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Three new images...Propeller

Started by LD, 06/26/2007 12:15AM
Posted 06/26/2007 12:15AM | Edited 06/26/2007 12:20AM Opening Post
Fnally strung two nights together in a row. Warning: if we're ever driving together don't trust me with navigation; I wound up at the Propeller Nebula while actually aiming for the Crescent...and that's with goto! So I did an hour of the first, 90 minutes on the second. The next night 100 minutes of the Veil. My guiding was a bit more erratic that night. Also my LX90 loses all sense of tracking and guiding after reaching about 80 degrees, limiting my time on these.
All were 10 minute subs with a Schuler Ha
Scope: ZS 66 SD
Camera: MX716
Guiding: DSI Pro with PHD on LX90
Acquired, sigma combined in AA3
Processing in PixInsight Standard--Histogram and curves and noise reduction on backgrounds.
Vanderbei deconvolution plug-in in AA3 on Crescent, automated wavelets in PixInsight on the Veil.
All comments and suggestions very, very welcome.
Thanks,
Larry
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PS: I wound up identifying this one through Jim Thommes' excellent gallery.


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Posted 06/26/2007 12:16AM #1
Crescent

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Posted 06/26/2007 12:34AM #2
Posted 06/26/2007 02:47AM #3
Nice work Larry,they all look very good.
I especially like the crescent smile You picked up a lot of the faint nebula and your processing looks real nice.

Jason
Posted 06/26/2007 01:51PM #4
Hi Larry,

Nice catches, all! I'm amused about your finding the Propeller when you were looking for the Crescent! grin

The Crescent looks just a touch oversmoothed to me, but that's my taste. I fully understand what it takes to shoot these - see my recent output? sad

Eric
Posted 06/28/2007 02:13AM #5
All are really nice!

Tom

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Posted 06/29/2007 04:31AM #6
All nice shots Jason.

Regards


LouieĀ  8)

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