ASTRO: The Blue Snowball

It wasn't the best night for shooting small objects but...I take what I can
get. For this object less is more. The longer exposures tend to blow the
inner arc out and flattens the look of the nebula. This is a 1 minute worth
of data with 2 subs taken through my C-11 @ f/10 with the Canon XTi @
800asa.


Joe

J McBride wrote:
It wasn't the best night for shooting small objects but...I take what I can
get. For this object less is more. The longer exposures tend to blow the
inner arc out and flattens the look of the nebula. This is a 1 minute worth
of data with 2 subs taken through my C-11 @ f/10 with the Canon XTi @
800asa.


Joe


I've tried it a few times but seeing never was up to it here. When
seeing is good I have other targets that I seem to go to instead.

What is the bit depth of the XTi?

Processing some objects can be a challenge. I have more trouble with
faint ones going flat on me if I try to push too far into the faint
region. I can do it but it takes time to find the right curves to use.

Rick

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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

I see that it is 12 bit


Joe



"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
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J McBride wrote:
It wasn't the best night for shooting small objects but...I take what I
can
get. For this object less is more. The longer exposures tend to blow
the
inner arc out and flattens the look of the nebula. This is a 1 minute
worth
of data with 2 subs taken through my C-11 @ f/10 with the Canon XTi @
800asa.


Joe


I've tried it a few times but seeing never was up to it here. When
seeing is good I have other targets that I seem to go to instead.

What is the bit depth of the XTi?

Processing some objects can be a challenge. I have more trouble with
faint ones going flat on me if I try to push too far into the faint
region. I can do it but it takes time to find the right curves to use.

Rick

--
Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

Nice picture. This nebula is bright enough to look good in short exposures.

Stefan

"J McBride" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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It wasn't the best night for shooting small objects but...I take what I
can
get. For this object less is more. The longer exposures tend to blow the
inner arc out and flattens the look of the nebula. This is a 1 minute
worth
of data with 2 subs taken through my C-11 @ f/10 with the Canon XTi @
800asa.


Joe

cool shot of a cool object Joe

This is one object I've never imaged. Someday....


"J McBride" wrote in message
...
It wasn't the best night for shooting small objects but...I take what I
can
get. For this object less is more. The longer exposures tend to blow the
inner arc out and flattens the look of the nebula. This is a 1 minute
worth
of data with 2 subs taken through my C-11 @ f/10 with the Canon XTi @
800asa.


Joe