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General Category / Astronomy & Space / Re: Melotte15 Inside The Heart Nebula
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on: September 13, 2009, 11:31:29 pm
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Hi Lads'
Thanks martin for doing that for me, I've never been so tired I've imaged every part of the sky this week loads of processing to do I go to bed at 6am then back up at 7am with the kids a well. I just love been out under the stars.what a week. Again thanks for the comments lads.
Carl
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General Category / Astronomy & Space / Melotte15 Inside The Heart Nebula Reprocessed
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on: September 13, 2009, 11:03:55 pm
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Hi all, With amazing clear skies all this week, a very rare event for us I was able to do a lot of imaging. Most of it was all in H Alpha due to a very bright Moon. But last night the 11/12th the moon was just 49% Sunlit so I took a chance on getting color for one of the projects. I was working on Melotte15 which is in the center of the heart nebula that lies in Cassiopeia. Hope you like the image PLEASE CLiCK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE DETAILS The Image was taken between 11th 12th & 13 of September 2009 with a William's Optics FLT-110 Triple APO refractor Atik 4000 ccd camera. @ - 25 Degrees. Guided with a Celestron 80ED and Sac 4.2 ccd camera with phd guiding software On a CGE mount L=HA (420m), R=R+HA =(60m, 60m), G(120m), B(120m) Processed in images plus V3.5 and Photoshop CS3 & maxImum DL. http://www.webtreatz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-51Carl O'Beirnes, Balbriggan Observatory (MPC#J09)
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General Category / Astronomy & Space / Re: M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Close Up
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on: August 30, 2009, 02:00:27 am
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Thanks for the comments lads. I kind of left this image at full res to show the potential off the Atik 4000 I just slightly cropped the image. The colour balance was done in maxIm DLMartin I see what you mean about the globular clusters. Rob Gendler has an image on his website pointing out all the globs.
Carl O'Beirnes, Balbriggan Observatory (MPC#J09)
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General Category / Astronomy & Space / M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Close Up
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on: August 29, 2009, 11:08:02 pm
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Hi all Here is a little project I've been working on over the last week. As most of you know doing this type of deep sky imaging is kind of new to me but I'm really enjoying the experience. So here is my attempt at M31The Andromeda Galaxy. I've left the image at high resolution because I just prefare the close up view. The Image was taken between 27th & 29th of August 2009 with a William Optics FLT-110 Triple APO refractor Atik 4000 cdd camera. Guided with a Celestron 80ED And Sac 4.2 ccd camera with phd guiding software On a CGE mount LRGB = 240,120,120,120 Darks was 60 x 5 min Flats was 35.000 ADU Processed in ImagesPlus V3.5 and Photoshop CS3 & maxImum DL. Please click on image to enlarge. http://www.webtreatz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-49Carl O'Beirnes, Balbriggan Observatory (MPC#J09)
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General Category / Astronomy & Space / Re: Jupiter 2nd August
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on: August 03, 2009, 12:30:25 am
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Hi Mark, Very nice report. Welcome to our world of planetary imaging.Well done on your first image Jupiter is a great planet to look at and image. Here is a few things the help me a long the way. First thing to do is if It's going to be clear out leave your OTA outside to cool to ambient temperature for 1 OR 2 hours Next thing to do is check your collimation first through the eyepiece and then with the webcam. These links should help www.astro-tom.com/telescopes/collimation.htmwww.astrosurf.com/legault/collim.htmlNext thing to do is getting your focus this link should help http://dougroberts.co.uk/astronomy/webcam-astrophotographyIf you have a Barlow 2or3 use them when the seeing allows you to. When imaging Jupiter your camera settings should be around 60percent GAIN and less on the shutter speed. Why you might say? if you don't use high Gain your image will be all grainy when you are finished processing it in registax. When processing your image DON'T use the optimizer because you will have vertical lines running through it. Have a read through this www.astronomie.be/Registax/RegiStax4UserManual_Revision1.pdf . When the seeing is steady there is no need to use the optimizer. After you Align the image Press Limit now see where the options are on the top, click show stackgraph. On the stackgraph you will see one red line witch is the quality and a green witch is the alignment difference. Bring the line down to cut off any spikes. Then move the slider across to adjust the quality cut off point. Now PRESS stack, Once stacking is complete press Wavelet button adjust image to your liking Then press the DO ALL button.save image and head to PhotoShop. Hope this helps. No one said it was going to be easy. Welcome to the world of planetary imaging. Keep looking up, Carl O'Beirnes, Balbriggan Observatory (MPC #J09) www.webtreatz.com
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General Category / Astronomy & Space / Re: Jupiter Impact Changing Shape.
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on: July 31, 2009, 01:40:02 pm
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Thanks Lads,
This is one Planet I won't get bored looking at. Great to image, the globe is ever changing. plus all the moon events to WOOHOO. Lets hope for a clearer August. Also some good news for a change. I was asked to join the BAA Jupiter Section by John H. Rogers, the Jupiter Section Director I was gob smacked with the news.
Carl.
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