well here it is, my first guided image. Meade 127mm refractor f7.5, Olympus 500 DSLR 4 x 8min exposures, dark frames in camera, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, stretched in Maxim. Sure there is more I can do to improve it and I've no real idea what I'm doing in maxim, but really happy with it.
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10014/normal_M13.jpg
See http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-759.html for details.
(You'd put the ...html page ling in an img tag. You need to put the link to the ...jpg in the image tag... -- Rick)
I see nuffin' ! :o
How many more times - LENS CAP OFF :roll:
Sigh... will try again
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-759.html (http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-759.html)
for those who are hard of forumeering Jim's image looks something like this
(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10014/normal_M13.jpg)
Well done Jim. I know you went through a steep learning curve to get that image. It's an excellent first attempt with a DSLR on your new scope and with having to learn to use PhD guiding as well.
Mark
Good one Jim
Jim,
That's a pretty impressive first light considering all the new technology you were grappling with. Well done, it looks really good.
Robert
Well done Jim, a companion for your Pacman
That's come out really nice Jim. Well done.
Thanks everyone for your comments, and also to everyone for their advice and help at DSC. It's always tempting to give up when you hit a technical roadblock so the encouragement is much appreciated. Now if only I could figure out how to post a picture on the forum......
Well done Jim, pretty impressive and now you know what to do, no doubt there'll be many more images posted on here (or at least on the gallery) ;)
Tony G
That's excellent Jim & well done for sorting out your guiding issues...
John
PS - Still can't get over those visual images of Saturn through your scope.... fantastic...
very nice.
Thats pretty amazing considering the number of subs and the experianced. Scope seems to work as well :-)
Thxs. Did some more processing, Digital development in Maxim, seems to have improved it
(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10014/normal_M13c.jpg)
Well done Jim, I was under the impression you had given up imaging, but I see you are going with DSLR instead.
I saw the original before you did some processing and it is certainly much improved.
Carole
That's looking better now - some of the dimmer stars are beginning to show.
Mark
Nice image.
I appreciate your battle with the guiding as I am there every time I set up.
Very nice indeed Jim
What has happened to this image?
Quote from: Mike
What has happened to this image?
Was it quarantined?
The original links have disappeared I didn't see this image on the 2nd page.
Sorry, I deleted it as I had revised the image. Didn't realise it would muck up this page.