Nick Smith
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Nice shot!
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Great job, well done!
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The fine detail in Ptolemaeus is amzing, great job!
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Thanks Neil. I have been printing a lot of stuff out lately, so it is essential to get the levels/contrast as high as possible. For the internet, with most monitors, your stuff looks AMAZING!
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Hi Neil
It's Nick from back in the old days. Glad to see you are still out there, keeping well, and getting these amazing photos!. I know what you are trying to do with making theses shots look as natuaral as possible. I have attached a version of one of the images with the levels boosted in the dark areas You have probably already tried this! Just thought I would see what you think.
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Thanks guys. I have never known a period like this when conditions have been so stable Well, possibly Winter 2007-8
Cheers Nick
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I think the smoothing/sharpening on the forum does the images no favours, so see https://www.astrobin.com/users/nsmith10000/ or https://pbase.com/nicksmith/root for better versions and a lot more images from this Spring!
Cheers
Nick
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Great shots Steve, well done!
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Nice one Neil. Can't keep a good man down! Look forward to your images once you are up and running properly
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Hi guys
An image from 20th April when we had some clear skies and good seeing 😀
Here is the link to the full sized photo: https://pbase.com/nicksmith/image/171588941/original.jpg
Don't know how many people still read this forum, but thought I would post here for old times sake. Got a load more recent photos if anyone is interested!
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Amazing. Great work!
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Nice one Trevor!
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Hi Smerral
You may have thought the seeing was not all that good, but... those images are FANTASTIC!!! For 8 inches of aperture I have seen nothing better, and I have seen a lot, I don't know where you live, but I get conditions like this about every 5-10 years.
Can't find your earlier better results, would be interested if you can post a link, Great work!
Cheers
Nick
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Thanks Pete, Richard and Bradley.
Here is a link to the whole Moon from a few years ago. Doable from the UK, but would need a bit of luck! https://pbase.com/image/116819269/original
Cheers Nick
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On 02/06/2020 at 21:56, MarkAR said:
Stunning image. lovely detail and contrast.
I'm afraid you'll have to do the rest of the moon now
Already have done! https://pbase.com/image/116819269/original
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Thankls guys! Yes, Ihad some Ha data, but it all looked a bit noisy so I left it out.
Cheers Nick
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2 hours ago, Tommohawk said:
Possibly! Like I say my colour vision isnt 100%.
Is it just the galaxy that's magenta or all of it?
Basically all of it, Can you see the difference in colour between your original image and the one I posted?
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Great Image! I like the processing. With my image I caved into "peer pressure" and made it more saturated with more sharpening. Like you say, it is hard to get a result you are satisfied with...
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Thanks Carole. Bortle 5 according to Clear Outside, and I think that is about right, Maybe borderline 6. I have the normal local stuff (including my own house!) to deal with. If you have a similar field of view to mine, I would give it a go. The Moon/general sky conditions were a much bigger factor than the local light pollution. I found a big difference between 4 and 7 hours luminance in smoothing out the image, All-in-all it did take a LOT longer than I though to get what I did!!
Cheers
Nick
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Hi all
As you may know, the beginning of the Coronavirus lockdown in the UK coincided with a spell of decent weather, Taken between the 15th and 22nd April. LRGB image, a total of 24,8 hours exposure. Under my carpy skies could do with a lot more, but have to draw the line somewhere!
The first image is a crop of the larger field from the Esprit 150. Camera ZWO ASI1600mm.
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Great job Gina.! Nice to have enough time to get a "colour" picture
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That's great Carole, A really beautiful picture
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That Mars/Moon thing last night - Video with some pics - 08-12-2022
in Imaging - Planetary
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Great job, well done! 100% impressed