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Post by paulevans on Sept 24, 2005 8:44:54 GMT
Hi all, Managed to get some imaging done last night of which my pride and joy is this image of the North America Nebula, NGC 7000. Although I carried out various experiments with telescopic imaging, this one was done the tried and trusted way - DSLR on ISO3200, 50mm f1.7 lens, undriven on tripod. Frankly, the amount of light pollution I had to strip out of this was such that being able to make a longer exposure would have been no use at all! Clear skies, Paul.
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CoNoR
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Post by CoNoR on Sept 24, 2005 9:55:29 GMT
[glow=yellow,2,300]great image paul, but i think [/glow] [shadow=red,left,300]the one i took[/shadow] is better: ;D ;D ;D yeah right!
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Post by paulevans on Sept 24, 2005 10:46:41 GMT
It is a superb comparison isn't it? I'd argue that the Hubble didn't have to contend with the lights of Larne Harbour or the NI atmospherics though, which is why mine is not quite as sharp!
Paul.
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Post by Martin Mc kenna on Sept 24, 2005 16:30:14 GMT
Paul thats a great image. the NAN is very clear and striking! Sounds like a great imaging session you had.. did you image/observe anything else while you where out?
Clear Skies
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Post by paulevans on Sept 25, 2005 12:14:53 GMT
I took a few images, some better than others - I have a nice shot of the Double Cluster in Perseus which I'll upload shortly. Much of the time I was experimenting with my DSLR on the back of my ETX70 which is a bit limited in scope (sorry :-) as with the camera on the back the scope won't go higher that about 40 deg above the horizon, so I had to align it on Arcturus and Altair, but then there wasn't much to look at!
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