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M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 1:07 am
by Larry 1969
After a bit of a struggle, I've finally managed to produce an image from my efforts several nights ago...
I took 150 60" frames before the moon rose and tossed 15 due to tracking errors. The rest looked pretty good but I had trouble with my calibration frames...
I got that sorted and pre-processed this in APP and processed in StarTools. I'm pretty happy although I think this image would benefit from more time on target...
M97 (The Owl Nebula) and M108 (The Surfboard Galaxy).
Thanks for looking!
Larry
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 1:57 am
by messier 111
very nice details there , thx .
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 3:33 pm
by Jockinireland
Thats a really nice image - perfect framing, nice detail in the galaxy and great colour in the owl.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 4:29 pm
by MariusD69
Awesome! Well done, Larry!
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 4:52 pm
by Greenman
Great work and composition. Stand out Owl.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 4:55 pm
by TheButcher
Excellent Larry!
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 5:56 pm
by Gordon
Congratulations Larry on having your image selected as todays
TSS APOD!
app.php/article/5-4-2021-tss-astrophoto ... of-the-day
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 6:11 pm
by helicon
Congrats on winning the APOD Larry! Nice image. I enjoy viewing both of the objects in the same field of view with my 6" frac.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 10:23 pm
by Makuser
Hello Larry. A very nice image of the Owl and the Surfboard Galaxy. Excellent color and details in your capture and processing. Thanks for sharing this with us Larry, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 11:12 pm
by Larry 1969
Thank you all!
I was pretty happy with it for only 2:15 integration time. Maybe I'll get to spend more time on it, but there are so many other cool targets out there!!!
Larry
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 12:11 am
by Ruud
Love it
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 1:24 am
by starfield
Such a pretty pair. Congrats on the APOD.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 1:34 am
by XCalRocketMan
Larry 1969 wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:12 pm
Thank you all!
I was pretty happy with it for only 2:15 integration time. Maybe I'll get to spend more time on it, but there are so many other cool targets out there!!!
Larry
Yep. I've been known to forgo getting the 'perfect' inage so that I can get
more images
And congrats on the
TSS APOD - nice composition getting both in the same frame. Colors and details are great for such a short integration time.
Re: M97 & M108
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 3:57 am
by bobharmony
Love the framing and a fine job with processing the data. I may have to give them a try, haven't added a new Messier in a long time!
Bob