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M81 + Integrated flux nebula

Started by XT10, 02/16/2010 12:53AM
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Posted 02/16/2010 12:53AM | Edited 02/16/2010 01:15AM Opening Post
David Tasch
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Traveled to dark skies this weekend. Shot this Sat night/Sun morning. Seeing was not the best (FWHM ~2.75-3.5" and a dew extravaganza). Given the conditions, I popped in the focal reducer and targeted M81. Next, I did my best to focus, cranked up the dew heaters and went to bed. TEC140 with AP .67x reducer. Atik16HR. Mach1GTO. Averaged 32 5 min exposures, no filters used. Processed in AstroArt 4.0 and Nebulosity.

Enjoy!

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Posted 02/16/2010 02:42AM #1
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Very nice, despite the tough conditions! There are loads of small galaxies as well, which I really enjoy.
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Posted 02/16/2010 02:02PM #2
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Looking good, David! You captured Holmberg IX well, too!

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Posted 02/19/2010 03:30PM #3
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Nice "deep" shot David! 8)
Lots more than just M81 captured... wink
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Posted 02/19/2010 06:23PM #4
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Really Nice Shot David! I like all of the background objects !

I have not used an Ap .67 reducer with my TEC140 yet, now I will, the corners look real good.

Thanks for sharing such a nice image, it pays to collect as much data a possible.


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David, I notice you use Astroart. Have you seen the new version 5.0 revision? It's very powerful with several big improvements. There are some free tutorials here http://www.ip4ap.com/soup2nuts.htm. This also covers MaxIm DL which I use too.

Thanks, Pete P
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