Astromart

January 10, 2011 08:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Pleiades with AP140

My AP140 is such a beautiful instrument. The 155TCC reducer/corrector is also a marvel.

Here is the Pleiades taken with it and a FLI Proline 16803 at my dark site observatory in remote
NSW Australia.

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/131722349/original

Greg.

January 14, 2011 04:53 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Rosette AP140

Posted By Greg Bradley

I managed to save this image as I made an error in programming CCDsoft and it took 40 minutes of blue at 1x1 instead of luminance.

Fortunately I had some TEC180 fluorite 90 minutes of luminance. Even though this was with a different scope and camera (Apogee U16M) Registar makes them perfectly align.

So its a bit of an unusual hybrid of TEC180 luminance, the 40 minutes of blue 1x1 as luminance a bit of Ha (15mins) and the usual RGB 30 30 30 all 2x2.

NSW Australia taken early Jan this year.

http://upload.pbase.com/image/131809992

Greg.

March 19, 2011 02:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

18 hour Orion and Barnards Loop mosaic

Posted By Greg Bradley

I took this at New Years but only just finished processing it.

Main scope was an FSQ106Ed with reducer and FLI Proline 16803 camera.

But there are elements of AP140 and TEC180 images blended in.

http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/133248202/large regular

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/133248202/original Large

This has been my most challenging processing to date.

Greg.

March 26, 2011 10:16 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Eta Carina Planewave CDK17

Posted By Greg Bradley

I took this one during a 3/4 supermoon. A famous southern target, a part of the huge Eta Carina nebula complex.

FLI Proline 1683, HaRGB 150 40 30 50;

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/133430971/large

Greg.

October 6, 2004 11:57 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System