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General Category => Astronomy & Space => Topic started by: Carl O Beirnes on July 13, 2008, 03:30:37 am



Title: M27
Post by: Carl O Beirnes on July 13, 2008, 03:30:37 am
Well guys here is my first image on the new boards well have an image. It was more of a test for the new spacer I got for the camera and it worked  :-)  image is just 8x4 min no darks or flats

 Image taken on 13th of July 08 through a William Optics FLT-110 Triplet APO refractor Atik 16Hr cdd camera. Guided with a Celestron 80ED And Sac 4.2 ccd camera with phd guiding software On a CGE mount. Processed in ImagesPlus V3 and Photoshop CS2

http://webtreatz.com/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,27/page,view/catid,10/PageNo,8/key,70/hit,1/

Carl


Title: Re: M27
Post by: brianb on July 13, 2008, 08:49:22 am
Very nice!


Title: Re: M27
Post by: Paul on July 13, 2008, 12:42:16 pm
Class image Carl - lots of detail considering it was a pretty short exposure. Being M27 what it needs now is the colour exposures adding!


Title: Re: M27
Post by: John9929 on July 13, 2008, 01:37:39 pm
Great image Carl! it would be nice to see it in colour though the b/w version is very detailed, well done!


Title: Re: M27
Post by: martinastro on July 13, 2008, 02:35:24 pm
That's a beauty Carl!. Great feeing of depth within the image as if the viewer was suspended in space. Those faint lobes on each side of the nebula are very well captured. Nice work.

Managed to see Capella last night and a clear strip along the northern horizon 5 degrees high and that was that. Too much cloud.


Title: Re: M27
Post by: Carl O Beirnes on July 13, 2008, 03:27:39 pm
Thanks for your comments lads I can't wait to get going with this scope under dark skies and getting it's full potential from it. At the moment I have to iron out all the creases so I will be ready for August  and the dark skies. I had a great time last night I even got to see  ISS pass over to I just looked up and there she was  it was between 3&4 stroke of luck or what.


Title: Re: M27
Post by: darkside on July 13, 2008, 04:10:34 pm
hi carl, cool image that wo triplit looks like a good scope ,keep them coming


Title: Re: M27
Post by: Carl O Beirnes on July 14, 2008, 07:57:59 pm
Thanks Darkside,

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