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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 14, 2008, 23:09:39

Title: Its not bad tonight
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 14, 2008, 23:09:39
I wonder if the clouds will hold off, my kit is birring away in the observatory!!!!
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: RobertM on Aug 15, 2008, 01:22:51
I certainly hope it's not burring away for nothing !!!
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 15, 2008, 02:42:55
Na seems ok

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2764422868_4145a554b3_b.jpg)

That's the medium size image, if only there was no moon, light pollution or clouds The Kit seems ok though.
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: MarkS on Aug 15, 2008, 06:28:10

Lovely detail in those twisty filaments!  Overall it appears a bit too red but I guess you haven't finished the processing.

Nice one.
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: RobertM on Aug 15, 2008, 07:58:46
Nice, I assume it's the DSLR on the ED80 or is it the Newt ?
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 15, 2008, 08:17:48
Atik 314L & ED80, it the skies were not that clear last night, so again another failed attempt, I'll fix the colours later.

12x10 min ha
8x10 min O3

Full size version here http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2764422868_7234c5b6e4_o.jpg


Chris
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: RobertM on Aug 15, 2008, 08:38:00
Did you do luminance or use the synthesised Sii approach to get the star colours correct ?
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: Mike on Aug 15, 2008, 09:03:55
Ooohh pretty.
Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 15, 2008, 09:34:23
Quote from: RobertM on Aug 15, 2008, 08:38:00
Did you do luminance or use the synthesised Sii approach to get the star colours correct ?

Hi,

Oh that was just chucking it together in photoshop and manually mixing, I'm just reprocessing it all in AIP and I will use Ha = R, O3 = B & then either use O3 for G, or average all files for a Blue, then I will just pull it together in Photoshop and try to get the main star white blue, then it should look ok. 

The only issue is the Ha files are great, but it got a bit cloudy for the O3, so I'm working on them.

Chris

Title: Re: Its not bad tonight
Post by: RobertM on Aug 15, 2008, 09:54:13
Looks like it has good promise if that was the chucked together version - I thought it had more detail hidden in there.  Will have to dig the O3 out of the cupboard myself.