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May 31st 06, 12:25 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
Hi all,
A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk 
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May 31st 06, 12:33 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
In article , Pete Lawrence wrote:
Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html Congratulations on Himalia Pete - never seen that before. Can I see image drift in your NGC7000? Might just be my eyes though..! A while ago you did a very wide field view of M57, so that M57 itself was quite small - any chance of a similar shot of M27? Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk JediGeeks http://www.jedigeeks.com "Ah, gentle dames, it gars me greet, To think how monie councels sweet, How monie lengthen'd, sage advices, The Husband frae the wife despises!"
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May 31st 06, 12:44 PM
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 12:33:27 +0100, Jim
wrote: In article , Pete Lawrence wrote: Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html Congratulations on Himalia Pete - never seen that before. Not exciting though is it ;-) Can I see image drift in your NGC7000? Might just be my eyes though..! Looking at the original, there's some distortion in the frame - especially noticable in the bottom right. Actually, I was having trouble with my 2" coupling last night so it might be due to that. A while ago you did a very wide field view of M57, so that M57 itself was quite small - any chance of a similar shot of M27? If I get a moment tonight, I'll take a widefield shot. -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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May 31st 06, 12:50 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
In article , Pete Lawrence wrote:
Congratulations on Himalia Pete - never seen that before. Not exciting though is it ;-) Hey, it's there though - that's what matters :-) Can I see image drift in your NGC7000? Might just be my eyes though..! Looking at the original, there's some distortion in the frame - especially noticable in the bottom right. Actually, I was having trouble with my 2" coupling last night so it might be due to that. Ah, right-o. A while ago you did a very wide field view of M57, so that M57 itself was quite small - any chance of a similar shot of M27? If I get a moment tonight, I'll take a widefield shot. Don't let it interfere with any pre-existing schedule, but thanks. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk JediGeeks http://www.jedigeeks.com "Ah, gentle dames, it gars me greet, To think how monie councels sweet, How monie lengthen'd, sage advices, The Husband frae the wife despises!"
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May 31st 06, 02:10 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message ... Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Nice images, Pete. I especially liked Jupiter's moons. George
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May 31st 06, 05:05 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
Pete Lawrence nous a donc écrit :
Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html Nice shots, Pete, as usual. I'm waiting for the south part of NGC7000  )-- Norbert. (no X for the answer) ====================================== knowing the universe - stellar and galaxies evolution http://nrumiano.free.fr images of the sky http://images.ciel.free.fr ======================================
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May 31st 06, 05:13 PM
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 18:05:00 +0200, "Norbert"
wrote: Pete Lawrence nous a donc écrit : Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html Nice shots, Pete, as usual. I'm waiting for the south part of NGC7000 )Ha ha - we could have worked that one out better coudn't we! This is an area of the sky I don't know particulalry well mainly because when you look at it thorugh a finder, the number of stars that appears is quite bewildering. Good luck with yor missing part Norbert. -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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May 31st 06, 05:21 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
I'm still amazed that these are unguided. I have been holding off on
astrophotography saving up for a GPS scope. Guess I have been waiting for nothing (??). "Pete Lawrence" wrote in message ... Hi all, A mostly cloudy month trying to redeem itself right at the very end. The last two nights have been very enjoyable with some good transparency and reasonable seeing. I completely underestimated the size of NGC 7000 though so I'm going to have to do this as a mosaic! M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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May 31st 06, 05:42 PM
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 16:21:28 GMT, "CJ" wrote:
M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk I'm still amazed that these are unguided. I have been holding off on astrophotography saving up for a GPS scope. Guess I have been waiting for nothing (??). Not at all, auto-guiding will allow you to obtain a much stronger signal. Widefield images are pretty forgiving to be honest. Coupling this with a short exposure time and I get enough tolerance to just about get away with it. I intend to switch to auto-guiding pretty soon though. -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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May 31st 06, 06:29 PM
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Some shots from the end of May...
Thank you Pete for your kind response to my post. You are a talented
individual with lots of patients it seems. I look forward to seeing more of your images and have bookmarked your site. Awesome images, btw ! "Pete Lawrence" wrote in message ... On Wed, 31 May 2006 16:21:28 GMT, "CJ" wrote: M27 http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M27-2006.html NGC 7000 (north part) http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/widefie...C7000_pt1.html Albireo http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/stars/albireo.html Himalia http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/jupiter/himalia.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk I'm still amazed that these are unguided. I have been holding off on astrophotography saving up for a GPS scope. Guess I have been waiting for nothing (??). Not at all, auto-guiding will allow you to obtain a much stronger signal. Widefield images are pretty forgiving to be honest. Coupling this with a short exposure time and I get enough tolerance to just about get away with it. I intend to switch to auto-guiding pretty soon though. -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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