M82 Cigar Galaxy
Apr 18, 2016 13:39:19 #
OK I went to work last night on the M82 Galaxy in spite of the Moon light pollution.
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
Apr 18, 2016 14:33:56 #
CraigFair wrote:
OK I went to work last night on the M82 Galaxy in spite of the Moon light pollution.
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
Topaz cleaned that up really nicely Craig.
Nicely done.
Apr 18, 2016 14:47:09 #
Apr 18, 2016 14:49:35 #
CraigFair wrote:
OK I went to work last night on the M82 Galaxy in spite of the Moon light pollution.
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
I think I got a decent shot of the M82.
10 90 sec Lights and 10 Bias, 10 Darks.
Stacked and processed in Astro FX and Lightroom.
Now I just need to learn all the nuances of AFX.
It's a little noisy.
The second one has been run through Topaz DeNoise.
Craig
Nicely done. What equipment did you use for this?
Just a couple more tweaks and Hubble will have to start worrying!!! Actually, I have yet to see a small scope pull in those hydrogen plumes that Hubble can see. They appear to be a really difficult target.
Apr 18, 2016 15:55:59 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Topaz cleaned that up really nicely Craig.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
Thank you very much Jim, I do like what Topaz can do without turning it to mush.
Craig
Apr 18, 2016 15:56:43 #
Apr 18, 2016 16:03:12 #
JimH123 wrote:
Nicely done. What equipment did you use for this?
Just a couple more tweaks and Hubble will have to start worrying!!! Actually, I have yet to see a small scope pull in those hydrogen plumes that Hubble can see. They appear to be a really difficult target.
Just a couple more tweaks and Hubble will have to start worrying!!! Actually, I have yet to see a small scope pull in those hydrogen plumes that Hubble can see. They appear to be a really difficult target.
That would be nice Jim H to pull in the Hydrogen plumes.
I only shot this for 90 sec with the Celestron KAF 8300 camera and the AFX software that came with it.
I did tweak it a little in Lightroom and Topaz Denoise.
So I'll have to see what it will do at 3 min.
I'll also have to see what SGP can do for me.
Craig
Apr 18, 2016 17:16:08 #
CraigFair wrote:
That would be nice Jim H to pull in the Hydrogen plumes.
I only shot this for 90 sec with the Celestron KAF 8300 camera and the AFX software that came with it.
I did tweak it a little in Lightroom and Topaz Denoise.
So I'll have to see what it will do at 3 min.
I'll also have to see what SGP can do for me.
Craig
I only shot this for 90 sec with the Celestron KAF 8300 camera and the AFX software that came with it.
I did tweak it a little in Lightroom and Topaz Denoise.
So I'll have to see what it will do at 3 min.
I'll also have to see what SGP can do for me.
Craig
I was wondering if you used your new toy. Looks like you got the hang of it.
Apr 18, 2016 17:29:27 #
JimH123 wrote:
I was wondering if you used your new toy. Looks like you got the hang of it.
Hi Jim I am just barely getting the hang of it I have a lot to learn about CCD work form DSLR.
I downloaded SGP and am giving a whirl.
Craig
Apr 18, 2016 17:59:25 #
Once you get use to NOT having the live view, it really isn't bad. Its hard at first, but mostly because you are not accustomed to a blind shot...get your focus, setup exposure time and let the equipment do the rest. PS I never used many of the features in AstroFX, I did go as far as to stack and stretch.
Apr 18, 2016 18:22:21 #
CraigFair wrote:
Hi Jim I am just barely getting the hang of it I have a lot to learn about CCD work form DSLR.
I downloaded SGP and am giving a whirl.
Craig
I downloaded SGP and am giving a whirl.
Craig
I am interested in your experience in making the DSLR jump to CCD and your opinion as to how this process has gone.
You might need more time.
Apr 18, 2016 18:28:46 #
Europa wrote:
Once you get use to NOT having the live view, it really isn't bad. Its hard at first, but mostly because you are not accustomed to a blind shot...get your focus, setup exposure time and let the equipment do the rest. PS I never used many of the features in AstroFX, I did go as far as to stack and stretch.
Yes I think I'll just try stacking and saving my work and work it in other programs.
Craig
Apr 18, 2016 18:33:11 #
JimH123 wrote:
I am interested in your experience in making the DSLR jump to CCD and your opinion as to how this process has gone.
You might need more time.
You might need more time.
It is a process that I have just begun so I will post my experiences as I post more.
Not having Live View is a real jump but I am getting used to the rolling "Focus" option in AFX.
I did it pretty well last night and have left the camera mounted to the scope for tonight.
Craig
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