Dear all, I am taking my first learning steps in NB imaging and knowing that there are some experts in this group I turn to you for some help :-) I have been...
Hi All I'm about to install my new STL11000 with Baader Planetarium LRGBC Filters. But I'm not sure witch direction the arrow on the edge of the filter should...
I haven't collected any "new photons", or posted anything, for quite some time and I didn't want to forget everything I knew about processing images. <g> I...
Good morning folks, I have finished processing my latest mosaic project. It is a four frame mosaic of the Constellation Orion in Hydrogen-alpha. Image...
Hello Friends. I'd like to share an image of NGC 2359, Thor's Helmet in bi-color NB (Ha + O3) with RGB star substitution. The data were captured using...
Hi, Here is my latest picture, M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. I spent a lot of time processing this one to try an bring out detail in the core. Hopefully it was ...
We just moved into our new house, and now I'm planning the new observatory. The area originally cleared by the builder doesn't give me the 30-degree horizon I...
Hi, Here is my latest picture, M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. I would love to be able to do this with a longer focal length to really bring out the detail in the...
Hello Friends. I'd like to share an LRVB image of M 81 and M 82. The data were captured using equiptment at the GRAS (Global Rent-a-Scope) remote observatory...
Hi, Well it took almost a month, but I finally got M78. I got the L and B on 2/7, then weather and the moon conspired to keep me away until last night. ...
Hi, This is another image a long time in the making. It is one of my favorite targets. My new system does not allow me to get the horsehead and the flame ...
Hello all, At this day, I remark that my calibrated images add some gradient due to my flats (the result is an invert flat, it is very deep but real). My ...
Hello Friends. I'd like to share an CRGB image of NGC 2168, open star cluster in Gemini captured at the Global Rent-A-Scope (GRAS) facility in Mayhill, NM. ...
Hi, I may have posted this not often imaged galaxy a while ago, but this is an enlarged version with more work on the galaxy, stars and background. Since the...
Sorry for the off topic post, but this is the group that can best answer my question (and I suspect others have the same question). I'd like to create my own...
Hello friends. After learning much and admiring the great photos from the members of this group over the past years, I have finally come up with a result that...
NGC 6914 is a summer target (imaged in July and August) that presented enough processing challenges that I'm only now finished paying with it, maybe. This...
Hi, I revisited my image of M33 and would be interested in feedback from this group. If you go to http://www.azstarman.net/web_links/M_33.htm There are two...
Other than "explore my creativity" or "work at peak efficiency" etc., what benefits have you experienced from upgrading Photoshop CS to Photoshop CS4 for...
Hello Friends. I'd like to share an image of The Eta Carinae Nebula in tri-color NB. The data were captured using equiptment at the GRAS (Global Rent-a-Scope)...
I recently purchased the NewAstro Zone System book from online retailer OPT, and carefully followed the instructions on page 241 to order the accompanying DVD...
Hello group, The CEDIC (Central European Deepsky Imaging Conference http://www.cedic.at ) will take place on March 18-20 2011. We want to inform you that the...
Hi, I currently have Baader filters for my ST8300M. I am considering getting the Astrodon filters. Can those that have the Astrodon, especially if you have ...
Hi, Here is my latest attempt at the Flaming Star Nebula. I think the color is a little washed out so if anyone has ideas on how to improve that I would ...
