Hi all,
Roland Christen pointed out that my first image of Merope showed (barely) IC-349 and suggested a series of shorter images would show it better. I tried that and here is the result. Shot with my Mewlon 250 at F/12 with my ST2000XCM camera, processed with CCDstack and post processed with Maxim DL, Photoshop, PixinsightLE and Astra Image. It's not crisp and sharp, seeing was about 6/10 and the moon was in th sky, but you can see it at 2 oclock near Merope. The inset is from the HST for comparison.
http://web.gccaz.edu/~pmaxson/DSO/IC349-a.jpg
Thanks!!
Paul Maxson
Roland Christen pointed out that my first image of Merope showed (barely) IC-349 and suggested a series of shorter images would show it better. I tried that and here is the result. Shot with my Mewlon 250 at F/12 with my ST2000XCM camera, processed with CCDstack and post processed with Maxim DL, Photoshop, PixinsightLE and Astra Image. It's not crisp and sharp, seeing was about 6/10 and the moon was in th sky, but you can see it at 2 oclock near Merope. The inset is from the HST for comparison.
http://web.gccaz.edu/~pmaxson/DSO/IC349-a.jpg
Thanks!!
Paul Maxson
Paul Maxson
Moderator - CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System
Celestron C14, Mewlon 250, Orion EON120, ASI120MM, Flea3.
http://www.sunspot51.com
