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Astrophotography / Re: M13 Hercules Globular Clus...

Last post by Rick - Today at 18:45:42

the smaller version

Yes, its name includes "thumb_", buut the best choice is usually the one with a name including "normal_". I'll fix the top post.

#2

Astrophotography / Re: M13 Hercules Globular Clus...

Last post by Fay - Today at 12:14:07

lovely John. ive never done a globular cluster. now is the time

#3

Astrophotography / Re: M13 Hercules Globular Clus...

Last post by Carole - Yesterday at 17:22:13

Think you posted the smaller version.  looking at it on the gallery it is beautiful.

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Astrophotography / Re: Cone Nebula combination of...

Last post by Carole - Yesterday at 17:20:20

Can you see the ostrich ~ head to the left    

took me a while, but that part is positive nebula rather than a gap.

#5

Astrophotography / M13 Hercules Globular Cluster

Last post by JohnDeathridge - Yesterday at 16:57:36

One shot colour image of Messier 13 or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.

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Astrophotography / Re: Cone Nebula combination of...

Last post by Hugh - Yesterday at 15:00:26

I like that one Carole!

Can you see the ostrich ~ head to the left    

~ Hugh

[2020 taken in Swanley Bortle 6]

#7

Astrophotography / Cone Nebula combination of dat...

Last post by Carole - May 28, 2024, 20:36:53

Data from two different years and two different focal lengths.

Combining the data increases the capture time to 11 hours 50mins

2020 taken in Swanley Bortle 6
Atik460EX & WOZS71 HEQ5
Ha 22 x 600
Oii 11 x 300 binned
Sii 11 x 300 binned
Total imaging time 5h 30m

2022 taken in SE London Bortle 8
Atik460EX and Samyang 135mm @ F2.8
Ha 20 x 600 (3h 20mins)
Oiii 18 x 300 binned 1 hour 25m
Sii 11 x 300 binned 1 hour 35 mins.
Total 6h 20mins

Total combined time, 11hours 50mins

Processed in Photoshop

https://www.astrobin.com/ypfqwu/

#8

Alerts! Questions? Discussions... / Re: Solar flares and more...

Last post by Rick - May 27, 2024, 10:42:47

Sunspot group 3664 is just coming back round our side of the Sun, and this morning (0700z) it shot off an X 2.9 flare. An associated CME, aimed as it is, will miss the Earth. However, the group is still clearly active, so keep an eye out....

#9

Astrophotography / Re: M 5 Globular cluster in Se...

Last post by The Thing - May 26, 2024, 13:39:49

Thanks Carole. Noise Exterminator is a wonderful thing, as is a little Gaussian Blur on an over-sharpened image

A new trick for this image was to apply a depth of field filter in Affinity Photo to push back the smaller stars and make the brighter foreground one more prominent. Make the glob look more 3D. You can put this one in the competition if you like, full res is on the gallery.

#10

Astrophotography / Re: M 5 Globular cluster in Se...

Last post by Carole - May 25, 2024, 15:38:05

Amazingly good and noise free for only 14 minutes.