JohnP_1

Thanks again. Here is a link that integrates what you, Bryan and I are talking about into a visual detection calculator, http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/Visual...Calculator.htm. I fully enjoy working on these solutions manually.

- John

Originally Posted by KT4HX

Originally Posted by JohnP_1

Thanks. I use what I've learned in Roger Clark's book Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky, https://books.google.com/books?id=gC...htness&f=false.

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Indeed it is. I am going to try to tomorrow night though since it doesn't clear around here until after 8pm and the clocks have a mean streak about them tonight...

Originally Posted by jimminCT

Originally Posted by JohnP_1

I feel your pain with the sky. Nice reprocess. Maybe a long road trip is in order??


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The whole point of spending a ton of time and money on the Obsy, was to not have to go anywhere...

This is getting to the point of distraction,

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Thanks Steve. I decided to blog this post since I don't have new data from that I took a week ago. The moon is too near this target to bother setting up in below freezing weather.

I actually used very little noise reduction on this. I was able to determine what was going on with my Pole Master and have since setup a few times and very quickly polar aligned. I want to aim for this one at least one more time this season.. I need to look into a tree surgeon to take care of a few ...

Thanks! I do too. The SNR was already very good with the data that I have. I am busy this week, so it may be the next dark cycle that I can go for a spin with her. I didn't lose any subs in the process and had no star-trailing.

The focus was significantly improved compared to past efforts, though I might be able to find some that I could add to it.

I ended up stretching the color channels separately using Fits Liberator (a Nasa product), which worked very well. ...

Originally Posted by dmdmtr

Great image! Well done John!! Cold? Today, at noon, at my place, it was 15°C!! The highest temperature of this period recorded ever. Last year it was -15°C.

I'm just not used to it any longer. This coming Saturday is expected to be up to 52F (11.1C), which is a big swing. I used to live near the border with Canada (~32 years ago) and we often saw temperatures of -10F (-23.3C) in December.