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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: The Thing on May 19, 2010, 20:15:07

Title: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: The Thing on May 19, 2010, 20:15:07
Meade LX90 8" UHTC, Baader Alan Gee II Telecompressor, Astronomik CLS-CCD clip filter, Canon 350D Ha Modded. Processed in Deep Sky Stacker 10 subs 41 minutes. Amp glow cropped out and image shrunk x4. The flats and darks used were old ones, may do some fresh flats as the camera is still on the scope.

(http://ancientlight.amateur-astronomy.org/images/M13-dss-kappasigma41m_Blacklands_May2010_sm.jpg)
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: mickw on May 19, 2010, 20:26:55
That's looking good, especially with the hell you've had to go through to get there.
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Mac on May 19, 2010, 20:56:09
Very nice.

Must be down to the wedge :lol:
Mac.
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: RobertM on May 19, 2010, 22:10:51
That's a excellent result.  I really like the resolution of the core and it doesn't look over processed.

QuoteMust be down to the wedge
Have you been spending money  ;)
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Mike on May 19, 2010, 23:13:08
That's came out really well. Nicely resolved stars, even in the core.
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: MarkS on May 20, 2010, 05:46:04
That's looking very good Duncan.  Definitely your best image so far.

Why did you need to crop out the amp glow?  Darks should take care of that.

The guiding is certainly working well.

Mark
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Carole on May 20, 2010, 07:51:21
Well done Duncan, your best image to date and another small galaxy at the top. 

Carole
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Rocket Pooch on May 20, 2010, 09:21:59
Well done I like it....
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Tony G on May 20, 2010, 09:28:24
Great image Duncan, keep up the good cause!  ;)

Tony G
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: Fay on May 20, 2010, 18:10:42
Well you certainly done well, Duncan, you are on your way!!!!
Title: Re: M13 - Blacklands Farm DSC May 2010
Post by: The Thing on May 21, 2010, 17:35:10
Quote from: MarkS on May 20, 2010, 05:46:04
Why did you need to crop out the amp glow?  Darks should take care of that.
Thanks Mark.

Didn't take darks at the time. Duh. Just picked some from my hard drive. I will reprocess when I have time to do darks at 3C and some properly matched flats as well.

I like NGC6207 at the top left - never had an incidental  fuzzy show up before.