1-hour M81 and M82

Started by eafrica, 02/23/2004 09:54PM
Posted 02/23/2004 09:54PM Opening Post
Hi all,

Thought I'd share some of my deeper images. Both M81 and M82 are 1-hour exposures (6 x 10-minute exposures). Taken with a Tak FS102 on an EM200; camera is an ST-7E (hope to add that info to my web page - it's kinda new). No filters were used (don't have any yet - waiting on an IDAS LPS), and no flats taken (just dark subtraction). Blooms were removed using the bloom removal tool in CCDOPS (makes the bloomed stars around M82 look double-lobed). Both images deconvoluted using CCDOPS' DDP filter.

Comments and feedback appreciated.
Eric

http://members.nuvox.net/~on.aunt/DSO/M82.JPG
http://members.nuvox.net/~on.aunt/DSO/M81.JPG

Main Web page:
http://members.nuvox.net/~on.aunt
Posted 02/23/2004 11:05PM #1
Gorgeous! Looks like you are having fun with your ST-7E.

-Jake
Posted 02/24/2004 01:56PM #2
Thanks all! That is very encouraging smile

I will post updates as they come (Weather permitting).

Eric
Posted 02/24/2004 03:09PM #3
Nicely done Enrico. I see you are having the same problems with blooming I am with the St-7.
Don Spencer

Don Spencer
http://members.cox.net/ecdon/astrophotography.html