OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 There were clear skies here last night for around an hour and a half, the first of which in what seems months. Conditions were not great what with the glow of the moon highlighting the high clouds that whispered across the sky like cotton string. But hey it was clear and i had to get out whilst i could . Setup the the Eq6 and ED80 with a very quick polar alignment which involved sighting up the Mount and moving accordingly to polaris, the Alignment was just good enough for 30 secs exposures which was great as my battery in my remote had died. Took in some views of these beautyful younge stars and the ED80 came up trumps showing pin point stars and a hint of nebula around Alcyone a main seq star like most of the Seven sisters. Whilst my Camera was clicking away i set about using my Binos and took in some splendid views of M31 and the Double Cluster considering the Moon was doing it's best to ruin the observing/imaging it failed as the views were splendid and refreshing after so long without observing. After a while the clouds started to roll in so i stopped the camera at 30 frames taken and packed my gear away a cuppa Tea and Toast was on it's way .Here's two images the first showing M45 and Second with some Info on the Image.Hope you like.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 WowA stunner JamesLooking at that shows why we bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLO Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Very nice James; the labels are a good idea Observing nebulosity thru an ED80 ... impressive 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Very, very nice James 8) Great observation report to, its good to see you imaging again, keep em' coming, weather permitting of course....I especially like the labelling idea, it helps people like myself!Caz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thank you for the kind words and iam glad you like the added effect of label's i thought it may help those nor familiar with M45...James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice pic indeed. And nice going getting the nebulosity as well.RegardsRuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCopestake Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice one James. Is that a single 30 second shot?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks Russ/Gordon,Gordon, It's 30x 30 secs which i stacked in Image Plus then editted in PS mate, it's about as much as i can get from M45 atm due to conditions James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCopestake Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 ahhh, 15 minutes is more like what i expected! A great image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks Gordon , i tried looking for Orion and just about observed Betelgeuse with my bino's, it's an exciting moment to know M42 is on it's way back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonCopestake Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Yup, i love M42. Can't wait to see the old boy again hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 An excellent image after such a drought!!!Nice work James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice one mate, really good picture.I was disappointed with M45 though the dob, I could see the hint of nebula around Alcyone but generally it was poor though the dob.I suppose things like this are best through binos?Kain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Super images JamesThe ED80 is ideal for M4530 sec images on only a roughly polar aligned mount is about the limit isn't it?Got up for work 1/2 hour earlier this morning and a faint - fading Orion was just visible before the sky brightened! MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELESCOPE Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 FANTASTIC IMAGE OF M45 jAMES LIKE THAT SECOND ONE NEEDS A BLOG ENTRY I THINK , AND NICE TO SEE U OUT AGAIN MATE ROG GOOD IMAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qcdougn Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice one James...VG round stars. I like the labels too...A Blog topic for sure there, Rog.Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thank you again for the kind comments Kain,It's prob better to wait a month from now to get a really nice view of M45 in your Dob also remember having a trained eye help's with seeking out those fine details. One tip for you to try whilst observing M45 and hopefully won't make you dizzy is when observing it keep your eye's following the main bright stars of the seven sisters/pattern this may aid with you seeing more Neb around the Stars also use a low power EP if you can.MD,The ED80 is ideal for M4530 sec images on only a roughly polar aligned mount is about the limit isn't it?It really was a rough alignment and a bit of luck too i guess, with a better even rough Alignment the EQ6 and ED80 setup should get you at least 45 secs i reakon but you should really try and get as good an alignment as possiable i was just being as quick as i could ...One for Blog iam honoured thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice one James,Setting the bar a bit too high for the rest of us!Nice to hear that someone has had a break in the weather too Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Cheers Anthony,Setting the bar a bit too high for the rest of us!Nah iam sure many will get far better images than this soon enough First break in ages last night hopefully it will become a trend and everyone can get out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon G Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nice pic of M45. Always comes out nice when imaging it.It's good to see some stuff from what seems like an age under the cloud.Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thank you Gordon, yeah certainly give's you a Buzz seeing stars again(or is that the beer?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warthog Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Yeah, good pic! You can see why I just like to stare into it when I get it in the scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 It is mesmerising isn't WH|(look into my eye's :shock:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLO Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Yeah, good pic! You can see why I just like to stare into it when I get it in the scope.I feel the same about the Perseus Double Cluster and the Wild Duck cluster 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Super image James. I had a go at this last month but it was a mess, nothing like what you have managed. What to you mean by a rough polar alignment??? Did you use the polar scope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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