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M81

Started by Trannyguy, 03/15/2008 04:52PM
Posted 03/15/2008 04:52PM Opening Post
Hi all,

Yep, here's another of this galaxy.
I started shooting luminance on this back on March 4th between the clouds,got a couple hours worth.Shot another 80 minutes on the 8th.

Shot the color on the 11th,the best night I have seen in some time,very transparent skies!Unfortunately I had a problem with my filter wheel and ended up with less than half the subs I wanted,figures huh >sad

With the weather now against me again I decided to process what I have and move on.

So this is 200 minutes Lum,42 minutes Red,42 minutes Green and only 36 minutes Blue

The Lum image is pretty good but the color data was weak,I did what I could with it.

TMB115 at F7
ST10xme
1200gto

Thanks for looking,your critiques are most welcome,

Jason

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Posted 03/15/2008 04:57PM #1
Nice Jason!

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Posted 03/15/2008 08:25PM #2
Looks nice, Jason. If anything, there's something "classic" about the color distribution you picked for this rendition. Nice job!

Eric
Posted 03/15/2008 09:25PM #3
great job Jason!
considering the size of the scope it reveals a great deal of detail!!!
also colors are spot on!
smile

clear skies, guys!
Dietmar
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Posted 03/15/2008 10:06PM #4
Simply BEAUTIFUL! 8)
Excellent shot Jason!

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL

Ivan's Observatory
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Posted 03/16/2008 02:52PM #5
Beautiful Jason! Well done!

Tom

Starsearch Observatory
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Posted 03/19/2008 10:02AM #6
Very, very nice shot of M81 Jason. Regardless of the little color data the result, thanks to the great processing, is really very pleasing.

Ciao
Luca

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