ASTRO: A Pelican (well part of one)

I thought I'd run out of images to process. But found I somehow drug
the directory for this image into the directory of an image I'd
processed about the same time as I took this one. I'd lost one red
frame due to landing lights from a low flying private plane. This was
taken last summer. We have two retired airline pilots living on the
lake who fly in and out via their float planes. OK one is a flying
boat. The float plane (engine sounds very different from the flying
boat) went right over the scope when taking off one night. The landing
lights went right into the tube and blew out one red frame. I had heard
the plane but didn't realize what happened until the next day. Never
did get back to retake the frame and forgot about it. Odd but that
missing red frame seems to have increased the red too much in this
image. I know at least some of the stars are blue yet none really show
as blue. Still the photo came out rather well for no H-alpha data.
Transparency of the nebula seems to vary quite a bit with many stars in
some areas and virtually none in others. There must be a lot of
obscuring matter behind the ionized front. H-alpha suppresses the stars
so much you don't see this in those images.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=6x5' R=2x5' GB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M,
Paramount ME

Rick
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Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

Rick,

a remarkably good image, especially considering that it is more difficult to
get good detail without a Halpha filter.

Stefan

"Rick Johnson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I thought I'd run out of images to process. But found I somehow drug
the directory for this image into the directory of an image I'd
processed about the same time as I took this one. I'd lost one red
frame due to landing lights from a low flying private plane. This was
taken last summer. We have two retired airline pilots living on the
lake who fly in and out via their float planes. OK one is a flying
boat. The float plane (engine sounds very different from the flying
boat) went right over the scope when taking off one night. The landing
lights went right into the tube and blew out one red frame. I had heard
the plane but didn't realize what happened until the next day. Never
did get back to retake the frame and forgot about it. Odd but that
missing red frame seems to have increased the red too much in this
image. I know at least some of the stars are blue yet none really show
as blue. Still the photo came out rather well for no H-alpha data.
Transparency of the nebula seems to vary quite a bit with many stars in
some areas and virtually none in others. There must be a lot of
obscuring matter behind the ionized front. H-alpha suppresses the stars
so much you don't see this in those images.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=6x5' R=2x5' GB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M,
Paramount ME

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".

Very detailed image Rick. Clear Skyz, LA

"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
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I thought I'd run out of images to process. But found I somehow drug
the directory for this image into the directory of an image I'd
processed about the same time as I took this one. I'd lost one red
frame due to landing lights from a low flying private plane. This was
taken last summer. We have two retired airline pilots living on the
lake who fly in and out via their float planes. OK one is a flying
boat. The float plane (engine sounds very different from the flying
boat) went right over the scope when taking off one night. The landing
lights went right into the tube and blew out one red frame. I had heard
the plane but didn't realize what happened until the next day. Never
did get back to retake the frame and forgot about it. Odd but that
missing red frame seems to have increased the red too much in this
image. I know at least some of the stars are blue yet none really show
as blue. Still the photo came out rather well for no H-alpha data.
Transparency of the nebula seems to vary quite a bit with many stars in
some areas and virtually none in others. There must be a lot of
obscuring matter behind the ionized front. H-alpha suppresses the stars
so much you don't see this in those images.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=6x5' R=2x5' GB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M,
Paramount ME

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".

I do have much darker skies than you do in Berlin. That helps me a
great deal! I still don't understand why the blue was so weak. Maybe
clouds rolled in but if they did they hit all three frames and none of
the others. Doesn't make sense as the stars show no hint of haze.

I finally have a clear night tonight and seeing is about 6". So much
for imaging! I need a wide angle scope for such nights. -24C. Warmest
night in weeks. Even got up to -17C for the highest high in 8 days as
well.

Rick


Stefan Lilge wrote:
Rick,

a remarkably good image, especially considering that it is more
difficult to get good detail without a Halpha filter.

Stefan

"Rick Johnson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...

I thought I'd run out of images to process. But found I somehow drug
the directory for this image into the directory of an image I'd
processed about the same time as I took this one. I'd lost one red
frame due to landing lights from a low flying private plane. This was
taken last summer. We have two retired airline pilots living on the
lake who fly in and out via their float planes. OK one is a flying
boat. The float plane (engine sounds very different from the flying
boat) went right over the scope when taking off one night. The landing
lights went right into the tube and blew out one red frame. I had heard
the plane but didn't realize what happened until the next day. Never
did get back to retake the frame and forgot about it. Odd but that
missing red frame seems to have increased the red too much in this
image. I know at least some of the stars are blue yet none really show
as blue. Still the photo came out rather well for no H-alpha data.
Transparency of the nebula seems to vary quite a bit with many stars in
some areas and virtually none in others. There must be a lot of
obscuring matter behind the ionized front. H-alpha suppresses the stars
so much you don't see this in those images.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=6x5' R=2x5' GB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M,
Paramount ME

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".

Thanks
Wish I could do as well with the sun! I can't come close to your shots.

Rick


LA wrote:

Very detailed image Rick. Clear Skyz, LA

"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
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I thought I'd run out of images to process. But found I somehow drug
the directory for this image into the directory of an image I'd
processed about the same time as I took this one. I'd lost one red
frame due to landing lights from a low flying private plane. This was
taken last summer. We have two retired airline pilots living on the
lake who fly in and out via their float planes. OK one is a flying
boat. The float plane (engine sounds very different from the flying
boat) went right over the scope when taking off one night. The landing
lights went right into the tube and blew out one red frame. I had heard
the plane but didn't realize what happened until the next day. Never
did get back to retake the frame and forgot about it. Odd but that
missing red frame seems to have increased the red too much in this
image. I know at least some of the stars are blue yet none really show
as blue. Still the photo came out rather well for no H-alpha data.
Transparency of the nebula seems to vary quite a bit with many stars in
some areas and virtually none in others. There must be a lot of
obscuring matter behind the ionized front. H-alpha suppresses the stars
so much you don't see this in those images.

14" LX200R@F/10, L=6x5' R=2x5' GB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M,
Paramount ME

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".





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