 10x3 mins
- B 10x3 mins
TAK FSQ w/ 0.8 FR (2x1 mosaic):
- R 8x4 mins x 2
- G 8x4 mins x 2
- B 7x4 mins x 2
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NGC4438 & NGC 4435 by Hoser (April 2006)
Taken with an SBIG ST-2000/FSQ combination.
L= 20*4 minutes
R, G, B, 20*3 minutes each
Processed in CCDStack and PSCS2
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M101 by EricCCD, May 2006
Equipment:
Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/8 with Extender-Q
Takahashi EM200 Temma-2 mount
SBIG ST-8XE camera with CFW-8a filter wheel
Astrodon LRGB filters
L: 18 x 10 minutes (3 hours) binned 1 x 1
R: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
G: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
B: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
Total exposure time: 6 hours
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NGC 6791 by Hoser (June 2006)
Taken: 6/16/2006 and 6/21/2006
Conditions: Transparency very poor, seeing about 5" (very poor night...but the first opportunity to image in weeks due to rain, so I coudn't resist.)
Equipment:
- TOA-150
- Paramount ME
- SBIG ST-2000XM, self-guided
- ST CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB filters
- FLI PDF
Exposures: (170 minutes so far)
- L = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
- R = 10x2mins + 8x3mins (44mins)
- G = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
- B = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
Processing:
CCDStack:
- initial sub registration
- RGB combine, used to generate synthetic luminance (Ls)
- Ls mean combined with the natural L
- DDP
Registar:
- LsLRGB combine (yes...Registar did a better job at this step!)
PSCS2:
- gradient control
- noise control (NeatImage)
- slightly increased hue and saturation (Interestingly enough, I did NO increased saturation on the bright orange star in the upper left!)
- curves to bring up the mid-tones
Full-sized Image:
http://www.flemingastrophotography.com/astropics/NGC6791-LRGB-Registar3-crp.jpg
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M10 by Bill Warden (July 2006)
FS102 IDAS-LPR H9C
61x60 second subs (many discarded) between 9 and 11 pm pacific in los alamitos CA
Guided with SX-AO device
calibrated sigma combined and color balanced in maxim DDP in IP
levels and curves in PS,
gradient xterminator
increased saturation 20%
background smoothed with neat image and noel's astro actions (color blotch removal) slight unsharp mask to core.
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M27 by PhilG (August 2006)
Stellarvue SV115 115mm f/7 APO
SBIG ST-2000XM
Astrodon Ha, OIII, RGB filters
Takahashi EM200 Temma2 mount
R: Ha 150min, B&G: OIII 150min
RGB 10min each used in Lighten mode for stars
Captured in CCDSoft, Aligned in MaximDL, processed in Photoshop
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NGC 7331 September 2006 by Luncacie
celestron 9.25 @ f/10.5
losmandy g-11 gemini
sbig st-10xme + cfw8 + ao-7
date: 8.22.2006
location: big bear lake, ca
exposure:
L: 380s x 6 | R: 180s x 5| G: 180s x 5| B: 180s x 5
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M45 by BZFrank (October 2006)
Taken in the night from 20. to 21. September 2006
akahashi Epsilon 160 and a Starlight M25C camera
Gemini 41 Observatory mount
6 x 10 minutes RGB frames
Processing with Fitswork, ImagesPlus and Photoshop.
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M74 by bill w (November 2006)
FS 102 @ f8, IDAS LPS filter, SX AO device at only 2 Hz, H9C
28x20 min
11/16,19,20
los alamitos, CA
maxim for guiding, acquisition, calibration, sigma combine, color balance, light DDP
PS2: serial levels and curves, selective sharpening/blurring, noel’s actions, rubber stamper to a few hot pixels...crop
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