I've been considering a dedicated Ha solar telescope for next Summer. So instead of twiddling my thumbs waiting for the Monsoon Flow to subside,so I can get...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 4, 2011 6:23 pm
I caught one image while vacationing last week. It's a mosaic of the Halema`uma`u Crater (on the Hawaiian Big Island) and the starfield above the crater...
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echesak@...
echesak...
Aug 5, 2011 1:15 pm
I saw one of your images on DA. Is that the one to which you're referring? Eric...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 5, 2011 6:01 pm
yep! rr...
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David Dockery
dave_dockery
Aug 6, 2011 4:38 pm
Imagers, Looks like we have a new target to go after if the evening skies ever clear. I love this M15 shot. Dave From: SBIG@yahoogroups.com...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 7, 2011 7:19 am
Yeah, wish I was home for the M15 shot, but... Anyway, there are a couple of other bright DSO's that the comet will pass near in the coming weeks... M71 - Aug...
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echesak@...
echesak...
Aug 7, 2011 2:42 pm
Of course the skies will clear... Sometime late September ;-) I've never shot and processed a comet before. I'd really like to give it a try. Eric...
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David Dockery
dave_dockery
Aug 7, 2011 11:15 pm
Hey Eric, Tonight actually looks pretty good. Too bad I have to work tomorrow. Yea, comets are a little different to process and we have a number of imagers...
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David Dockery
dave_dockery
Aug 7, 2011 11:23 pm
Cool. We'll see if we get some cooperation from the weather around then. The Coathanger shot seems like it could be very nice depending on the comet 's scale...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 27, 2011 10:27 pm
Nothing to write home about, but I took a pic of Comet Garradd from my front yard last night (oh, for the dark skies of Upham). C11@f/6.3 with IDAS LPS...
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David Dockery
dave_dockery
Aug 28, 2011 12:05 am
Nice catch! Coming out tonight? DD From: digital_astro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digital_astro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Richins Sent: Saturday,...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 28, 2011 1:22 am
No can do. Daughter's birthday. Have a fun evening. Sky looks good. rr...
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John Kutney
kutney.john
Aug 28, 2011 10:31 pm
Looks quite good to me since you needed both the glow of the GC and the comet plus the stars all blended together. One question is why you used such a high...
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echesak@...
echesak...
Aug 28, 2011 10:49 pm
Great catch, Rich. Its about time we had some decent imaging weather! Is the comet moving enough that you had to double process? Eric...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 28, 2011 10:50 pm
More of a tracking issue. I set up in a hurry, and wasn't aligned as well as I might be. There was a bit of star elongation in some of the subs. Also -...
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Steve Barkes
nm_astrnmr
Aug 29, 2011 12:26 am
Why does it look like there is some diagonal structure to the comet, running from 11:00 to 5:00 in the full-res version? Is this a processing artifact? Steve ...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 29, 2011 1:27 am
The comet moves pretty quickly, so I did a process of the star field to eliminate the comet and another of the comet to eliminate the star field, then combined...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 29, 2011 1:34 am
Always the critic. Probably don't like the colors either! ;-) Yeah, it was a processing artifact. I get a little too aggressive sometimes to get an image...
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Michael Sherick
michaelsherick
Aug 29, 2011 2:46 am
Impressive image Rich. Well done!  Mike From: Richard Richins <rrichins@...> To: ASLC_Imagers@yahoogroups.com; suncityastronomy@yahoogroups.com;...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Aug 29, 2011 3:06 am
Thanks Mike rr...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Sep 3, 2011 12:08 am
I'm thinking of driving up to image Garradd near the coathanger this evening. Any takers? rr...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Sep 3, 2011 5:04 pm
I managed to get out to the desert last night where (between clouds) I managed to grab about an hour of Comet Garradd at the top of the Coat Hanger Cluster (CR...
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Bert Stevens
whocares88012
Sep 3, 2011 5:27 pm
NGC 6802 is there. Not sure why it is red, but probably because they are cooler, older stars. They are in so red in the APOD picture...
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Bert Stevens
whocares88012
Sep 3, 2011 5:29 pm
NGC 6802 is there. Not sure why it is red, but probably because they are cooler, older stars. They are in so red in the APOD picture...
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Chuck Sterling
csterlin88001
Sep 3, 2011 5:46 pm
Well hung, indeed... ;o]...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Sep 3, 2011 6:22 pm
Thanks Bert. I probably got a little carried away with the red hue. Maybe I'll back it off just a bit. rr...
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John Kutney
kutney.john
Sep 3, 2011 6:23 pm
Nice grab and good results. I hoped to join you at Upham but was too exhausted from the heat marathon golf at NMSU. I tried to capture Garradd from my...
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Richard Richins
badsocref
Sep 3, 2011 9:34 pm
Not sure when you were imaging/observing, but around 11:15 pm, the comet was directly over a star. Very hard to distinguish between the two. rr...
