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Title: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 07, 2007, 21:44:27

M27 6 x 5 mins IR & CPL filters.

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.punnett/graphics/oas/m27_5mina.jpg)

Guided with modified webcam with K3CCD via WO ZS66
Imaged with SX MX 7 via ED80

It has taken years off my life to get this far!!!!

Fay

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: JohnP on Aug 07, 2007, 21:49:36

Wow...! Fay - You got there in the end - that is a brilliant image - You should be well chuffed after all your problems. I expect nothing more than brilliant images from you from now on... I think LRGB has to be on the cards...

Great Job, John

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 07, 2007, 21:58:41

That is very kind of you John. Don't mention LRGB, it could be the end of me!!

Fay

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Mike on Aug 07, 2007, 22:49:05

Woohoo !!! Well done Fay. Seriously that is a great image that any astrophotographer would be pleased with. I look forward to many more great images :)

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Tony G on Aug 07, 2007, 23:02:59

:D Well done Fay,
Its nice to finally see images like this from you, its been a long time waiting.
Well done again and hope to see more guided images now.

Tony G

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 08, 2007, 07:55:17

Thanks a lot, Mike & Tony.

All this is not for learning by the faint hearted. It's a heavy trail & the enjoyment is often lost when being travelled, but i think the rewards are yet to come.

If you are enjoying taking images with your webcam & Canon's etc, think carefully before embarking on the autoguiding journey & be prepared, unless you are techically adept.

Fay

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Mike on Aug 08, 2007, 08:40:57

As Paul and yourself are finding out, Guiding is a tricky beast to get to grips with at first. A lot of it is trial and error. However, once you have grasped it there is a sort of "Eureka" moment and from then on it is pretty much plain sailing. 'Practise practise practise' is what you need to learn what you can or can't do with your kit, what settings are best, what viewing conditions affect the guiding, etc.

Anyway, you've started on your first steps into the serious side of astrophotography and your persistance has so far paid off. Keep up the enthusiasm and I am sure you will have a fantastic portfolio of images in a few years time to be proud of.

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 08, 2007, 09:05:40

Thankyou Mike, that was very encouraging.

Fay

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Aug 08, 2007, 09:21:27

Gosh :o you have done it! Well done, just keep at it and it will become second nature, honest.

Nice picture if you fiddle with it you can see the ears on the nebula.

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 08, 2007, 09:22:24

Thanks, Chris, I'm really glad you like it.

Fay

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Ian on Aug 08, 2007, 10:38:47

very nice Fay. As the others said, LRGB here you come... ;)

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Whitters on Aug 08, 2007, 22:37:39

Fantastic image Fay, you should be rightly proud of it.

Title: Re: And Coming up at the Rear, my First Guided image
Post by: Fay on Aug 09, 2007, 08:03:38

Thanks a ot, Ian & Paul. I hope there are a nice lot of nebulae to come now.

Fay

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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Fay on Aug 07, 2007, 21:44:27