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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Jul 05, 2008, 07:11:39

Title: Albireo Double Star
Post by: MarkS on Jul 05, 2008, 07:11:39

Modified Canon 350D on Celestron C11 at F10.
40 x 10 sec exposures at ISO 800.
Stacked, 2x2 binned, asinh range scaling then cropped.

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/albireo030608.jpg)
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Fay on Jul 05, 2008, 08:44:47
Looks really great on here Mark
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Carole on Jul 05, 2008, 08:48:42
That is fabulous Mark.

Carole
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: JohnP on Jul 05, 2008, 09:12:17
Nice Mark & great image scale - Excellent focus as well....John
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Jul 05, 2008, 09:31:27
brilliant mark, that's my favorit star pair, looks like your collimation is out about though.  or is it comma?
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Mike on Jul 05, 2008, 09:55:09
Really nice Mark and it captures the colours perfectly.
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: MarkS on Jul 05, 2008, 13:06:32

It's coma - I didn't have the reducer/flattener because that would give me a bright doughnut :-(
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Tony G on Jul 05, 2008, 13:35:33
Lovely image Mark,

It just goes to show you that an image of a pair of stars can look just as dramatic as an image of the Moon or other celestial objects.

Tony G

PS Wots wrong with doughnuts???? :-?
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: Whitters on Jul 05, 2008, 20:11:19
Fabulous colours, lovely image
Title: Re: Albireo Double Star
Post by: The Thing on Jul 06, 2008, 11:03:47
Excellent image and thanks for the IRIS tutorial Friday night, I learnt a lot.
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