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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: PhilB on Jan 05, 2011, 17:10:32

Title: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: PhilB on Jan 05, 2011, 17:10:32
Whislt idling away some time waiting for the clouds to break, I decided to go back over my computer hard disc to generally clear it out. I found this image of the centre of M31:

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10053/normal_M31_small.jpg)

left lurking and unloved, the result of eleven, sixty second lights at the end of a session on 29 August 2010. The camera was an Atik 320e and I think the 'scope was my 120 SW Equinox. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and finished in CS2. Sorry, I don't have any other details.
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: Carole on Jan 05, 2011, 20:02:36
Wow Phil,

That's the best one you've done, fancy forgetting you had done it.

Carole
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: MarkS on Jan 05, 2011, 21:06:25

That's a great image Phil - very well done!  A beautiful core of M31.

You've proved you can do it - now we want to see many more!

Mark
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: RobertM on Jan 05, 2011, 21:43:56
Excellent capture Phil, it reminds me of a similar one I did two years ago.
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: PhilB on Jan 06, 2011, 05:50:12
Thanks everyone. I think that I'm getting on top of the processing issues at last. This clears the decks for examination other problems like tracking.
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: Fay on Jan 20, 2011, 10:19:04
That is a good image, Phil, have not seen it before. Did not know you had a 120 Equinox
Title: Re: Unloved and forgotten
Post by: PhilB on Jan 20, 2011, 17:42:10
Thanks, Fay.

Yup, I've had the 120 for sometime. Still find myself using the 80mm Stellarview quite a bit however....too many 'scopes not enough mounts or cameras or.........  :roll: