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M74 color added

Started by hakescl, 09/22/2010 04:22AM
Posted 09/22/2010 04:22AM Opening Post
There was about an hour of dark this morning after the moon set, so this is 20 minutes each of RGB, and I re-took the flats. Definitely a monitor thing going on, so after processing on one screen and then looking on a different screen I re-tweaked and ended up with two versions...

http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=230
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=231

The high res are ~.52"/pixel. Of course it could use more time on everything, but I don't know when I will next get the chance, so better go with what I got. Version comments?

Thanks,
Charlie

Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
Posted 09/22/2010 03:18PM #1
Nicely done. I prefer the stars in the first one, but the galaxy in the second.

Peter