I have not tried it yet Michael, but perhaps you could try the technique that Bert Katzung posted for selection and feathering of bright objects within an...
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mkeitel2000
Mar 1, 2003 1:25 pm
Clear Day While taking exposures of Alnitak and Flame and Horsehead I noticed that Alnitak was a double star. Why in all of the images that I see of this...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 1, 2003 1:59 pm
I've recently done a similar image using basically the same equipment as you but with just an LPR filter, so basically full spectrum. Alnitak is so bright that...
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Bob Hillier
bhillierca
Mar 1, 2003 2:12 pm
Wow! Now that is somewhat unique and a real keeper. I would say you've done everything right. Hopefully you can do it again... and again... and again.... ... ...
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vmat9 <vmat9@...>
vmat9
Mar 1, 2003 2:20 pm
Last Tuesday I imaged NGC2903 with the New Astronomy Amateur Remote Telescope. Equipment: · Telescope: C14, f 11.5 · Camera: ST-1001E · Mount: Paramount ME ...
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laurenc319 <lauren...
laurenc319
Mar 1, 2003 2:22 pm
... get ... hi, What imaging processing program are you using ? A simple way in MaximDL is to process two or three images from the same data with different...
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mkeitel2000
Mar 1, 2003 2:29 pm
Bob, Thank you I am working on the color now, And had to through out the green and blue since the blooms were to much I had 100 min of each, The Red on the...
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Michael Downing
gps11_wow
Mar 1, 2003 3:12 pm
Thanks Larry and Kevin, I will try to reprocess. Michael ... From: laurenc319 <laurenc319@...> [mailto:laurenc319@...] Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003...
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Dennis Persyk <dpe...
dennis_persyk
Mar 1, 2003 5:10 pm
Hi Don, I also saw the Jupiter shadow transit you referred to. And I also imaged it – take a look at http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm Actually, what you...
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Bob
knutknudson
Mar 1, 2003 5:42 pm
Mark, Probably because it is a double. The companion is almost 10th magnitude, and it's usually wiped out by 1st magnitude Alnitak in images. You've captured...
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rwodaski
Mar 1, 2003 6:46 pm
It's real! <g> Take a look at a HH image of mine I took as a test image last year: http://www.newastro.com/wodaski/images/new/Horsehead.ADD.research.jpg Ron...
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mkeitel2000
Mar 1, 2003 6:53 pm
Ron, Thank you, Should the image have more processing though then, since most of the images I see does not show this and Alnitak is much brighter Mark ... ...
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mkeitel2000
Mar 1, 2003 6:54 pm
Ron, Forgot Used your De-blooming software on this image Made it very easy to get rid of the blooms Mark ... From: "Wodaski Yahoo account" <yahoo@...> ...
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rosynek2000 <rosyn...
rosynek2000
Mar 1, 2003 8:02 pm
Mark: Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) is actually a triple star system. The A and B components (both B0) are Mag 2.0 and 4.2, respectively, at a separation of 2.6...
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rwodaski
Mar 1, 2003 8:21 pm
Managed to squeeze in a few exposures between clouds last night. Didn't have really dark skies, but still managed to get the Waterfall Nebula and Herbig-Haro...
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rwodaski
Mar 1, 2003 8:22 pm
Sorry, forgot to include a subject line the first time. Managed to squeeze in a few exposures between clouds last night. Didn't have really dark skies, but...
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Don Goldman <doncl...
donclearview
Mar 1, 2003 11:42 pm
Wonderful shots, Dennis. Color is great. I only have an STV greyscale image. After seeing yours, I'm glad that I didn't post it <g>. Don www.astrodon.com ...
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innercite
s_idekick
Mar 2, 2003 12:31 am
Hello, I am trying to make some T-shirt flats with a St10XE on a C14 @ F1.9 and I end up having to shoot them though the red filter even with 2 layers of...
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rwodaski
Mar 2, 2003 12:48 am
There will be at least subtle differences in the flats made with filters - it all depends on large a shadow is cast by the dust onto the filter, and whether...
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innercite
s_idekick
Mar 2, 2003 12:59 am
Thanks for saying it again for me :) It is the vignetting (so far no dust) with the steep light cone I am having to deal with...I just noticed in your book...
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rwodaski
Mar 2, 2003 3:13 am
Your choice, really. But my own preference is to keep the star sizes down. If you've been more successful than most at that, no reason to run with the ...
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morrinho@...
tinbook4711
Mar 2, 2003 4:06 pm
Dear Ron, I am using your trial DeBloomer Vers. 1.2.2 but with little success. For experimenting I croped the region of a blooming star out of an dark+flat...
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Albert Saikaley <A...
albertsaikaley
Mar 2, 2003 4:31 pm
I just picked up an Optec IFW with its stock RGB IR blocking filters and an L IR-blocking filter. Question: What is the correct relative times of exposure for...
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Albert Saikaley <A...
albertsaikaley
Mar 2, 2003 4:48 pm
Sorry forgot to add that I'm using an SBIG ST-7E with these filters. Cheers, Albert. ... filters ... Ron's ... that ... L...
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Don Goldman <doncl...
donclearview
Mar 2, 2003 5:39 pm
Albert, If you use 1, 1, and 1.6 min.exposures for your RGB, remember use use weights of 1:1:1 in your color combine screen. Optec filters are a very different...
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mpastro2001 <marti...
mpastro2001
Mar 2, 2003 5:49 pm
Hello all Thinking about buying the C11 Carbon Fibre OTA to put on my NJP (together with my ST10XME9)....What is the general opinion of this scope and indeed,...
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Steve Reilly
sreilly22911
Mar 2, 2003 5:55 pm
Martin, My understanding of the Fastar system is that it uses a small footprint camera such as the ST237. Steve ... From: mpastro2001...
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innercite
s_idekick
Mar 2, 2003 6:10 pm
I don't think Fastar is out for the C11 but Hyperstar is and was engineered for the st-237... the distance to the chip from the hyperstar lens is critical and...
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Michael Downing
gps11_wow
Mar 2, 2003 6:38 pm
I believe the HX-916 would work with it also. Michael astroden ... From: Steve Reilly [mailto:sreilly@...] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:55 PM To:...
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Steve Reilly
sreilly22911
Mar 2, 2003 9:13 pm
Not to dispute you Ken but yes, the C11 carbon fiber is Fastar compatible. Steve ... From: innercite [mailto:dcoc1@...] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003...
