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Post by Dragon Man on Jul 23, 2017 12:55:50 GMT
Please post your July 2017 entries here Because this is the first month it is open to any objects. Posting of images closes on 1st August.
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Post by davy on Jul 23, 2017 13:09:28 GMT
Please post your July 2017 entries here Because this is the first month it is open to any objects. Posting of images closes on 1st August. Still a week to go till end of month,, ok .. it was for the impatient.. If I done it for august,, someone would have said,, how not start just now.. Doh 😊
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Post by Dragon Man on Jul 23, 2017 13:40:36 GMT
M42 in 20 seconds - 3rd July Camera - RisingTech 1600 4/3rds Telescope - Skywatcher 6" f/5 Achromat Mount - EQ6 Focal Reducer/Barlow - 0.5x FR Filters - UV/IR, #13 Yellow. Exposure length - 20 seconds single frame Stacks - none Software - RisingSky Settings - Zero gain, Brightness 100%, Contrast 50% Any Processing - none Conditions - Foggy, dark sky, just past half moon General Location - Snake Valley Observatory, Victoria, Australia.
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elpajare
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Post by elpajare on Jul 24, 2017 14:35:31 GMT
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elpajare
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Post by elpajare on Jul 27, 2017 7:09:39 GMT
When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 is an inseparable part of the experience. It forms a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward, forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon. Telescope - Skywatcher 200/800 Mount - EQ6 Focal Reducer/Barlow - NO Filters - NO Exposure length - 30" Stacks - 7 Software - RisingSky Settings - Gain 50 ( max) Any Processing - In RisingSky: Histogram between 1000-1500, all settings by defect. Did a White Balance before stack. DF applied. In GIMP: Adjusts LEVELS, adjust COLOR SATURATION, adjust CONTRAST and final adjust of bright with CURVES. Selective Gaussian Blur applied. IN THIS ORDER. Conditions - Moon=0%. No clouds General Location - Begur (Spain)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 3:52:20 GMT
Swan/Omega 15s x10 16 July 2017 Camera - GStar Ex3 1/2" Telescope - Skywatcher ED80/600 Mount - Star Discovery Alt-Az Focal Reducer/Barlow - - Filters - UV/IR cut Exposure length - 15 seconds single frame Stacks - 10 Software - Astrotoaster Settings - ? Any Processing - none Conditions - 6 General Location - cedar Grove observatory via Esk
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 3:56:41 GMT
Dumbell Nebula 22 July 2017 Camera - GStar Ex3 1/2" Telescope - Skywatcher ED80/600 Mount - Star Discovery Alt-Az Focal Reducer/Barlow - - Filters - UV/IR cut Exposure length - 15 seconds single frame Stacks - 10 Software - Astrotoaster Settings - ? Any Processing - none Conditions - 7 General Location - Cedar Grove Observatory via Esk
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Post by ChrisV on Jul 29, 2017 5:23:40 GMT
I've chosen the Sculptor Galx. Its one of the first objects I tried with video astronomy when I got the v1 revolution imager (nearly 2 years ago now!!). Camera - ASI224MC Telescope - Willam Optics GTF-81. 80mm refractor Mount - CGEM Focal Reducer/Barlow - meade f3.3 working at about x0.5-0.6 Filters - 2" UV/IR cut Exposure length - 15 sec Stacks - 20 (5min total exposure) Software - Sharpcap + Astrotoaster Settings - gain250, stacked & saved FITS-RAW16 files in sharpcap, then as jpgs in astrotoaster Any Processing - dark subtracted and flat corrected in sharpcap, no guiding Conditions - ~30% moon just after it set General Location - The backyard, northern Sydney suburbs
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Post by elpajare on Jul 30, 2017 10:01:10 GMT
Telescope - Skywatcher 200/800 Mount - EQ6 Focal Reducer/Barlow - NO Filters - NO Exposure length - 8" Stacks - 10 Software - RisingSky Settings - Gain 50 ( max) Any Processing - In RisingSky: Histogram between 1000-1500, all settings by defect. Did a White Balance before stack. DF applied. In GIMP: Adjusts LEVELS, adjust COLOR SATURATION, adjust CONTRAST and final adjust of bright with CURVES. IN THIS ORDER. Conditions - Moon=30%. No clouds. A lot of humidity.. General Location - Begur (Spain)
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