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Splinter and Black Eye

Started by hakescl, 04/17/2010 01:50PM
Posted 04/17/2010 01:50PM Opening Post
Sounds like I might get hurt doing black eyes and splinters.

Here is one new image (M64), taken last week by a couple of students during a lab. (My processing though).

http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=187

... and one forgotten image from last summer (NGC 5907) that never got reduced or processed until last night. (Who knows why? I am pretty sure I was not the one clicking the shutter that night.) I discovered this while trying to clean up and archive disk space:

http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory/image_detail.asp?ID=188

I like being able to keep the image descriptions organized on the new web site, and then going back to fill in details when I get a chance. Let me know if the image pages are missing some important detail.

Thanks for looking,
Charlie


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
Posted 04/17/2010 01:57PM #1
Hi Charlie,

Great images - tracking at that focal length must be challenging. I especially like NGC 5907.

cheers,

Jeff
Posted 04/17/2010 08:14PM #2
Oops - NGC 5907 was flipped vertically. It is fixed now. (But can anyone really tell the difference on this one!?)

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