Tonight (Sunday) is the 3rd nice night for imaging in a row. This image of M42 was taken Friday night.
This image is made up of 23 - 2 minute images and 25 - 30 second images (60 minutes total), captured and Sigma combined in MaximDL, SAVE as a IEEE (32 bit) FITS file, then SAVE AS a 16 bit TIFF. The TIFF file was adjusted in Photoshop Elements 3.0 with the LEVELS and SHADOWS/HIGHLIGHTS Tools to bring out the nebulous detail, then reduced to 696 x 520 size and saved as a Jpeg.
Hardware includes: SXV-H9 imager, FS-128 OTA at F6, CI-700 mount, SXV autoguider, and Ha filter.
Any comments/suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks
Steven Jindra
This image is made up of 23 - 2 minute images and 25 - 30 second images (60 minutes total), captured and Sigma combined in MaximDL, SAVE as a IEEE (32 bit) FITS file, then SAVE AS a 16 bit TIFF. The TIFF file was adjusted in Photoshop Elements 3.0 with the LEVELS and SHADOWS/HIGHLIGHTS Tools to bring out the nebulous detail, then reduced to 696 x 520 size and saved as a Jpeg.
Hardware includes: SXV-H9 imager, FS-128 OTA at F6, CI-700 mount, SXV autoguider, and Ha filter.
Any comments/suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks
Steven Jindra
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