Cropped Pelican

Started by Wangler, 08/14/2006 12:07AM

Posted 08/14/2006 12:07AM Opening Post

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All,

Another H-alpha taken with my new Mx716. I nixed the Atik focal reducer for this shot, and to make up for the longer focal ratio (f/5.9 with my ZS66SD), increased my subs to 10 minutes. My polar alignment was very poor, and I had quite a bit of field rotation, so this imaged is cropped as much as possible.

Gotta do something about my hot/dead pixels.

Thanks for looking!

Keith

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Posted 08/14/2006 12:44PM #1

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Nice shot Louie! 8)
Did you actually wanted to have a longer focal length for such a large object? The focal reducer could have been of help here... (I think...)

Thanks for sharing, and keep it up!

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Posted 08/14/2006 01:13PM #2

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Keith,
Great job! I do think the stars resolve better at prime than with the Atik, no? Seems like you're enjoying the camera.
Can't wait for more,
Larry

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