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Posts Made By: Charles Hakes

May 9, 2010 12:39 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M101 Luminance - Nocturne Observatory

Posted By Charles Hakes
Beautiful. Nice round stars and smooth flat background. Great to be able to string together that many.

May 12, 2010 12:22 AM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

LX200 Classic autoguider

Posted By Charles Hakes
I use an LX200 with an external guide scope. The guide camera is a Meade DSI Pro, connected directly to the computer via USB. Coming out of the computer, I use a GPUSB to interface between a USB and the guide port. Works well. Not sure which Orion you are referring to, but I think that LX200 port is pretty "standard". That camera might work in PHD - there are lots of options. (If you have never heard of it, PHD stands for Push Here Dummy, and is simple, but also very robust and flexible.)

Charlie

May 14, 2010 01:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 4517

Posted By Charles Hakes
Nice catch of the not-very-many photons from those more distant galaxies. Bunch in the background too.

May 14, 2010 01:05 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M104

Posted By Charles Hakes
Nice Sombrero there. Good detail in the dust.

May 16, 2010 03:15 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Abell 2151 - The Hercules Galaxy Cluster

Posted By Charles Hakes
Nicely resolved. Definitely a fun part of the sky.

May 18, 2010 12:09 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Deep Leo

Posted By Charles Hakes
Wow - that really brings out the tail. I'd also like to see what he does to process the dust lanes, in all the galaxies they are really dark and sharp.

Charlie

May 18, 2010 12:26 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Centaurus A 10:40 hours

Posted By Charles Hakes
Very nice image of a really cool object. (Another thing to put on the list as a reason to travel.)

May 20, 2010 05:35 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 4261 - NGC 4281 region with the David Levy MN1

Posted By Charles Hakes
Really nice first light. The corner stars are pretty good, and it looks like very even illumination. (But could still use the flats.) Lots of stuff you can fit into 3 moonwidths.

May 24, 2010 06:01 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Omega Centauri - NGC 5139

Posted By Charles Hakes
That's great. And just 9° up. Good job on the color corrections.

May 24, 2010 06:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M8 and M20 widefield

Posted By Charles Hakes
Really nice image. I am curious though - how exactly do you "blend" the H-alpha in for a five-color image? Do you have that process written up somewhere?

Thanks,
Charlie

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