jgs001 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I had some fun and games setting up last night... I mount the 450d piggy back on the C80ED with a small ball head. Getting balance was a bit of a so and so. The dew shield I made for the Nifty was too long, so I was carrying out surgery on it, in the dark before getting going. Whilst it only took me 15 minutes to have the mount setup, it took nearly 45 minutes to get going. Then the laptop went to sleep and stopped the guiding and the camera battery died after only 3 subs. Thankfully though, the two happened at the same time... Checking the mount power supply, that battery wasn't looking good either... so a quick swap to mains, set everything back up again, get the guiding going and left it running... So...33 x 5 minutes @ ISO200Unmodded Canon 450d with Nifty Fifty (EF 50mm II), CLS Clip filterMounted piggy backGuided by QHY5v on Konus Vista 80s with PHDMounted on an HEQ5.11 darks and 11 flatsI had a somewhat horrid gradient across the lower edge thanks to the murk that crept up, I didn't notice it as being particularly bad, but I guess it was for 5 minute subs.Click for bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Martin Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thats a great widefield John yourve picked up so much of the nebule's in orion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 That's really nice, John - tons of stuff captured there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunator Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 JohnVery nice pic CheersIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arad85 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Wow - great stuff John... I quite like how it's a standard camera on a fairly non-standard active mount (for a "standard" DSLR). Also, the mount/quiding is probably more than double the cost of the camera... Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendant Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 An excellent image John, managed Bernards Loop as well, a lovely capture and nicely processed.Brendan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgs001 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 thanks guys. I have to admit, I was rather surprised at the amount of red Ha I pulled out, especially as it's an unmodded camera with the factory fit filter, and with such a low ISO to boot. The processing was very easy for this one too, far easier than some of the other images I've posted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkis Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 A goodly widie John, and nebulosity in abundance, including the Loop.The good old 50 does it again.Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent Midnight Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 to say it in my words... hardcore!beside all these high magnificated nebula and star pictures i never realised there are so many stars only within a single constelation.thanks for open my mindTeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgs001 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thanks Ron, Cheers Teo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MishMich Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I just had another look (following comment on another thread). This is a remarkable image. I zoomed in, and not only is M42 crystal clear, you can make out the running man, and the horsehead in the horsehead nebula is clearly visible. I don't think I've seen that much detail in an image like this before, usually all that gets blown out.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsp123 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 That is one magnificent image, could I have a poster of it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgs001 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Thanks M, I think that Paul had it right, the larger dynamic range at ISO200 really made a huge difference, and processing it was amazingly simple. On some of my images, I've agonised for hours in processing them. I did this in 10 minutes... (well ok, it took some 30 - 40 minutes to stack )...Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 A fantastic capture John, with Barnards Loop and Lamda Orionis Nebula showing really well RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 That's a beauty for sure, great to see orion in context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgs001 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Thanks very much guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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