Reprocessed M81!
FS102NSV @f76.8
ST2000XM
CLS Astronomik IIc
12x 600"
Darks (and flats from another photo)
MaxIm & CS4
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
M101
Another shot at Pego do Altar's Messier Marathon, on March 13, 2010.
FS102NSV f/6.8
ST2000XM selfguided
CLS Astronomik IIc filter
6x 600" @-20ºC
darks (flats from another picture... :-p)
MaxIm DL & CS4
FS102NSV f/6.8
ST2000XM selfguided
CLS Astronomik IIc filter
6x 600" @-20ºC
darks (flats from another picture... :-p)
MaxIm DL & CS4
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pego do Altar Messier Marathon, March 13, 2010
Long awaited Messier Marathon, scheduled some 4 months ago and threatened by one of the most rainiest winters I can recall in a very ling time.
Nice time along with some fellows AAs and big time to get away from downtown city lights sky.
This proved to be a much appreciated place and I'm sure we'll get back there in the future.
I had, however, some energy shortage... my vehicle battery ran dead just after some 1h30'. Unbelievable; I didn't even hear the inverter's beep, letting me know it was time to start the motor on, for some minutes... Well, I had to jump start it with the help of someone's car...
I took advantage of Pedro Ré's expertise and knowledge to setup my Maxim's routines. Guiding was very good and I was able to integrate M101 for some 60' and also M81 for another 120'.
Didn't take flats nor darks.
This is just a first processing routine:
image: FS102NSV, f/6.8, selfguided
mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini
ccd: ST2000xm, CLS Astromomik IIc filter
MaxIm DL and CS4
Nice time along with some fellows AAs and big time to get away from downtown city lights sky.
This proved to be a much appreciated place and I'm sure we'll get back there in the future.
I had, however, some energy shortage... my vehicle battery ran dead just after some 1h30'. Unbelievable; I didn't even hear the inverter's beep, letting me know it was time to start the motor on, for some minutes... Well, I had to jump start it with the help of someone's car...
I took advantage of Pedro Ré's expertise and knowledge to setup my Maxim's routines. Guiding was very good and I was able to integrate M101 for some 60' and also M81 for another 120'.
Didn't take flats nor darks.
This is just a first processing routine:
image: FS102NSV, f/6.8, selfguided
mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini
ccd: ST2000xm, CLS Astromomik IIc filter
MaxIm DL and CS4
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
AAPOD - February 3, 2010
I am glad and proud I made it again: one more AAPOD (http://astronomy.fm/)!
JC/2010
JC/2010
Mars, Feb, 1st, 2010 f/30
Before seeing deteriorated, I was able to snap this Mars.
Stack of some 800 frames per R&G channel and 600 B.
C11 @f/30
Registax 5 & CS4.
Seeing 5/10.
JC/2010
Stack of some 800 frames per R&G channel and 600 B.
C11 @f/30
Registax 5 & CS4.
Seeing 5/10.
JC/2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Mars, Feb, 1st, 2010
Seeing has gotten a little better and allowed for a couple of tries at f/30.
Since it looked so nice, I tweaked collimation and pushed up to f/30. Boy, I could see fine detail on the R channel image on the laptop screen. I was glad that it was worth the waiting... only to become evident that seeing was only getting worse...
This is the best I was able to get, just some 50 minutes later...
C11 @f/30, DMK21AF, RGB Astronomik IIb
Registax & CS4.
Got to keep waiting for better skies...
JC/2010
First off, I didn't push hard to f/30 but rather to f/20.
It looked promising and seeing was quite nice for my local standards - 6 story roof top building, with scattered fireplace chimneys, though none was burning at the time.
I got the following picture, a stack of some 1000 frames per channel, in Registax and CS4.
It looked promising and seeing was quite nice for my local standards - 6 story roof top building, with scattered fireplace chimneys, though none was burning at the time.
I got the following picture, a stack of some 1000 frames per channel, in Registax and CS4.
Since it looked so nice, I tweaked collimation and pushed up to f/30. Boy, I could see fine detail on the R channel image on the laptop screen. I was glad that it was worth the waiting... only to become evident that seeing was only getting worse...
This is the best I was able to get, just some 50 minutes later...
C11 @f/30, DMK21AF, RGB Astronomik IIb
Registax & CS4.
Got to keep waiting for better skies...
JC/2010
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