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2nd image TEC 140

Started by fblue, 07/14/2010 11:02PM
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Posted 07/14/2010 11:02PM Opening Post
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Here is the 2nd image, IC5146, The Cocoon Nebula. 7 hours total time.

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Posted 07/15/2010 12:18AM #1
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great shots Floyd.

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Posted 07/15/2010 03:03AM #2
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Floyd,

Absolutely beautiful setup and awesome first images. How flat is the field from the TEC140 and 8300? Are you using a field flattener for these shots?

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Posted 07/15/2010 03:54AM #3
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Floyd,
Nice 1st and 2nd images - the both look real nice. They realy prove out the setup.
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Posted 07/15/2010 04:39PM #4
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Nice first light!
I increased the contrast just a bit to bring out some detail in the blue reflection nebula just below, and the dust lanes on the bottom left.

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Posted 07/15/2010 05:51PM #5
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Very, very nice!! Congrats!!
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Posted 07/16/2010 02:47AM | Edited 07/16/2010 02:48AM #6
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Hey Floyd,

My, you've reconfigured things around a bit since you got started in imaging! Congratulations on coming up with such a sweet setup! Great first and second light images! Keep up the great work!

Eric
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Posted 07/16/2010 09:46PM #7
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Nice new setup here. And I see you don't mess around with the 10 minute "first light" images - straight for the multi-hour good stuff. Nice to be able to do that kind of thing.

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Posted 07/19/2010 05:28PM #8
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Nice shot, you will really like the 140 for imaging, best around for size and quality. Really nice image, what camera are you using? I find the ST10 works really well on the 140.

Thanks for sharing, looking for more great images in the future.

Sam
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