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M42 from light polluted Seattle skies

Started by tegwilym, 12/18/2005 11:28PM
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Posted 12/18/2005 11:28PM Opening Post
Tom Gwilym
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My best M42 yet! This was taken about a week ago from my backyard observatory here in the Seattle area. The moon was bright 1st quarter, but I had to try it anyway. I took this with an IDAS light pollution filter that I'm testing out. Details:

Orion 80ED piggybacked and guided with 12" LX200 using Meade DSI
Canon 10D / 18 exposures varying from 1.5 to 5 minutes, mostly ISO 800. I put a couple shots of ISO 1600 in there also.
Stacked with Images Plus, tweaked in Photoshop, and smoothed in Neat Image.

Comments or harassements always welcome! smile

Tom - Renton, WA

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Posted 12/19/2005 08:40PM #1
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Tom
Very nice! Is your Canon modified? I ask because it brings out the reds far better than my unmodified 350D

Rob Mackie
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Posted 12/20/2005 11:58PM #2
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Great stuff Tom! You got the running man too!
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Posted 12/22/2005 05:49PM #3
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Wonderful shot Tom!
Thank you for sharing!


Happy Holidays! 8)
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Posted 12/23/2005 12:32AM #4
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Tom,
Great shot! Congrats! And congratulations for overcoming your Seattle skies.
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Posted 01/03/2006 08:35PM #5
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Waiting, waiting, waiting.....for clear skies again. The moon is back, so I figure once the moon is full again, skies will clear - breifly. Ugh! >sad

Who got the neat new astro-toys for christmas and put the cloud curse on us? It wasn't me!

Tom
Renton, WA
www.eastsideastro.org/observatory



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