M17 from New Mexico

Started by vbert, 05/12/2005 04:59AM

Posted 05/12/2005 04:59AM | Edited 05/12/2005 05:52PM Opening Post

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This was taken on my second night of imaging under the great skies of New Mexico. This image had the best guiding of the bunch.

Tak FS 102 on GM8
ST 2000XM
6 X 20 Luminance
Calibrated(no flats), Aligned, Summed in Maxim 4
Curves and Unsharp Mask in Photoshop CS

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Posted 05/12/2005 05:51PM #1

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Excellent shot Vince!
I love the contrast between the nebulosity & the background... beautiful! 8)

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Posted 05/12/2005 09:17PM #2

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Where were you in New Mexico? Always looking for dark sites.

John aka CCD-FREAK

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Posted 05/12/2005 10:18PM #3

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That's great. The FS102 is a really good scope for imaging.

Greg.

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