Running Man Nebula M43
Feb 3, 2017 10:52:52 #
SonnyE wrote:
We have liquid sunshine here today. Stranger still, Betty and I both find it rains more in the backyard than the front.
Where is our California clear skies???
How do you get widefield shots of the entire Orion Nebula, and then tight in shots like this?
We have liquid sunshine here today. Stranger still, Betty and I both find it rains more in the backyard than the front.
Where is our California clear skies???
How do you get widefield shots of the entire Orion Nebula, and then tight in shots like this?
My new HyperStar setup attaches to the front of the scope eliminating the secondary mirror giving
me a 540mm focal length instead of 2350mm. That opens up the FOV greatly. The Running man shot
is a heavily cropped shot of the whole Orion Nebula area. The Orion portion was so blown out because of the
f/2.3 f-stop I couldn't use it. I still have a lot to learn about layers in PS.
Craig
Feb 4, 2017 09:39:02 #
Oh, OK, that explains it.
Yes, without the secondary mirror, I can see where it eliminates two jumps. From the main to the secondary, and the secondary back down through the center of the main. Correct?
Learning was the challenge that we accepted getting into this sport.
And now the drought has ended and we may as well be in the rain forest. 
Yes, without the secondary mirror, I can see where it eliminates two jumps. From the main to the secondary, and the secondary back down through the center of the main. Correct?
Learning was the challenge that we accepted getting into this sport.
And now the drought has ended and we may as well be in the rain forest.
Feb 4, 2017 17:47:04 #
Very well done and only slight bloating of the larger stars, having a quicker scope must make it a dream to be able to get all the data you need in a fraction of the time. It is insane to see how much each of us have learned on our little journeys.
Honestly I never gave any thought to why they called it running man, learn something new every day.
Matthew
Honestly I never gave any thought to why they called it running man, learn something new every day.
Matthew
Feb 7, 2017 13:12:24 #
Oknoder wrote:
Very well done and only slight bloating of the larger stars, having a quicker scope must make it a dream to be able to get all the data you need in a fraction of the time. It is insane to see how much each of us have learned on our little journeys.
Honestly I never gave any thought to why they called it running man, learn something new every day.
Matthew
Honestly I never gave any thought to why they called it running man, learn something new every day.
Matthew
Thank you very much Matthew, it is a curse and a pleasure to have an f/2.3 scope. The bloating can get extreme at time when trying to get faint objects with a bright star(s) in the view. I do have a learning curve there. I need to learn layers in PS. I found a video in You Tube. Astrophotography Tutorial - Image Processing a Nebula with Photoshop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZREcJ54tY
Craig
Feb 7, 2017 16:07:13 #
I have noticed how difficult it can be to learn by either reading or watching tutorials, simply because many of the times they skim by complex actions, forgetting how long it took them to learn them.
Would be nice to be able to sit down together and have you watch, that way you could ask questions and then give it a try yourself. For the most part I rarely use PS anymore except in the rare occasions I can't get the color balance right in Pixinsight.
While many claim PI is difficult, I was one who thought so, the hardest part is unlearning PS. Once you get comfortable doing things the way PS does them you want other programs to emulate the format.
Matthew
Would be nice to be able to sit down together and have you watch, that way you could ask questions and then give it a try yourself. For the most part I rarely use PS anymore except in the rare occasions I can't get the color balance right in Pixinsight.
While many claim PI is difficult, I was one who thought so, the hardest part is unlearning PS. Once you get comfortable doing things the way PS does them you want other programs to emulate the format.
Matthew
Mar 1, 2017 08:04:50 #
I really must get on the HOG more often Craig , I love the nebulosity and RM is excellent. That took over an hour to capture that faint fuzzy, Very impressive Craig ! I've been trying to get my head around plate solving , with 7 nights of clear enough sky. I had issues arising almost nightly , the good news is I'm starting to get my head around some of the issues.
Mar 1, 2017 12:04:53 #
stepping beyond wrote:
I really must get on the HOG more often Craig , I love the nebulosity and RM is excellent. That took over an hour to capture that faint fuzzy, Very impressive Craig ! I've been trying to get my head around plate solving , with 7 nights of clear enough sky. I had issues arising almost nightly , the good news is I'm starting to get my head around some of the issues.
Thanks very much Stepping. One thing I have noticed is that processing is very personal.
Craig
Mar 8, 2017 12:42:37 #
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