my 1st Andromeda of the year...

Toxic Coolaid · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

I tried out my new dark place to shoot, and I actually did NOT have to use any LP filter. This id definitely my best image of M31 yet. I got nearly 2 hours of data before the sunlight started creeping up. Atmosphere was very dry and the sky was the darkest I've ever had the pleasure to shoot in. Hopefully I'll get to image from here more often.

seeing 9/10 green zone LP
Sky-Watcher PRO 80ED with focal reducer
Canon 60Da
CGEM guided with LVI2 and Orion ST80
Stacked in DSS and processed with PS
with Troy's actions, Gradient X Terminator, Noiseware Professional

34 x 3 min Lights
20 Darks
40 each of Flats, Dark Flats, Offset

Finial image

Celestron · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

Great detail but where is the color ?

Toxic Coolaid · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

I'm still working but they don't seem to want to come out well. I probably need to sleep and mess with it later

TC_Fenua · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

Very nice

Lots of details, love it !

Do you have a bigger size ?

mtbdudex · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

Looks great, and sleep == who needs sleep?

We just want to see you take this image to the next level

Toxic Coolaid · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtbdudex

Looks great, and sleep == who needs sleep?

Tell me about it. I'd been up for 44 hours when I was working on these... I pressed the power button twice instead if the "esc" button just below it. I decided I'd better go on to bed. Being awake and cognitive are 2 different things

Toxic Coolaid · 27th of June 2012 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestron

Great detail but where is the color ?

Looks like I lost the colors in DSS. I went back through the whole process,and I found thoes new blue stars.

SteveInNZ · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

You guys have all the good looking galaxies up there. What was the focal reducer (or the effective focal length of the setup) and is the image cropped ? Hopefully I'll get a chance to image it later in the year and I'd be pleased as punch if I could get something like that.

mtbdudex · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxic Coolaid

Looks like I lost the colors in DSS. I went back through the whole process,and I found thoes new blue stars.

looks fantastic!

cyberon · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

Very nice image!

Celestron · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxic Coolaid

Looks like I lost the colors in DSS. I went back through the whole process,and I found thoes new blue stars.

There you go ! Lot's better ! Good job !

Toxic Coolaid · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveInNZ

What was the focal reducer (or the effective focal length of the setup) and is the image cropped ?

It was a Celestron .85X focal reducer which took the focal length down from 600mm to 510mm. And there is only a very slight crop. I usually do a small crop on every image just to take away the data from the very edge of the image. Last year I shot at 600mm and it put Andromeda completely from corner to corner, and I probably lost just a bit from each end.

jpalmer · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

very nice i cant wait to grab her my self.

HaroldC3 · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

That is a wonderful image. I can't wait to capture her some day.

Toxic Coolaid · 28th of June 2012 (Thu)

thanks guys

27th of June 2012 (Wed)	#1
Toxic Coolaid Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NorthEast Tennessee Posts: 688 IMAGE EDITING OK	my 1st Andromeda of the year... I tried out my new dark place to shoot, and I actually did NOT have to use any LP filter. This id definitely my best image of M31 yet. I got nearly 2 hours of data before the sunlight started creeping up. Atmosphere was very dry and the sky was the darkest I've ever had the pleasure to shoot in. Hopefully I'll get to image from here more often. seeing 9/10 green zone LP Sky-Watcher PRO 80ED with focal reducer Canon 60Da CGEM guided with LVI2 and Orion ST80 Stacked in DSS and processed with PS with Troy's actions, Gradient X Terminator, Noiseware Professional 34 x 3 min Lights 20 Darks 40 each of Flats, Dark Flats, Offset Finial image __________________ AstroGear List: 60Da, T2i, Moded 1000D, Meade LX90 8in, Astro-Tech 8" f/4 imaging Newtonian, Skywatcher 80mm APO ED, Orion ST 80 guide scope, SSAG, Celestron CGEM mount. Last edited by Toxic Coolaid : 19th of August 2012 (Sun) at 13:27.

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Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,312	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... Great detail but where is the color ? __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

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Toxic Coolaid Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NorthEast Tennessee Posts: 688 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... I'm still working but they don't seem to want to come out well. I probably need to sleep and mess with it later __________________ AstroGear List: 60Da, T2i, Moded 1000D, Meade LX90 8in, Astro-Tech 8" f/4 imaging Newtonian, Skywatcher 80mm APO ED, Orion ST 80 guide scope, SSAG, Celestron CGEM mount.

27th of June 2012 (Wed)	#4
TC_Fenua Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tahiti - French Polynésia Posts: 649	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... Very nice Lots of details, love it ! Do you have a bigger size ? __________________ Teva , my Flickr A camera + Some Lenses I suck at photography , but at least I'm having fun doing it

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mtbdudex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,131 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... Looks great, and sleep == who needs sleep? We just want to see you take this image to the next level __________________ Mike R, P.E. .....iMac 27"(i7), iPad2, iPhone4, 24" iMac, AppleTV(160), MacBook Canon: T1i + lens:70-200 L f2.8 IS II / TC 1.4x 2x / 15-85 / f1.4 50; FEISOL tripod CT-3441S + CB-40D Ball Head Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 800 CGEM Schmidt-Cassegrain + gear My top 10 in Astrophotography. . .DIY acoustic panels

28th of June 2012 (Thu)	#8
SteveInNZ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,071 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... You guys have all the good looking galaxies up there. What was the focal reducer (or the effective focal length of the setup) and is the image cropped ? Hopefully I'll get a chance to image it later in the year and I'd be pleased as punch if I could get something like that. __________________ "Treat every photon with respect" - David Malin.

28th of June 2012 (Thu)	#10
cyberon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 538 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... Very nice image! __________________ 500D, Speedlite 430EX II, Lens : 15-85mm; 50mm F1.8 II; 100mm F2.8L IS Macro; 70-200mm F4L; Samyang 8mm F3.5 U/W : G11, OEM Housing, Inon S2000, Inon D4 Tray, Inon UCL-165 Close up lens Astro : Modded 1100D, ES 80ED, Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount, Astrotrac TT320X-AG, Astronomik CLS Clip in filter

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jpalmer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: suffolk, england Posts: 1,273	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... very nice i cant wait to grab her my self. __________________ jason d300 sony hx100v sony a550tamron sp 90 macro ed80/600mm 2x tele plus 190xprob aw trecker

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HaroldC3 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Richland, WA Posts: 2,448 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: my 1st Andromeda of the year... That is a wonderful image. I can't wait to capture her some day. __________________ Flickr ~ Buy/Sell Feedback Canon 60D / Canon 10-22mm / Canon 18-135mm / Sigma 30mm 1.4 / Canon 70-210mm f3.5-4.5

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