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Started by RolandC, 05/05/2005 01:29AM
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Roland Christen
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Finally cleared last night for the first time in about 3 weeks. Tried my hand at the Whale using 160F7.5 EDF refractor, ST10XE camera on a 600 mount. 3x5 minute exposure. The image is 1/2 size.

Roland Christen

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Very kewl. The Whale and the Hockey Stick is one of my favorite targets in a 20"+ scope. A wealth of detail is visible in the central mottling. Vince
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Sweet image Roland!! The detail in those dark dust lanes is just superb! Thanks for posting.
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Posted 05/06/2005 01:21AM #3
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Wonderful crisp detail!! The seeing must have been steady.

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Posted 05/06/2005 03:01AM #4
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Hi Roland,

Very nice and sharp. I am just starting on imaging galaxies so I know they are difficult.

By the way why a 10XE and not the more popular 10XME?

Greg.
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Very nice Roland! Great processing! Smooth background with minimal clipping of data. I find that the hardest part in working with images. Congrats! Ken Tydeck
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Posted 05/06/2005 03:00PM #6
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Congrats Roland, great Image!
Seems you've caught some faint "small" galaxies with it... they sure add a feeling of depth to this shot...

Thanks for sharing!
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Posted 05/06/2005 03:07PM #7
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Thank you all for your kind words. Between my job here and the clouds that constantly roll through, I don't get much of a chance to do any astronomy. Local light pollution prevents any kind of deep sky visual stuff, but the CCD has rescued the sky for me.

I find my time under the stars to be very relaxing, and all stress goes away. Great hobby.

Rolando
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