dave_galera

Beautiful image Pieter, pin sharp with very very little noise

Thanks for comments Richard and Carole ....and yes Carole I have noticed your love of this area Dave

A 2 pane mosaic of Antares region taken with iTelescopes remote telescope T12 at Siding Springs Australia with about 10hours total integration time. The nebulosity was process in a starless version (using StarNet++) of the image and then the stars added back in PI. Processed in PI and PS.

Yep, I am so impressed have just download the demo and processed an image I have had problems with.....works fine so I am going to purchase StarTools later today

.......and the StarTools version has very little noise, unlike the original........

I don't do lunar imaging and generally never even look at them, but that image is spectacular. Its got me thinking.......

Recently a software package called StarNet++ has been released that also removes stars from images and, although it is not easy to use, there is a Mac version. The author, Nikita, is very accessible, unlike the author of Straton unless things have changed, and he has developed a PI module (beta release at the moment), windooze only at the moment but is working on a Mac version. In PI you can use PixelMaths to extract the stars so they can be re-added after processing the starless image i.e. tone mapping etc. I have tried it and it works very well on Mac and it is free. https://www.astrobin.com/392222/?nc=all https://www.astrobin.com/397290/

I am not familiar with these software packages but don't any of them have an image geometry facility so you can flip/rotate the image

Yep....the bigger the bucket the more photons you can capture LOL

.......they are NOT only beginner scopes but are necessary for wide field which large reflectors can't cope with unless you have huge mosaics

That is pretty impressive for a first light.......

That is outstanding!!

+1 for top image

Thanks received, will think when we can get around.....just being nosy really.

That is a nice SHO image, well controlled noise, good contrast....and no pink stars!!

Can I have directions to Oria site, can't find them anywhere

I did meet Colin a couple of months ago when he look at a friends very large property, think just before he bought the place at Castillejar............if you are ever around give me a shout and we can meet up. Just a comment, you need to update your website to let prospective customers know what is happening with the new sites....with a few images.

Hi, yes I do have a dome, the only one in Galera as far as I know. I also know Colin from ICAstronomy, went to his place in the Jalon valley for a Pixinsight course that was being held there. You have a good site at Oria as the air here is dry and transparency is very good.

Thanks guys for your comments.

Superb image with lots of detail.....and from a good location. I actually live in the village of Galera which is about 20KM from Oria.

An SHO image of NGC6188 taken from a remote telescope at iTelescope at Siding Springs, Australia. Total integration time 6 hours and processed in PI and PS, the telescope was Tak FSQ ED 106, 530mm at f5.

Thanks for comment, well it was shot from Australia LOL

An HOO image of NGC6188 taken from a remote telescope at iTelescope at Siding Springs, Australia. Total integration time 6 hours and processed in PI and PS, the telescope was Tak FSQ ED 106, 530mm at f5.

Another vote for Maxim with FocusMax, don't have any trouble at all.

OK I tried using the Lodestar X2 on my ST-80 guider (400mm at f5) and even with 10s exposure there where no stars visible....ummmmmmm!! I desperation I tried my Atik 383 on the Tak at a FL of 328mm (FOV 184 x 141 arc min)........perfect, lots of stars, plate solved with no problem, polar aligned mount, brilliant piece of software Going to investigate where the stars have gone on the X2 tonight