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Last post: Re: Center of the Heart Nebula by STEVE333, Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:47 am

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Image processing
Discuss how you are able to get those fantastic images!!!

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Last post: Re: Isolating a bright star by STEVE333, Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:16 pm

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Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:16 pm
Video astronomy
Discuss video astronomy / Electronically assisted imaging.

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Last post: Re: ASILive vs SharpCap live … by umasscrew39, Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:30 pm

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AP equipment
Discuss what equipment you are using.

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Last post: Re: New to the hobby! by JayTee, Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:31 am

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Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:31 am
Guiding
Discuss guiding here

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Last post: Re: Suggestions for small gui… by graywmj5, Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:02 am

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Isolating a bright star

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:16 pm
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by KathyNS » Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:49 pm

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In my image of the Gamma Cass Nebula (IC 63) , I did a lot of work to control the bright star. My technique was to create three separate images from...

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Clever PixelMath expression Kathy. Nice job.

Steve

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Last post by STEVE333
Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:16 pm
Solar image processing.

Last post by Gordon « Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm

by Gordon » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm

Below is a list of topics that were created by member Lowjiber (John) that outline the processing techniques he uses to produce is amazing solar...

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Last post by Gordon
Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:59 pm
PHD2 Calibration Position Made Easy

Last post by bobharmony « Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:36 pm
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by JayTee » Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:24 pm

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Below is a direct quote from a post by Andy Glasso of Open PHD Guiding Google Group fame.

An easy way get the scope pointed in the correct region of...

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The PHD2 drift alignment tool will take you very close to the meridian and celestial equator as a first step in the alignment process if your scope...

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Last post by bobharmony
Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:36 pm
Creating a Lunar Mosaic Using a CMOS Camera

Last post by Ed217 « Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:31 pm
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by bladekeeper » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:49 am
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Creating a Lunar Mosaic using a CMOS Camera

This tutorial will show you how to capture and create a lunar mosaic using a CMOS camera. A CMOS camera...

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Three minutes before the moon peaked out from the trees...clouds moved in...and stayed. Oh well...
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Last post by Ed217
Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:31 pm
PHD2 Guiding Baseline -- How To Create One

Last post by JayTee « Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:59 pm
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by JayTee » Sun May 10, 2020 1:36 pm

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Greetings,

Attached is the document How To Create a Baseline for Guiding Results Using Open PHD2 . The results from following these procedures will...

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Sorry guys, ( John999R , Ed217 )

I've changed the first post to show the link to the attached document.

Cheers,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:59 pm
Autoguiding - A Brief Overview

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:05 pm
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by JayTee » Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:16 am
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This is another lecture from a course in Beginner's AP that I have given in the past.

Autoguiding is a vital part of the black art of long exposure...

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Have you lost your job Henk? So sorry to hear it if so. Happening all the time now.

Thanks, no it's expected to be a temporary Covid related...
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Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:05 pm
Celestron SLT/GT Wedge For Budget Wide Field AP

Last post by Greenman « Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:24 pm
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by JayTee » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:04 am

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In an effort to increase our footprint on Google with articles that are germane to our forums, here is a reprint of an article I wrote and posted...

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Fantastic work at all levels JT. Inspired stuff.

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Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:24 pm
PHD2 Guiding Tips

Last post by JayTee « Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:23 pm
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by JayTee » Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:12 am

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For many, PHD2 isn't really as easy as Push Here Dummy as the name implies.

There are several practices/actions that should be considered/addressed...

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Hi Larry,

Since I don't use EQMod I can't speak for it. At first, try it with just making those adjustments within PHD2.

Cheers,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:23 pm
Center of the Heart Nebula

Last post by STEVE333 « Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:47 am
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by Astrovetteman » Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:08 pm

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I was just playing around with some data I took earlier this year of the Heart Nebula. I've always been fascinated by the center of the Nebula. So I...

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Hi Jim - Beautiful closeup views.

I like the star colors better on the second version, but, like the nebulosity best on the first one. Guess I'm...

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Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:47 am
New to the hobby!

Last post by JayTee « Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:31 am
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by zoom_one » Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:08 am

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Hello All! I hope this is in the right place..

I'm fresh to the hobby, however been obsessing over it for the last decade, and researching for hours...

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Since ALL of the DSLRs are great choices and all work with image acquisition software (APT and BYE/N), your greatest consideration, given the mount...

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:31 am
99.8% Full Moon with a C5

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:24 am
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by Dyno05 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:25 pm

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I shot this November 27th through my little C5. It was mounted on a 6-8 SE mount that was sitting on top of my grill.
It’s composed of 14 RAW images...

