Trifid nebula....1st terrible attempt!

[cloudbuster]

not so much trifid, as terrible!

Failand 29.6.11 1st attempt at imaging the trifid nebula (unguided)

skywatcher 200pds 8"

Canon 40d

CLS light pollution filter

800 asa

20 subs 100 seconds

20 darks 100 seconds

no bias

stacked in DSS

Processed in photoshop elements & photoshop 6

still lots to learn:D

cheers

bob:)

[JohnnyD333]

I like the picture. Many people would love to get that on camera. Save up and get an autoguider to get those nice rounded stars, best purchase I have made in this field.

[cloudbuster]

Hi Johnny...thanks for that, and i'm just in the middle of studying the manual of a recently bought autoguider!

cheers

bob

[fatwoul]

Nothing terrible about that. A bit blown-out in the centre, maybe, but that doesn't make it terrible by a very long way. It's focussed, has colour to it, and once you've got your autoguider going the trailing will be reduced or removed, and you'll be able to up your exposures. Might be worth checking your mount setup. Before I started <strike>cheating</strike> guiding, I was able to get a maximum of 4 minutes before the trailing started to affect my images. 100 sec seems a little less tolerant. perhaps check your rig's balance, too?

Heh. I'm a fine one to talk about rig balance and trails...!

[JohnnyD333]

Good luck with the guider!

[mag10]

I would pleased as punch with a picture like that.

You might be a bit hard on yourself there.

[AndyUK]

Yes, I agree with Mag10 - You're being too hard on yourself...!

(Maybe it was because you missed your sausage sandwich and reggae reggae sauce...?)

[Crunchard]

Terrible?

Here is my effort of the Trifid nebula [/insert blank picture as I have none!]

I'd be chuffed to pieces with that!

Keep sharing and hope the autoguider works for you

[cloudbuster]

thanks for the kind words guys. was hoping to get the autoguider going tonight, but the forecast looks a bit dodgy.

[angusb1]

Congratulations Bob!

[foundaplanet]

Good stuff Bob..

Good luck with the guider.

I guess that means you are entering the next stage, metamorphosis...

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, Cnidarians, echinoderms tunicates and Astro Photographers undergo metamorphosis, which is usually accompanied by a change of habitat or behavior.

Scientific usage of the term is exclusive, and is not applied to general aspects of cell growth with exception to Astro Photographers including rapid growth spurts. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and monadology, as in Making Every Photon Count by Steve Richards, influenced the development of ideas of evolution.

[MartinB]

It's a good capture Bob. Once you get autoguiding sorted there'll be no looking back

[JohnnyD333]

Wait until you get a shot of perfectly rounded stars, I would say a mixture of relief and major excitement best describes it:)

[mag10]

Good stuff Bob..

Good luck with the guider.

I guess that means you are entering the next stage, metamorphosis...

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, Cnidarians, echinoderms tunicates and Astro Photographers undergo metamorphosis, which is usually accompanied by a change of habitat or behavior.

Scientific usage of the term is exclusive, and is not applied to general aspects of cell growth with exception to Astro Photographers including rapid growth spurts. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and monadology, as in Making Every Photon Count by Steve Richards, influenced the development of ideas of evolution.

"Cnidarians"???

I think British amateur astronomers are the craziest people I've ever met.

I'd love to buy 'en all a pint!