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Old October 1st 14, 07:44 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Now that summer has ended, the summer Milky Way is headed west and will soon be replaced by that part of the sky dominated by galaxies. Here is a last look at part of the Milky Way laced with clouds of hydrogen.

http://www.buytelescopes.com/content...nt-nebula.jpeg

http://www.buytelescopes.com/content/images/thumbs/0054588_milky-way-and-crescent-nebula.jpeg

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Old October 1st 14, 09:32 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:44:18 AM UTC-7, Uncarollo2 wrote:
Now that summer has ended, the summer Milky Way is headed west and will soon be replaced by that part of the sky dominated by galaxies. Here is a last look at part of the Milky Way laced with clouds of hydrogen.



http://www.buytelescopes.com/content...nt-nebula.jpeg



http://www.buytelescopes.com/content/images/thumbs/0054588_milky-way-and-crescent-nebula.jpeg



UncarolloMilkywayfan


Very nice. This past weekend I cruised all around this area with my 25"dob... but it sure didn't look like that!

\Paul A
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Old October 2nd 14, 06:16 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 3:32:50 PM UTC-5, palsing wrote:
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:44:18 AM UTC-7, Uncarollo2 wrote:

Now that summer has ended, the summer Milky Way is headed west and will soon be replaced by that part of the sky dominated by galaxies. Here is a last look at part of the Milky Way laced with clouds of hydrogen.








http://www.buytelescopes.com/content...nt-nebula.jpeg








http://www.buytelescopes.com/content/images/thumbs/0054588_milky-way-and-crescent-nebula.jpeg








UncarolloMilkywayfan




Very nice. This past weekend I cruised all around this area with my 25"dob... but it sure didn't look like that!



\Paul A


It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.

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Old October 2nd 14, 06:29 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:16:01 AM UTC-7, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 3:32:50 PM UTC-5, palsing wrote:

On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:44:18 AM UTC-7, Uncarollo2 wrote:




Now that summer has ended, the summer Milky Way is headed west and will soon be replaced by that part of the sky dominated by galaxies. Here is a last look at part of the Milky Way laced with clouds of hydrogen.
















http://www.buytelescopes.com/content...nt-nebula.jpeg
















http://www.buytelescopes.com/content/images/thumbs/0054588_milky-way-and-crescent-nebula.jpeg
















UncarolloMilkywayfan








Very nice. This past weekend I cruised all around this area with my 25"dob... but it sure didn't look like that!








\Paul A




It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.



UncaNebula


My favorite filter for visual these days is the NPB filter from DGM Optics. It is a little wider than an OIII and a little narrower than a UHC, but it works well on many objects, including faint nebulosity, it boosts the contrast nicely.
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Old October 2nd 14, 06:32 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Uncarollo2:
It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a
narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded
easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.


Or with slightly longer exposures with a 4" or 6" aperture, as seen at
http://www.primordial-light.com/deepsky8.html!

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Old October 2nd 14, 07:04 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:32:52 PM UTC-5, Davoud wrote:
Uncarollo2:

It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a


narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded


easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.




Or with slightly longer exposures with a 4" or 6" aperture, as seen at

http://www.primordial-light.com/deepsky8.html!



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Those are great images.

Yes, you don't need a 12" aperture to capture clouds of the Milky Way. You can do it with a 50mm lens if need be. But if you have the aperture, why not ;^))

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Old October 3rd 14, 01:20 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Uncarollo2:
It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a
narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded
easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is
achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.


Davoud:
Or with slightly longer exposures with a 4" or 6" aperture, as seen at
http://www.primordial-light.com/deepsky8.html!


Uncarollo2:
Those are great images.


It is very kind of you to say that. Unfortunately, various factors--
mainly Mid-Atlantic weather, but others, as well--have kept me out of
the observatory of late. When I do manage to get a half-decent photo I
credit my A-P 1200. Telescopes, cameras, guiders, none of the rest of
it is worth anything without a quality mount.

Yes, you don't need a 12" aperture to capture clouds of the Milky Way. You
can do it with a 50mm lens if need be. But if you have the aperture, why not ;^))


Indeed. The "why" I don't have 12" of aperture is tied to a) the size
of my tiny 2-meter dome b) the quality of the skies in the Mid-Atlantic
c) my limited skills. No sense giving a Stradivarius to an earthworm.

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Old October 3rd 14, 03:48 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Thursday, October 2, 2014 7:20:53 PM UTC-5, Davoud wrote:
Uncarollo2:

It's hard to see H-alpha. Best you can do is with an H-beta filter, or a


narrowband nebula filter. Still, these are faint clouds that are recorded


easily with a fast optical system. At 12" aperture and F3.8 this is


achieved in very short exposures of 300 seconds or so.




Davoud:

Or with slightly longer exposures with a 4" or 6" aperture, as seen at


http://www.primordial-light.com/deepsky8.html!




Uncarollo2:

Those are great images.




It is very kind of you to say that. Unfortunately, various factors--

mainly Mid-Atlantic weather, but others, as well--have kept me out of

the observatory of late. When I do manage to get a half-decent photo I

credit my A-P 1200. Telescopes, cameras, guiders, none of the rest of

it is worth anything without a quality mount.



Yes, you don't need a 12" aperture to capture clouds of the Milky Way. You


can do it with a 50mm lens if need be. But if you have the aperture, why not ;^))




Indeed. The "why" I don't have 12" of aperture is tied to a) the size

of my tiny 2-meter dome b) the quality of the skies in the Mid-Atlantic

c) my limited skills. No sense giving a Stradivarius to an earthworm.



--

I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that

you will say in your entire life.



usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm


I enjoy imaging with any size aperture. Size does not matter, just persistence.

UncaImager
 




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