Seanelly
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Testing...testing... Finally a reasonably clear night to test my new gear and see if I'm progressing. Mount setup and polar finding are much easier now, and I've finally got PHD2 focusing issues resolved. Next in line is getting my DSLR supported in Astrophotography Tool-APT so I can get some longer exposures and really see what is what. I'm quite pleased with the results so far, this test image being a total of only 17 30s lights and 10 darks, 30s being the longest exposure I can get from the DSLR alone. They were compiled in DeepSkyStacker but processed only in Windows Edit, as my Adobe Photoshop is not set up yet. My Sky-Watcher 100mm ED APO has a focal length of 900mm, reduced .85x with the added field flattener, which is why only the cenral region of M31 is in the field of view. I'm SO looking forward to trying out longer exposures! -
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Lots of interesting detail here. -
Well done, the cloud formations add to the interest. -
Super photo, great definition. -
Very nice! -
Nice detail. -
I am partial to globular clusters and this is a prime example! -
Lots of detail here and nice tone. -
Well done! -
Awesome! -
Stunning image, so much detail! -
Very nice. -
Farewell Saturn - 11 July 2018 0152AEST
Seanelly commented on MarsG76's gallery image in Member's Album
Great image of Saturn showing the south(?) polar region through the Cassini Division! -
You have many inspiring images, this being a prime example. -
I am partial to globular clusters and this is an excellent example! -
Rosette Nebula ing SHO asRGB - 16Jan2015
Seanelly commented on MarsG76's gallery image in Member's Album
Beautifully detailed image. -
I'm partial to globular clusters, and this is a great example. -
Excellent detail! -
Wonderful detail! -
This is awesome. -
Inspirational! I especially like the core detail. Thanks for the greeting. -
Great photo. This gives me inspiration to try to capture anything close to this once I've got my feet thoroughly wet with my equipment, and in the meantime keep satisfied with the 10" Dob, which I still love using, as there is nothing quite like live-viewing. Thanks for the greeting! -
Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm still negotiating my way through this site and have much to learn yet. I realize my first forum post was rather lengthy, but there was a question at the end no-one has responded to yet, being: I have a 4" dew heater for the scope objective lens, but the 3" heater's best location remains a mystery to me. Is it better on the guidescope objective lens or the camera/field flattener set-up, or elsewhere/nowhere?
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Lots of trial and error for sure, and thanks for the vote of confidence. I've had the benefit of experience with a 10" Dob for twenty years, but this is like the difference between checkers and chess, haha.
