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Beehive - wide field

Started by jthommes, 05/22/2009 01:03AM
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Posted 05/22/2009 01:03AM Opening Post
Jim Thommes
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Nothing too special... It's actually pretty late season for this object, but I did it while I was waiting for another target to rise. It's a full 4 degree field, but the Beehive does not get lost in it. Image is at:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/DSLR/M44.htm

Scope - Zenithstar 66 APO at f/4.4 (WO - FF/III)
Camera - Canon 350D (Baader ACF modified)
Mount - Celestron CG5 - GOTO
Guiding - Home made 180mm FL optic, Vesta 690 LE, K3CCDTools
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Mak-Newt 152 mm
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Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

http://jthommes.com/Astro/
Posted 05/22/2009 04:09AM #1
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It looks great to me, Jim!
Cheers,
Tyler
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Posted 05/22/2009 11:31AM #2
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Nice field, and it seems pretty flat, even though you say no flats. The colors look very natural, but I almost think you could bump the saturation a tiny bit and still be OK. Could be a monitor thing, too.

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Posted 05/23/2009 03:29AM #3
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Tyler, Charlie,
Thanks for the comments. I did hit the saturation levels a bit but I was kind of afraid of overdoing things. I have found that things can go south pretty quick hitting the saturation too hard.I might give it a try for a bit more.
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Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

http://jthommes.com/Astro/
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