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Posts Made By: Greg Bradley

September 1, 2006 02:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

The Tarantula Nebula

Posted By Greg Bradley
Here is another one from my recent imaging trip to my dark site.

15 x 2 minutes unguided, modified Canon 20D, Tak FS152, Tak NJP mount.

I used the star trailing repair method at this site:

http://www.flemingastrophotography.com/startrails.html

There was some minor star trailing as this object is quite close to the South Celestial Pole.

Greg.

September 2, 2006 08:27 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

The Small Magellanic Cloud

Posted By Greg Bradley
The Small Magellanic Cloud is the other companion Galaxy to our Milky Way. It appears as a small white patch in the southern sky at a dark site.

This one is quite close to the South Celestial Pole.

Tak FSQ106N, STL11000XCM, NJP Mount.

18 x 2 minutes. CCDStack, Photoshop CS2.

Greg.

September 3, 2006 06:43 AM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

The Lagoon Nebula

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have een busy processing a series of images I took from a recent trip to my dark site observatory.

With my new toy - a Canon 20D I modified myself replacing the stock filter with a Baader UV/IR filter I was ready to go.

Here is the Lagoon Nebula. 21 x 2 minutes, unguided on a Tak NJP mount/permanent pier.

Images Plus, CCDstack, Photoshop CS2.

You can see the faint blue reflection nebula that surrounds this nebula that is not often shown. The Takahashi FS152 at F6 with its fluorite doublet has picked up faint reflection nebula before from that site which has very clear and dark skies (3400 feet altitude as well). That scope has tremendouslight throughput.

Greg.

September 3, 2006 06:57 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Horsehead reprocessed

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have been doing a LOT of processing lately.

I took on board the comments about the original version of the Horsehead I posted last week.

Here it is again much improved.

Modified Canon 20D, Tak FS152 F6.

Greg.

September 3, 2006 11:59 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Images posted

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have finally finished processing the images from my recent trip to my dark site observatory.

They are posted here:

http://judy.pbase.com/gregbradley/inbox

Some are modified Canon 20D and some are Sbig STL11000XCM. Scopes were Tak FS152 at F6 and Tak FSQ at F5.

Greg.

September 3, 2006 12:02 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

Modified Canon 20D images posted

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have posted images taken with both a modified Canon 20D and an Sbig STL11000XCM at a web page:

http://judy.pbase.com/gregbradley/inbox

Scopes were Tak FS152 at F6 and FSQ at F5. My dark site observatory in remote NSW ( a state, New South Wales) Australia.

Greg.

September 3, 2006 03:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M42 in a sea of red dust/gas

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have seen Rob Gendler's widefield Ha shot of Orion but it is still surprising to see that the Orion Nebula is sitting in a vast sea of red gas/dust. Looking through a scope visually this is invisible.

Tak FSQ106n, STL11000XCM.

Greg.

September 4, 2006 02:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Milky Way Panorama

Posted By Greg Bradley
My first attempt at a mosaic.

The Milky Way, 5 shots, modified Canon 20D, Canon 35 -105mm lens.

Greg.

September 6, 2006 03:29 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Globular Cluster 47 Tucanna

Posted By Greg Bradley
I have posted an image of the 2nd largest glob in our galaxy with over 1 million stars here:

http://www.pbase.com/image/66408685

FS152, Modified Canon 20D.

Greg.

September 6, 2006 03:35 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

47 Tucanna

Posted By Greg Bradley
Modified 20D, Tak FS152, my backyard. A southern gem, the 2nd largest glob in our galaxy with over 1 million stars and a compact core.
10 x 60secs.


http://www.pbase.com/image/66408685


Greg.

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