Another NGC6888

[mickw]

This'll do for a start - focus looks a bit squiffy  
Got this Sunday night Rother Valley
7x5min @ 800asa D,F+B
Burgess 91, modded Canon 400, CLS
NOW BIGGER



Really big
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10049/ngc6888-v1s.jpg

[Fay]

Well Mick, that is not looking shabby!

Can you get it bigger?

[Carole]

That's very good Mick, glad you managed to sort out your problems.

carole

[The Thing]

Looks good to me Mick. I think you have captured as remarkable amount of nebulosity despite your Canon being unmodded. Great stuff. Now you just need to make sure everything is reliable.

BTW I usually post on here at 1024x768ish. Could we have a link to a larger version?

[mickw]

Original post amended with link to bigger image (complete with bigger warts  )

Camera is modded and also still misbehaving

I'll be testing everything during the week and hopefully get things working right

[PhilB]

It looks like a night on your own was what you needed. Very nice image

[JohnP]

Mick - looks superb to me - certainly your best image yet - really impressed that you have captured so much of the background stuff - well done with all your perserverence especially considering all those software issues you keep having.

Great,  John

[MarkS]

Very nice Mick - especially the big one.  You've also captured a lot of faint stuff there in the background.

Overall I think the image looks a bit too red but that's just a minor criticism.

Your focus and collimation looks fine to me - only the stars toward the corners look elongated.  Are you using a flattener?

Well done for overcoming all the technical difficulties to achieve this.

Mark

[mickw]

Thanks all, despite all my moaning I am quite pleased with this but know I can do better.

I agree with the red and tried to reduce it but started losing a bit of the background.  I'll reprocess again some time and press some different buttons in PS 

Haven't got a flattener and forgot to take up John's offer (different thread) - On my list of things to get though 

[JohnP]

still available when you want to try - I dont use it so just give me a shout if & when the urge takes you.....

[RobertM]

Looking very good Mick though you definitely need a flattener.  I'd consider taking up John's kind offer to get rid of that 'Warp' effect.

Robert

[mickw]

Reprocessed without the gentle touch to bring out the warts - got a bit greedy for nebulosity  

[Fay]

MIck, that is even better. You have done a nice reprocess, lot more detail!


Fay

[Mike]

Impressive picture Mick. I like it.

[mickw]

Thanks for that, really quite pleased with the outcome.