We are getting close to the end of Sag season, at least for photo's, so this weekend up at Coe I figured I'd take one more shot. It was a short night because...
Yeah, I tried to do the curve stretch using Maxim 4's curves tool. I don't quite have the hang of it yet. I should be able to expose a bit more detail in the...
Nice image, Ivor. The color is vivid without being overdone. Cheers, Paul S. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Thanks Paul, I had to go back and drag the Green level down so the background was black. --Ivor ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, I have been experimenting with the Canon 10D digital camera used with camera lenses rather than using it mounted to a telescope. These results are...
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Hi Phil This is the camera that you took the filter out of, right??? ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb@...] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)...
Phil, Nope. This is a standard Canon 10D with the near IR filter intact. I sold the Canon Digital Rebel a few weeks ago. Got tired of the R&D project it had...
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Hi Ivor, Sweet M27. One question though. Do you know what's causing the "halo" around some of the brighter stars? Is it caused by Richardson-Lucy...
Dear TAC-Imaging members, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Carl Hawkings and I am a 15-year old student who has been interested in astronomy for a...
Hi Carl, Sorry that I did not notice your subscription request earlier. I was away most of the morning then doing some software debugging at home. Your image...
Dear Mr. Gralak, Thank you for the helpful feedback. This is a refreshing change from the feedback I received from people on the TAC list. Some of them were...
... Thanks Jim, I overdid processing on the luminance channel. I need to go back and redo that :-) Cheers !! --Ivor [Non-text portions of this message have...
Fellow TACos, The aftermarket GOTO controller that I attached to my AP 900QMD mount has failed, and the situation looks bad. The tale is below if you're ...
Hi,I am just starting to use Photoshop and I have found many nice tutorials on the web, however I recall reading about a technique in Photoshop where you blur...
One of my hobbies is photographing Solar Eclipses. To properly photograph an eclipse you need to vary the shutter speed. If you have ever been to an eclipse...
Rob, I have been using the Canon 10D and Canon 20D for astroimaging recently. With the TC-80N3 timer remote control you can program in a series of exposures,...
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You can also, by making/buying a simple cable, control the Canon 10D, 20D, 300D from MaximDL...that would allow you to script up a full set of exposures at...
... Bringing a laptop is the only way I can be 100% sure I have a good focus (since I am imaging through a telescope). I need to research this approach. Rob...
... Hi Phil, I've added conventional HTML links to each of the pages at the bottom of the front page & also in the picture legend - that should work with any...
Jason, Very cool web. I especially like the Mars and Venus shots because they are more uncommon than the Jupiter and Saturn ones, although your J&S shots...