Marc G
Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
Summer Night Imaging pt2.
Following Thursday's disappointment, last night lived up to expectations.
The weather was a warm 16c & the sky was simply amazing.
With the camera cooling to -5, mount carefully polar aligned & ZS61 focused I awaited Andromeda to clear the oak's to my north.
By 22:23 I was locked on, tracking & guiding.
So here we have M31, The Mighty Andromeda & probably my best rendition thus far.
Techy Bits......
William Optics Z61
William Optics 0.1x FF
Altair filter holder
Altair LPro Max filter
Altair Hypercam 269c pro tec
HEQ5pro (Rowen Belt modded)
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solving, acquisition & dithering
Lights 60 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Darks 10 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Flats & Flat Darks x 20
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
…amazing work…!!! It is beautiful…
That is fantastic!! My constant refrain-- "I don't know how you guys do this stuff!" Excellent image Marc, excellent!
Wow, Beautiful, Amazing, have all been said, and I can't top those . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Bravo Zulu
Marc G
Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
Thanks all.
@Fuminous, Lots of patience, expensive equipment & dedication
@Jimmy T, It really doesn't happen over night. This image is the result of some 15 yrs trial, error, frustration, equipment failure & cloudy nights
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Marc G wrote:
Summer Night Imaging pt2.
Following Thursday's disappointment, last night lived up to expectations.
The weather was a warm 16c & the sky was simply amazing.
With the camera cooling to -5, mount carefully polar aligned & ZS61 focused I awaited Andromeda to clear the oak's to my north.
By 22:23 I was locked on, tracking & guiding.
So here we have M31, The Mighty Andromeda & probably my best rendition thus far.
Techy Bits......
William Optics Z61
William Optics 0.1x FF
Altair filter holder
Altair LPro Max filter
Altair Hypercam 269c pro tec
HEQ5pro (Rowen Belt modded)
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solving, acquisition & dithering
Lights 60 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Darks 10 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Flats & Flat Darks x 20
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
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Beautiful image of M31 and its neighbors. Excellent job.
SonnyE
Loc: Communist California, USA
Gorgeous Marc!
Beautifully done!
I don't understand all of the technical stuff but that is one amazing photo. Great work!
absolutely amazing photo!
Marc G wrote:
Summer Night Imaging pt2.
Following Thursday's disappointment, last night lived up to expectations.
The weather was a warm 16c & the sky was simply amazing.
With the camera cooling to -5, mount carefully polar aligned & ZS61 focused I awaited Andromeda to clear the oak's to my north.
By 22:23 I was locked on, tracking & guiding.
So here we have M31, The Mighty Andromeda & probably my best rendition thus far.
Techy Bits......
William Optics Z61
William Optics 0.1x FF
Altair filter holder
Altair LPro Max filter
Altair Hypercam 269c pro tec
HEQ5pro (Rowen Belt modded)
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solving, acquisition & dithering
Lights 60 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Darks 10 282g (HGC) 24os 180s
Flats & Flat Darks x 20
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Summer Night Imaging pt2. br br Following Thursda... (
show quote)
Not bad. I got one almost just like that with my hand-held cellphone the other night. It would have been better but dawn was about to break an overcast night. Oh, and it was snowing.
Of course I jest. Outstanding effort!
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