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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Carole on May 29, 2012, 13:38:09

Title: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Carole on May 29, 2012, 13:38:09
My last DS object from the UDSC

29 x 3mins 800 ISO, modified Canon 450D no filters
Captured in APT with dithering
Guided with QHY5, PHD on NEQ6

Link to larger image
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10047/M13_Rother_Valley_25-5-2012_29_x_3mins_Full_frame.jpg

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10047/normal_M13_Rother_Valley_25-5-2012_29_x_3mins_Full_frame.jpg)

Carole
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: JohnP on May 29, 2012, 13:56:41
Looking very good also - perhaps a tad green - nice field of view - John
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Fay on May 29, 2012, 14:06:03
Another nice one Carole
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Carole on May 29, 2012, 14:54:43
Thanks Fay and John.

Carole
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: RobertM on May 29, 2012, 20:36:28
Looking pretty good for a DSLR Carole, some artifacts around the stars but then you have posted a JPEG so it's probably that.  Also a bit of a flats problem on the left so it might have been a cropper.

Cheers
Robert
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Carole on May 29, 2012, 21:43:15
Quotebit of a flats problem on the left
so there is, I hadn;t noticed that.  I did in fact do a crop but had problems uploading it to my website, but I have done that now, so here is the crop:

I am thinking the sky background is a bit on the green side as well.

(http://www.caroleastronomy.webspace.virginmedia.com/_wp_generated/wpf74fcf6e_0f.jpg)
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: RobertM on May 29, 2012, 22:24:30
The crop is much better and yes, you'll need to neutralize that green.
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: MarkS on May 29, 2012, 22:36:59

I like the cropped version! 

Your stars are very sharp and you've managed to retain some star colour in this one.  The centre is not burnt out either.

As others have said, neutralise the green/brown background and this will look really good. 

Mark
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Carole on May 30, 2012, 12:00:46
Have neutralised the green and tried to increase the star colour a little.
Hope this is better.

(http://www.caroleastronomy.webspace.virginmedia.com/_wp_generated/wpbd35c211_0f.jpg)
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Roy on May 30, 2012, 19:21:45
Carole,

That's a super image and reminds me of when I saw M13 for the first time which was at Kelling this year; I was amazed having never seen anything quite like it before.

Roy
Title: Re: M13 Rother Valley
Post by: Carole on May 30, 2012, 20:07:54
Thank you Roy.

Carole