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Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May
      #985555 - 06/04/06 09:10 PM

This thread will be used for Imaging/Sketching Contest submissions for May 2006.

Mods, please post winning forum entries here!


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Re: Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May new [Re: Greg K.]
      #985802 - 06/04/06 11:48 PM Attachment (102 downloads)

CCD Entry:
EricCCD
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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Re: Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May new [Re: Echo]
      #990176 - 06/08/06 12:09 AM Attachment (93 downloads)

Sketching Forum Winner:

Jeremy Perez
Subject: M13/NGC 6205
Date: May 25, 2006
Time: 05:30 UT
Location: Anderson Mesa, Arizona
Seeing: 3-4/10 Pickering
Transparency: Mag. 6.8 NELM
Telescope: Orion SkyView Pro 6LT (6" f/8 Equatorial Newtonian)
Eyepieces: 10 mm Plössl (120X Magnification/24 arc minute TFOV)
Sketching Materials: White 28# text weight paper, HB and 2H mechanical pencils, blending stump

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Re: Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May new [Re: Erix]
      #990936 - 06/08/06 02:53 PM

Beginning Imaging:

2020BC

Subject: NGC 3372 Eta Carina and the Keyhole Nebula
Camera: Canon 350D (unmodified) Prime Focus
Scope: Unguided Meade LXD-75 SN-8 f/4
Exposure: 46 x 30secs, ISO 1600, Noise Reduction On.
Field: 30 arcMins wide (approx.)
Location: Canberra, Australia 26Mar06 (1100-1300hrs) UTC
Processing: Aligned and stacked in MaxDSLR. Processed in ImageReady. Composited core.



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Re: Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May new [Re: Charlie Hein]
      #990938 - 06/08/06 02:53 PM

Solar System Imaging:

richard bosman:

Saturn 2006/4/1
280 mm SCT
3x TV barlow
Astronomik IrRGB filters
ATK-2HS



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Re: Imaging/Sketching Contest Submissions - May new [Re: Charlie Hein]
      #992415 - 06/09/06 02:52 PM Attachment (88 downloads)

DSLR Entry
2020BC

Subject: Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)
Camera: Canon 350D (unmodified) Prime Focus. Mirror lock enabled.
Scope: Unguided Meade LXD-75 SN-8 f/4. Baader MPCC Coma Corrector.
Exposure: 5 x 30secs, ISO 800, Noise Reduction On.
Field: 45 arcMins wide (approx.) Cropped to 1600x1200 then reduced to 800x600.
Location: Canberra, Australia 29May06 (1200-1300hrs) UTC
Processing: Aligned and flat-bias callibration in MaxDSLR. Histogram, crop, reduce and sharpen in Imageready.

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