M13 last night

[Jim]

well here it is, my first guided image. Meade 127mm refractor f7.5, Olympus 500 DSLR 4 x 8min exposures, dark frames in camera, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, stretched in Maxim. Sure there is more I can do to improve it and I've no real idea what I'm doing in maxim, but really happy with it.
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10014/normal_M13.jpg
See http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-759.html for details.

(You'd put the ...html page ling in an img tag. You need to put the link to the ...jpg in the image tag... -- Rick)

[Mike]

I see nuffin' ! 

[mickw]

How many more times - LENS CAP OFF 

[Jim]

Sigh... will try again

http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-759.html

[Ian]

for those who are hard of forumeering Jim's image looks something like this

[MarkS]

Well done Jim.  I know you went through a steep learning curve to get that image.  It's an excellent first attempt with a DSLR on your new scope and with having to learn to use PhD guiding as well.

Mark

[mickw]

Good one Jim

[RobertM]

Jim,

That's a pretty impressive first light considering all the new technology you were grappling with.  Well done, it looks really good.

Robert

[Fay]

Well done Jim, a companion for your Pacman

[Mike]

That's come out really nice Jim. Well done.

[Jim]

Thanks everyone for your comments, and also to everyone for their advice and help at DSC. It's always tempting to give up when you hit a technical roadblock so the encouragement is much appreciated. Now if only I could figure out how to post a picture on the forum......

[Tony G]

Well done Jim, pretty impressive and now you know what to do, no doubt there'll be many more images posted on here (or at least on the gallery) 

Tony G

[JohnP]

That's excellent Jim & well done for sorting out your guiding issues...

John

PS - Still can't get over those visual images of Saturn through your scope.... fantastic...

[Mac]

very nice.

[Rocket Pooch]

Thats pretty amazing considering the number of subs and the experianced.  Scope seems to work as well

[Jim]

Thxs. Did some more processing, Digital development in Maxim, seems to have improved it

[Carole]

Well done Jim, I was under the impression you had given up imaging, but I see you are going with DSLR instead.

I saw the original before you did some processing and it is certainly much improved.

Carole

[MarkS]

That's looking better now - some of the dimmer stars are beginning to show.

Mark

[The Thing]

Nice image.

I appreciate your battle with the guiding as I am there every time I set up.

[Fay]

Very nice indeed Jim

[Mike]

What has happened to this image?

[MarkS]

What has happened to this image?

Was it quarantined?

[Mike]

The original links have disappeared I didn't see this image on the 2nd page.

[Jim]

Sorry, I deleted it as I had revised the image. Didn't realise it would muck up this page.