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Thread: M63 Sunflower Galaxy
- 04-25-2010, 05:08 PM #1
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M63 Sunflower Galaxy
I was able to capture 90 second images last night after doing a "drift alignment" on the scope. Here's the results: (16 minutes, SW254N, EQ5pro, guided)
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- 04-25-2010, 05:50 PM #2
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Very good image Gordon. You caught some nice detail in the Galaxy. How lomg did it take you to drift align ? What would happen if you went beyond 90 seconds with your exposures?
Well done.Declan.
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- 04-25-2010, 06:04 PM #3
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Took about 1/2 hour total. (10 mins for altitude and 10 for azimuth.) Trying to use "eqalign" for this but having some issues. l was still able to do the drift align but had to do some jumping back and forth between it and stellarium for the setups.
I was really more "playing" than getting serious. I turned off the autoguiding and tried for 2 min images and got some star trails (also according the histogram it was starting to overexpose) so turned it down to 90 seconds.Gordon
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- 04-25-2010, 06:17 PM #4
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Yeah! Fair point. But its a very good image for playing none the less I have an auto guider in transit from Canada as we speak..so I hope to start playing myself soon Gordon.
Thanks for the details and the image.
Clear skies.Declan.
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- 04-25-2010, 08:01 PM #5
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Good for the short exposures Gordon . Always good to try new ways of doing things , something I am very guilty of .
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- 04-26-2010, 02:41 AM #6
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Half the fun is trying things. I have some things that work and many that don't but I would have never found the things that have worked out without trying new stuff out.
Thanks again for the comments! It's what keeps me going.Gordon
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Gordon, you are really progressing quickly!
How are your 90 second+ shots? Too much noise/drift?Name: Gus OTAs: ED 100 PRO refractor, Orion ST80 (not the CF), 8" Dob stuck in Canada Mounts:HEQ5PRO Synscan mount, Manfrotto Tripod CAMS: QHY8L not recommended, Guidecam Philips SPC900 webcams (4), Canon unmodded-450D DSLR
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