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M51 Luminance Data - from Utah

Started by geomorph, 03/28/2006 01:59AM
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Posted 03/28/2006 01:59AM Opening Post
Tyler Allred
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Hi all. I got a clear sky last night so I tried a little more imaging. This one was taken with the Tak CN212 in cass mode at F/9.9. I did a quick processing job on the luminance. I am hoping to add some color data soon. Let me know what you think.
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Tyler

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Posted 03/28/2006 03:00AM #1
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Nice shot, Tyler.

I'm glad to see you are getting some clear skies. I have had less than two or three nights, seriously, since November and one of those was when the moon was full.

Come on spring!!

Keep 'em coming - Cal
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Tyler,
Cool image - great capture. I hope you can get the color soon - I'd be interested to see that.

It could just be my monitor, but I think you could curve up the luminance to brighten the object and bring out more detail. When I did this on my monitor, I saw a lot more detail in your image.
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Posted 03/28/2006 02:41PM #3
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Nice to have clear night isn't it! Good job.

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