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wow , great shot , very sharp . thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:24 am
Jupiter and Saturn Dec 5th

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:22 am
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:17 am

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They are now closing in rapidly. DSLR at 300mm focal length, ISO 6400 and 2 seconds exposure, as I usually use for Jupiter's moons.

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I can't wait to see it on the 21st, nice take, thx.

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:22 am
NGC 457, The Owl Cluster

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:20 am
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by Dyno05 » Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:17 am

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Hi, I shot this November 14th in Westport Connecticut.
It’s 43, 60 second subs
ISO 800
Canon T3i
Astro-Tech 80 EDT CF
AVX
Processed with:
DSS...

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superb shot , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:20 am
Arp 113

Last post by kt4hx « Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:21 pm
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by sdbodin » Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:23 pm

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A cluster of galaxies about 300 mly away in Andromeda also known as VV166. The bright ones are NGCs 67,68,69,70,71,72,74 with NGC 70 being the big...

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Very nice Steve and quite happy to see someone targeting some galaxies off the usual beaten path. A fine effort to capture a nice grouping. :)

I...

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Last post by kt4hx
Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:21 pm
M76: The Little Dumbbell in H-alpha

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:30 pm
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by umasscrew39 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:16 am

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A beauty of a gem, M76 The Little Dumbbell, is one the faintest objects in the Messier catalogue with an apparent magnitude of only 10.1. Classified...

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Nice start Bruce. Look forward to watching the various versions as you go along.

Steve

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Last post by STEVE333
Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:30 pm
IC 63 - Gamma Cass Nebula

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:23 pm
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by KathyNS » Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:01 pm

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HaRGB image, using new Ha data from last night, and RGB data from 2017. I did a lot of work to control the bright star, and I am quite happy with how...

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Nice closeup Kathy and beautiful job on the processing.

Steve

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Last post by STEVE333
Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:23 pm
Filter Drawer?

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:59 am
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by Kerry C. » Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:19 pm

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I hope I put this question in the correct forum.
If you have used a filter drawer or know about them would you please give me your thoughts on using...

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Jim,
Thanks for the photos. I am a visual kind of guy and that really helps.
I like that setup...a lot, but I will probably wait to see how you like...

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Last post by Juno16
Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:59 am
new moon photo vivitar 500mm F8 with canon 500D

Last post by realflow100 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:22 am

by realflow100 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:22 am

enhanced a bit with gimp but still looks awesome

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Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:22 am
New ASI224MC

Last post by JayTee « Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:43 pm
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by Dragonsfire » Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:41 pm

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My 120mc died after 5 years, equipment wouldn't recognize it :(
So new camera came this morning, hope to use it soon.

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Yay! New gear!

Congrats,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:43 pm
The Blue Soul

Last post by Astrovetteman « Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:16 pm
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by Mac » Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:20 pm

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I captured the Soul in HA last night and added some color as I was feeling the blues...

40 @ 420 secs, with ASI1600 ZWO HA 7nm ED102 AVX

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That's really neat....and REALLY Blue!! I like it!!
Tom

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Last post by Astrovetteman
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:16 pm
cheap vivitar 500mm F8 lens. any astrophotography at all?

Last post by realflow100 « Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:00 pm

by realflow100 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:00 pm

I think I got a lottery model.
There is pretty good image sharpness all across the frame.
Theres some CA but thats to be expected (Not bothered by it...

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Last post by realflow100
Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:00 pm
AR2790 12/3/20 Inverted w/proms

Last post by TheButcher « Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:28 pm
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by Lowjiber » Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:41 pm

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This not to everyone's taste, but I had to invert the surface to pull out the tiny little proms... I kinda liked it, so I colored it with Levels in...

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Excellent Image John!

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Last post by TheButcher
Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:28 pm
AR2785 & 2786 Dec 4, 2020

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:30 pm
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by Lowjiber » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:48 pm

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These two guys have provided plenty of fodder for the solar-heads over the past ten days or so. I still can't resist shooting 'em.:)

SW Pro 80mm ED,...

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nice like always , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:30 pm
2786 Black & White

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:27 pm
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by Lowjiber » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:20 pm

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We shoot 'em in monochrome, so let's look at one sometimes. Color blind guys are much more comfortable processing them this way.:lol:

By the way......

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love it , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:27 pm
Leonids - 2020

Last post by Ed217 « Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:27 am
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by Ed217 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:08 am

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Three images from this weeks (11/17/20) Leonids meteor shower. These are from about 1000 pictures taken with a Nikon D5600. Exposure for each was 8...

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Nice captures! Where in Virginia?

Dave

Roanoke area

If you ever get up my way (Culpeper), let me know. We have a great privately owned...

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Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:27 am

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