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 Forum Support Old Timer Posts: 6245     Location: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.07 | |||
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| Samantha |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1515  Location: Shelburne Falls | |||
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| Samantha |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1515 Location: Shelburne Falls | My main goal in this was the soap bubble. This picture was taken on 6-29-11 and as you might be able to tell, I was fighting some clouds. This picture is a stack of 7 exposures, 10 minutes each. Wish I could have had better skies and more exposures but after that, the clouds won. Now I did a lot of processing in just that area trying to bring it out and I believe I caught it. It is hard to see, thats why I focused the processing on just that area. You really can't see a lot of the bubble but you can make out the ring. I drew a circle around the area so you don't have to spend the time that was spent on looking for it. The Crescent is in frame but is there mostly because it was part of the challenge and it and the stars above it were used as reference marks for finding the soap bubble. Please judge for yourself, is it really there? I believe so, but not by much. Sam Attachments ----------------  Crescent_Soap_A2.jpg (166KB - 3 downloads) | ||
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| Samantha |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1515 Location: Shelburne Falls | Oh when I say I used the stars abouve the Crescent to find it, this is what I ment and did. If you draw a line thought the 4 stars above the Crescent, and keep going thought the next 6 it will take you right to it. Sam Edited by Samantha 7/4/2011 1:39 PM Attachments ---------------- Crescent_Soap_A2_Reference.jpg (105KB - 1 downloads) | ||
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| David Pavlich |
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Forum Support Old Timer Posts: 6245 Location: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.07 | |||
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| gillkevt |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1468 Location: Sand springs Okla. | No soap bubble at this fl but here is my Cresent shot. Celestron 10" Newt / SBIG 8300M / 480 sec Luminence x 14 / 5 x 480 sec darks / 120 sec RGB x 17 Binned 2x2/ 6 x 120 sec darks Acquired and Stacked in CCD SOFT Processed in Photoshop CS I lost a bit of the exposures. But was satisfied with the end result. Attachments ---------------- NGC6888 3 (2).jpg (163KB - 3 downloads) | ||
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| JohnM |
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Forum Support Admin Posts: 6043 Location: Wyoming Wind River Range | Man, that's nice Tim  | ||
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| mosheriffic |
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Admin Posts: 5323 Location: Marysville,Wa 48.07N-122.21W | Great job Tim!! Looks awesome!!  | ||
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| David Pavlich |
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Forum Support Old Timer Posts: 6245 Location: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.07 | |||
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| better |
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Elite Junky Posts: 947 Location: Mocksville, NC, USA | |||
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| gillkevt |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1468 Location: Sand springs Okla. | Thanks everyone, Barry the luminance shot's were 480 sec. Just the Red, Green, and Blue, were 120 sec. They were also binned at 2x2. Even at that this is just over 3.5 hrs exposure. I lost 5 x 480 sec shot's.  | ||
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| lightbridge_driver |
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Elite Junky Posts: 957 Location: Mohave Desert AZ/CA border | |||
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| gillkevt |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1468 Location: Sand springs Okla. | Thanks Joe, ya know I really miss these challenges here. I learned massive amounts from seeing what other people would do on a given object. I can't fairly compete in them any longer because my OTA and and mount exceed the 3500 dollar limit. Once I replaced my primary it went over. | ||
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| lightbridge_driver |
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Elite Junky Posts: 957 Location: Mohave Desert AZ/CA border | I really feel your pain Tim, That $3,500 dollar imaging setup must be a real drag how do you live with yourself, or sleep at night?  Awesome Pics you have taken though!!! | ||
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| gillkevt |
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Expert Junky Posts: 1468 Location: Sand springs Okla. | It's a burden I will have to deal with Joe. I have a VERY understanding wife.  | ||
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| epiplayer3 |
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Regular Junky Posts: 99 Location: Pinson, Alabama | |||
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