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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 16:21:25

Title: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 16:21:25
QSI, 7nm Ha filter, 0.8 fr, ED80, Captured in Astroart, 11x600 sec, darks, flats bias, stacked DSS, processed in PSCS
Planned on 20 subs, but was so tired & the clouds came in anyway.

Quite pleased with it, after all my scenarios

Sky was so bright last night.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5512512938_6dc2372f8b_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Mac on Mar 09, 2011, 16:23:03
Nice capture

QuoteSky was so bright last night.

wont make that much difference as you were narrowband imaging.

Mac.
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 16:40:00
yes i know
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Post by: mickw on Mar 09, 2011, 16:57:45
Very nice Fay - Looks like you'll be keeping the QSI then  :(

When will you be adding the colour  ;)
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 17:00:12
Just coping with mono at the moment, but do plan to do some
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: RobertM on Mar 09, 2011, 17:12:23
Very nice Fay.  The conditions were even bad for NB imaging last night so you did well.  You need to get that flattener sorted out but I wonder why you have distorted stars towards the top right rather than a more even distribution around the edges.

Robert
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Mar 09, 2011, 17:20:18
I was going to say that Robert, my guess is the flattener is not done up, or Fay has cross threaded the QSI or the adaptor to the QSI.

Chris
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 17:41:24
So, Chris, do you have two adapters connecting the flattener to the QSI??
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Mar 09, 2011, 19:00:34
Hi,

I have an M48-T thats the correct length.  So it goes Flattener-M48-T-QSI.

Chris
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: RobertM on Mar 09, 2011, 19:02:34
Quote from: Rocket Pooch on Mar 09, 2011, 17:20:18
I was going to say that Robert, my guess is the flattener is not done up, or Fay has cross threaded the QSI or the adaptor to the QSI.

Chris


Could also be the weight of the camera on the focuser, maybe it needs a bit more tension.
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Mar 09, 2011, 19:15:36
Could be....
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Post by: Carole on Mar 09, 2011, 20:17:12
Very nice crisp detail Fay.  You seem to have sorted all those initial problems out.

Onwards and upwards.

Carole
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: MarkS on Mar 09, 2011, 20:33:57

Very nice 2nd light!  That's a very sharp Rosette.
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 20:42:17
Thankyou Mark, Carole, yes I am having a rest tonight. At least I have made some headway.

Thanks Chris, I will look that up, it is not the one that Ian sent me
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: The Thing on Mar 09, 2011, 21:09:04
That's super Fay. Keep persevering and people will think you bought a second hand Hubble camera!
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Post by: Fay on Mar 09, 2011, 21:11:40
Ha Ha don't mention the word "Hubble" it scares me..........
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Post by: Mike on Mar 09, 2011, 22:07:04
Fantastic Fay. Superb detail.
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Post by: PhilB on Mar 10, 2011, 05:45:32
That's a really great image, Fay.
Title: Re: Rosette Nebula 080311
Post by: Fay on Mar 10, 2011, 08:05:20
Oh really pleased you like it, Phil & Mike thanks
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