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M78 at Okie-Tex

Started by ccdfreak, 10/22/2007 09:35PM
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Posted 10/22/2007 09:35PM Opening Post
John Love
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I shot this image at the Okie-Tex starparty a couple of weeks ago. M78 is an amazing object, but I have not seen many people imaging it. I would liked to have collected longer subs on this, but there just was not enough time. I am starting to get the hang of LRGB imaging and this image is still a work in progress as I try different processing techniques.

Comments are welcome.

L=60m
R=28m
G=28m
B=28m
4m Subs

HX-916 CCD
8" f4 Schmidt Newt
CI-700 mount
HX-516 CCD for Autoguiding
Astro-Art v4 capture and processing

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Posted 10/22/2007 10:56PM #1
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Beautiful! 8)
Well done John!
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Posted 10/22/2007 11:19PM | Edited 10/22/2007 11:19PM #2
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Well done John! I agree, M78 is an often overlooked object. I think it is one of the most beautiful in the winter sky. Here is my version from 2004. Wow, 2004, its time to re-image it!!

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_000022.htm

Keep up the good work!

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Posted 10/23/2007 12:08AM #3
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Nice!
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Posted 10/24/2007 04:09AM #4
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John,
Looks real good. I think the processing looks pretty good. What other ideas would you like to try?

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Gorgeous shot, John!

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