M31

[Les Tilly]

I am retrying this images again this is 53x240 secs Iso 800 It still needs more time I figured out my other version hadto many bad subs in it with the camera histogram been way over the % range also tried out my new Image pen pretty cool tool

Thanks Les

[Imahumanbeing]

Spectacular Les! Awesome.

All the best

Jamie

[beamish]

That's a great image Les lots of detail. Can you offer more in the way of details for the image, ie scope and camera?

Karlo

[ZOG]

Phew Les, that is really nice.

[johnh]

Impressive with nicely controlled nucleus.

[Les Tilly]

That's a great image Les lots of detail. Can you offer more in the way of details for the image, ie scope and camera?

Karlo

Hi Karlo the scope I use is a Stellarvue 102ED also I use a William optics stage II flattner/reducer +Hutech idas 2 LP filter

Camera is the Canon 40D Modified, I use the Canon EOS Utility to capture the images on my laptop

I took 55 but only stacked 53x240secs calibrated with darks and flats with DSS only used subs with the histogram between 35%to 45%

Mount is the Losmandy G11 with Gemini Guided with PHD and DSI proII and the 80mm short tube

Processed in CS2 +wacom image pen and pad

Thanks for the Kind words Guys

Les

[Psychobilly]

Very Nice indeed Les...

I have a couple Wacom of pen tablets here somewhere Iused to use them a lot when i was into photo retouching will have to dig them out again...never thought of using them for astrophotography work...

Billy...

[Jamie]

Well and truly nailed Les.....

[Les Tilly]

Very Nice indeed Les...

I have a couple Wacom of pen tablets here somewhere Iused to use them a lot when i was into photo retouching will have to dig them out again...never thought of using them for astrophotography work...

Billy...

Great for picking out the dust lanes Billy I went to a Image conference and had a class with Ken crawford who was showing how to use adobe photoshop masks with the pen to sharpen dustlanes also had a seminar with R Jay Gabany who does amazing astro images

Les

[Les Tilly]

Thanks Guys putting the time into images really pays off I always try to do 4 to 6 hours with good subs and darks and flats

Les

[MikeD]

Top job, a nice natural looking m31.

Congrats.

Mike.

[blinky]

Very nice and smooth, cracking image

[barkis]

You do the work, you get the rewards, as shown with this Superb Image.

Nice one to take you into a new year Les.

Ron. :salute:

[Plastic chicken]

Nicely processed!!!! Great looking image!!!

PC

[Les Tilly]

Thanks Guys I could pull some more color from the core area but will wait till I either buy a better scope or add more subs

Les

[George]

Great image Les

M31 ain't an easy subject to process and you have done it justice there.

[Les Tilly]

Thanks George I found it very hard to process would have liked a little wider view then it might have been a little easier

Les

[philsail1]

First time I've seen your image of M31 Les. It's lovely!

Regards,

philsail1

[Les Tilly]

Thanks Phil

[davo]

What a lovely sight!