M31 at long last

[Starman]

Hi all.

I've never been able to catch a decent shot of M31 before despite many attempts. However, a Skywatcher 80 ED Pro + 0.63 focal reducer + Canon 20Da has given me the first shot I'm happy with. All shots were taken using ISO1600: 16x60s, 15x90s and 24x120s.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M31-2005.html

[OXO]

Thats a supreb image of M31 one for the Magazines i reakon.

Thanks for sharing Pete.

James

[CELESCOPE]

yes thats a beauty Pete saw that on the otherforum , you got a cracker there mate well done

Rog

[Jamie]

:shock: Great image there Pete.

Those dust lanes make the image appear 3D

[FLO]

Fantastic image Pete,

Hope you don't mind but I have been havin fun with it in Photoshop:

Steve

[Starman]

That looks interesting Steve. Any chance of a bigger version to look at?

[FLO]

Gladly ... if someone would be good enough to post instructions for posting larger images (James?).

Thanks,

Steve

[Starman]

If you want - my email address is pete dot lawrence at pbl33 dot co dot uk

[FLO]

Its been sent

Steve

[Jamie]

Here is the full size version of Pete's image.

[FLO]

How did you do that Jamie?  Please

Steve

[Jamie]

Gladly ... if someone would be good enough to post instructions for posting larger images (James?).

Thanks,

Steve

Steve the only way i know of is to copy the image from a website.

Right click on the image/go to properties

on the top of the properties box there is an http address

highlight it and copy.

paste it in the posting box

then highlight it again.

At the top of the posting box above the smileys there are function boxes

click the one second from the left on the bottom row. DONE!

[FLO]

Aaahhh ... I see. 

Pity I don't have a website :|

Thanks all the same,

Steve

[Jamie]

I am sure that you can do the same if you upgrade your ISEE STARS account to the premium version.

But i would check with Grant first about that.

[daz]

That is superb Pete, really, really nice.

Is the 20a the astro-special one from Canon?

[Starman]

Yes Daz, it's the one with a better red response and interactive focusing on the electronic view screen. A really nice camera.

[russ]

Thats a great image Pete. Fantastic detail in the dust lanes and seem to have captured more of the galaxy than in most images.

Is the Canon 20Da your camera Pete or is it a review sample? In which case can we expect a review in Sky at Night magazine sometime in the future?

Regards

Russ

[Starman]

Unfortunately it's for an unofficial review - i.e. nothing fixed yet - the camera was just passing my way. It goes back today with a few more frames on the clock!

[OXO]

Hi Pete,

Couldnt help myself like Steve we like to play with Great images so here's my effort. I used Image Plus and Photoshop mainly played with the highlights and Levels.

Regards

James

[Starman]

That's a nice edit too. You've pulled out a bit more detail - quite subtle but it's definitely there. Well done James!

[OXO]

I could of pulled quite a lot more detail out of the Image but it would of looked over processed in the end. There's quite a lot of info in the image to play with, that Camera look's excellent for this kind of work.

Thanks

James