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Announcements, Meetings, Events / Re: DSC 25 - 27th October

« Last post by Carole on Today at 09:32:47 »

At the moment Friday and Saturday look cloudy on all 3 sites, but Sunday looks as though there could be some clear sky in the early hours, on 2 out of 3 weather sites, but this is no good to you guys who have to work.

Final decision tomorrow morning, but it's unlikely to change sufficiently in 24 hours.

Carole

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Astrophotography / Re: NGC7822 HOS with RGB stars etc

« Last post by Carole on Yesterday at 21:05:21 »

Thanks Noel.  I am going to possibly write adding RGB stars to a NB image as a tutorial, or maybe when I am feeling a bit more confident in the work flow, do a video tutorial for it.

I tried a combination of the tutorial I had before and Roberto's tutorial link and added RGB to my M16 I did last year.  I often take RGB to add to NB images, but only sometimes manage to actually use them.  In the case of M16 I found RGB but had never added it to the final image.

Now added
https://www.astrobin.com/full/342719/F/

Carole

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In the Media... / Re: Cranborne Chase first entire AONB to be dark sky reserve

« Last post by Apophis on Yesterday at 15:21:35 »

Like to find a DSC in this area , 1 1/2 hours from me,obviously further for most on OAS.
Roger

Isn't the South Downs International Dark Sky Reserve closer?
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/enjoy/dark-night-skies/

Mark

further away from light domes like brighton/worthing the better.
cranborne chase is far away from LP like all the towns straddling the south downs.
Going by the dark sky map.
Roger

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Astrophotography / Re: An old favourite - M31 from Petts Wood

« Last post by Roberto on Yesterday at 14:55:49 »

Thank you Carole, Noel. 

Roberto

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Astrophotography / Re: NGC7822 HOS with RGB stars etc

« Last post by NoelC on Yesterday at 14:39:00 »

Really interesting Carole.
Very colourfull too.

Noel

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Astrophotography / Re: An old favourite - M31 from Petts Wood

« Last post by NoelC on Yesterday at 14:36:46 »

Looking really good Roberto
I make it 9 or 10 galaxies in one picture.

Well done.
Noel

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Announcements, Meetings, Events / Re: DSC 25 - 27th October

« Last post by Carole on Yesterday at 13:03:46 »

That's a shame Julian, just when you managed to get organise.

We will keep an eye on the forecast and decide by Thursday morning the latest.  Watch this thread.

Carole

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Announcements, Meetings, Events / Re: DSC 25 - 27th October

« Last post by julian on Yesterday at 10:24:34 »

Thanks for the updates Carole. I was thinking of going

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Astrophotography / Re: An old favourite - M31 from Petts Wood

« Last post by Carole on Yesterday at 10:03:25 »

That's come out well Roberto.  Looking forward to trying out that Idas Hutech filter you recommended this winter from Home.

Carole

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Astrophotography / Re: NGC7822 HOS with RGB stars etc

« Last post by Carole on Yesterday at 10:01:25 »

Thanks for the tutorial Roberto.  there was at least one aspect of that which I wasn't doing which will help and that is reducing the whiteness of the NB stars before adding the RGB stars and this explains why blend mode lighten wasn't working.  Another tutorial I got was to use a clipping mask and blend mode colour to blend the RGB stars.

Will plug away at this and hopefully eventually will get something that works well.

Carole