M51

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

From last night, focus was much better this time.

Skywatcher 200 newt + Nikon D50

6 images 30 secs @ iso 800 stacked in photoshop

Captain Chaos

[Rob]

Nice job there!!

Rob

[daz]

Spot on Cap'n!!!

That's a great shot :)

[OXO]

Hi CC,

Cracking image that mate, had a play in photoshop changed the levels using the curves and also altered the noise with de guass blur and selected each colour and played around with them..

Hope you like.

James

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

It's mine Jim, but not as we know it.

Wow! that's what it REALLY looks like?

I need to have more of a bash with that photoshop thing - just think what you could have done with the raws doing that.

I'm going to look into this degaussing blur and try the levels and curves and stuff again.

Thanks for that mate, I'm well chuffed with the "new and improved" version.

Captain Chaos

[CELESCOPE]

There ya go CC well done mate , good tracking as well there , u must be happy with that one , good re-edit by james as well , a few more frames well of course bring even more detail out ,

Rog

[OXO]

Good luck CC it's a fine image to work with, you should have better luck with the Raws .

James

PS:I think it's a good idea to explain whats been done to images when people re touch em up as this will teach others what ya reakon guys n girl?

[Darron]

What magnification was that taken at? I saw it visually last night at 140x and it was just a faint fuzzy.

Darron

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Magnification is something I will need to work out. I used a Nikon D50 (aps sized sensor) and a 200mm 1000mm focal length Newtonian reflector. Nothing between the 'scope and the camera except air.

Hope that helped, I'll try to work it out tomorrow but I don't know how to work out what 1:1 magnification is like. Some of the people I have worked with couldn't see a galaxy at 200 yards.

Captain Chaos

[Martin 2]

Thats a nice pic CC

Have to get a grip on photo shop, apart from contrast and brightness I'm lost

M2

[Ant]

Thats a pretty good M51 mate!

I bet your well chuffed with that one!

Nice and tight stars

Ant

[MartinB]

Good stuff CC esp with the moon making it's presence felt

[Naz]

Nice one Capt. Can't wait for your next attempt.

naz