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ASTRO: M102
I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process
simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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That's a nice picture of this tiny galaxy Stefan,
Is this from older stuff or is it with the new ARC? -- Dirk van den Herik A journey of thousand lightyears starts with the first step. "Stefan Lilge" wrote in message ... I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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Thanks Dirk.
This is with the ARC/ACF scope. I have attached a picture with my old 8" LX200 (which I still have) for comparison. It is deeper (with more than twice the exposure time), but even smaller... Stefan "DvandenH" schrieb im Newsbeitrag bel.net... That's a nice picture of this tiny galaxy Stefan, Is this from older stuff or is it with the new ARC? -- Dirk van den Herik A journey of thousand lightyears starts with the first step. "Stefan Lilge" wrote in message ... I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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looks fine to me
"Stefan Lilge" wrote in message ... I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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Stefan Lilge wrote: I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan See the 10 is back up and running. Comparing this to a shot of yours with the 8" (black and white) I archived, it appears seeing was better for the 8" shot (stars are tighter) but there's more detail in the galaxy in this shot. I'm surprised you can get such good color in only 5 minutes through your light pollution. I have one heck of a problem color balancing shots through moonlight with a lot more color data. 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". |
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Hi Stefan, I think your stars are tighter with the 10". Your M012 is a very
natural looking image. Joe "Stefan Lilge" wrote in message ... I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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Rick,
to put things into perspective I have attached the stacked raw images from the ACF and LX200 scopes, both set to the same brightness levels and the ACF picture scaled down to the size of the LX200 picture. The ACF (to the right) has much better contrast in the dark lane, which I have already noticed with other objects. Of course the LX200 image was compromised by bad tracking.... The short colour exposures were possible because M102 is such a bright object. I imaged it when I only had about an hour till dawn, so I had to keep everything short. When I finished the last exposure (took RGB in the middle of two L series) the sky was already obviously brighter in the east. Also I find that upgrading to AstroArt 4 makes my colour processing much easier, I now get the same result with a few mouseclicks that I got after a lot of tweaking in AstroArt3. Stefan "Rick Johnson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Stefan Lilge wrote: I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan See the 10 is back up and running. Comparing this to a shot of yours with the 8" (black and white) I archived, it appears seeing was better for the 8" shot (stars are tighter) but there's more detail in the galaxy in this shot. I'm surprised you can get such good color in only 5 minutes through your light pollution. I have one heck of a problem color balancing shots through moonlight with a lot more color data. 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". |
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Oops, forgot the comparison shot:
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Stefan Lilge wrote: Oops, forgot the comparison shot: Guiding was a lot better on the 10" shot. The added light grasp will make everything easier than the 8 even when seeing doesn't cooperate. Can you see any difference in the flatter and less coma field of the new scope? Your CCD may not be large enough for that. 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". |
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ASTRO: M102
Wow... nice one Stefan... scope makes nice stars!
-- Regards, Doug W. www.photonsfate.com "Stefan Lilge" wrote in message ... I have some older stuff, but this set seemed to be the easiest to process simply because M102 is so bright. Taken from the middle of Berlin with a 10" Meade ARC at f/6.4 on a G11 mount, SXV-H9 camera, 12x5 minutes for L, 5 minutes each for RGB. The picture can also be found at http://ccd-astronomy.de/temp/M102colourgut.jpg Stefan |
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