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M13 with MX7C

Started by Ken Tydeck, 05/25/2007 04:40AM
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Posted 05/25/2007 04:40AM | Edited 05/25/2007 05:38AM Opening Post
Ken Tydeck
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Howdy all!!! Been a while since my last post though I have been an active lurker 8O !!! Nice stuff Yall!!
Been doing some testing with my new setup last week. Took this image of M13 with the MX7C. Scope was a TOA-130. SWEET!!! The old MX7C seems very happy with the TAK. Tried some new techniques on this one ie.. actually trying to get good focus and good guiding. What a concept!!?? !! And some other stuff. Total of 40 min exposure time at F7. Any comments and advice are very welcome. Thanks for looking!! KT

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Posted 05/25/2007 12:39PM #1
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Good to see you posting again! Very nice shot, too. It looks like that set up is a winner. One thought (my usual problem on globulars, trust me!) is to dial down the core brightness a bit. Might bring out more individual stars at some expense of contrast.
Great catch,
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Posted 05/25/2007 01:26PM #2
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Nice shot and thank you for posting.
I have a MX516, still learning to get details from the cluster core!

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Posted 05/25/2007 02:13PM #3
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Ken, welcome back! 8)
Glad to see you are posting again... (nice shot, by the way... wink )

Looking forward to a lot more shots from you! Keep it up! 8)
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Posted 05/25/2007 08:55PM #4
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Nice shot Ken.
cant wait until I can capture something like that,
guess I need a camera first grin
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Posted 05/25/2007 10:40PM #5
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Hi Ken,
Nice effort!It looks good.Your focus and guiding both look good.
Did you do a DDP stretch on this or levels and curves?
Maybe try a DDP if you can or be a little conservative with your levels and curves to preserve the core smile

Jason
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