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Posts Made By: dan kowall

September 5, 2006 03:29 PM Forum: Home Observatories

Computer Counter

Posted By dan kowall
Sometimes it's the little things that bust your chops the most.
I had been using a nice wooden rolling cart made for kitchen use to hold my imaging laptop in the observatory.
The only problem was that I had to lean over to type or use the mouse. What a pain in the back.
My woodworking mentor wrote three books at a standup lectern that he built, so I followed suit, tossed the cart and built a computer counter that is at a convenient height to use while standing.
Now I'm a happy camper.

dan

September 7, 2006 10:41 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 281

Posted By dan kowall
This is my first mapped color image.
Larger-sized images and details are here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/nebulae/NGC281,HaSHO.html

dan kowall

September 13, 2006 03:41 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 7380/Sh2-142

Posted By dan kowall
I had to go deep for this dim nebula.
ST10 on a 6" refractor
11 hours of 6nm Ha
Larger images and interesting details are here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/nebulae/NGC7380,Ha.html

dan kowall

September 18, 2006 02:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 896

Posted By dan kowall
This is part of the Heart Nebula.
It's in mapped color.
Details and larger images are here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/nebulae/NGC896,SHO.html
It's quite a busy and colorful place.

dan kowall

September 27, 2006 04:52 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Widefield Cocoon

Posted By dan kowall
Captured, as always, from my light polluted back yard.
About 12 hours with an ST10 on a 6" refractor.
A larger image and more details can be found here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/nebulae/IC5146,Wide.html

dan

October 1, 2006 10:44 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 1333

Posted By dan kowall
As stellar nurseries go, this is the closest and perhaps the youngest. These newborn stars are all less than one million years old.
This area has emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, and dark nebulae.
About 12 hours of RGB with an ST10 on a 6" refractor.
Image details and a larger image are here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/nebulae/NGC1333.html

dan

October 17, 2006 02:31 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Sh2-101

Posted By dan kowall
I'm just goofing around on this rainy day.
I stumbled on this shot from this past summer. I guess I had planned to take more exposures, but I never got around to it, so I processed what I had today.
There is a lot of nebulosity that would have shown up with more exposure time.
I'm posting this because it's a not oftened imaged object and it's always nice to get acquainted with something new.
ST10 on a 4" refractor
RGB: 30-30-30 minutes, unbinned

dan

November 19, 2006 06:10 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC 342

Posted By dan kowall
This is one of the nearest galaxies to us.
15 hours with an ST10 on a 6" refractor.
Larger images and details can be found here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/galaxies/IC342.html

dan

November 20, 2006 08:32 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Congratulations-Enrico Africa

Posted By dan kowall
Way to go, Eric, for today's Astromart Image of the Day.

dan

November 22, 2006 08:29 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IMOD Congratulations-Tom Davis

Posted By dan kowall
Tom Davis's IC443 is Astromart's Image of the Day (IMOD).
Way to go, Tom.

dan

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