Around NGC-884
Nov 1, 2018 21:36:42 #
I pointed the scope in the general direction of NGC-884 a few nghts ago. Had a full moon, but also had a clear sky, so I couldn't resist shooting SOMETHING!!! Wasn't trying to center on the cluster, I put it down in the lower right and did a 2-minute exposure using the ST-80 scope and the QHY camera. A longer exposure and a little better color balance would have helped, but I think it is pretty. The second shot is somewhere near NGC - 7000. I did this also as a 2 mintute shot, then shut down and went to bed. I don't think I was on NGC -7000 cause I am not seeing nebula. Of course, it is possible that 2 minutes with that camera and scope just wasn't enuf exposure. I will try for the nebula again next good night I get. Anyway, they look good as my desktop at work. I like to use my astro photos as my desk top. Gets lots of "ooohhh" and "aaahhh" from some of the other folks. Hey, I am an old man and the job is volunteer - if I let loose a little ego -well - that's fine!
Nov 12, 2018 09:37:26 #
Looks good, but a single 2 minute exposure isn't enough to pull in nebula very much.
With my old Orion G3 camera I took to doing very long singles and started seeing nebulousity.
But those generally ran 15, 20, or 30 minutes. Because the camera was so poor, and the images so noisy, they couldn't be stacked.
That camera is dead now, and I'm using an Atik Infinity. It's software does stacking so it can build the image.
Then I twiddle with the histogram colors to draw out more detail before saving the image.
But nebulosity takes time. You are trying to pull in very faint light. So it takes time and layers to get the whole onion.
Keep at it. There is a lot out there to shoot at.
With my old Orion G3 camera I took to doing very long singles and started seeing nebulousity.
But those generally ran 15, 20, or 30 minutes. Because the camera was so poor, and the images so noisy, they couldn't be stacked.
That camera is dead now, and I'm using an Atik Infinity. It's software does stacking so it can build the image.
Then I twiddle with the histogram colors to draw out more detail before saving the image.
But nebulosity takes time. You are trying to pull in very faint light. So it takes time and layers to get the whole onion.
Keep at it. There is a lot out there to shoot at.
Nov 12, 2018 17:03:03 #
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