My problem is I am not sure what I did with the mount, except to say I "fiddled" with it. Anyway, I didn't see that periodic "glitch" at all last night. And the dog didn't get skunked either - all around a much better imaging experience.
These are still 3 minute LRGB subs, a total of 45:15:15:15. With this region I don't think I could go much over 3 minutes without bleeding stars, and it looks like I got one anyway. (I had thought it was an elliptical core.)
Processing a bit different too. This time I stretch/processed the L and made (what I thought) a nice looking TIFF and used that instead of the FIT when getting the L channel in combining the color image via Astroart. I could probably do it a different way, but I liked the result. This is also my first go with playing with Carboni actions in Photoshop. Not sure if it is as much that, or if this target just seemed easy to process compared to my previous galaxy cluster, but I sure spent less time getting something I liked. I will have to go back and try this again and also re-process a bunch of previous data now, but since the sky is clear this week I might as well take more pictures while I can.
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques always welcome.
Charlie
These are still 3 minute LRGB subs, a total of 45:15:15:15. With this region I don't think I could go much over 3 minutes without bleeding stars, and it looks like I got one anyway. (I had thought it was an elliptical core.)
Processing a bit different too. This time I stretch/processed the L and made (what I thought) a nice looking TIFF and used that instead of the FIT when getting the L channel in combining the color image via Astroart. I could probably do it a different way, but I liked the result. This is also my first go with playing with Carboni actions in Photoshop. Not sure if it is as much that, or if this target just seemed easy to process compared to my previous galaxy cluster, but I sure spent less time getting something I liked. I will have to go back and try this again and also re-process a bunch of previous data now, but since the sky is clear this week I might as well take more pictures while I can.
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques always welcome.
Charlie
Attached Image:
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
