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First image with a new 60 MegaPixel camera with Andromeda as the target.
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Sep 12, 2021 18:19:00   #
OneShot1 Loc: Wichita, KS, USA
 
Wow! Thanks!

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Sep 12, 2021 19:17:53   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
angler wrote:
Excellent set.


Hi angler
Thanks for viewing the shot of Andromeda and for the comment.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:21:06   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
2Dragons wrote:
Fantastic pictures. I find it incredible that cameras are out there today that can take pictures from earth that formerly were only possible through high power telescopes or Hubble. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful shots.
Fantastic pictures. I find it incredible that cam... (show quote)


Hi 2Dragons
Thanks for checking out the image of Andromeda and for the comment and the Thumbs up. Indeed todays technology allows folks who happen been bitten by the astrophotography bug to take images that where not possible all that long ago.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:23:21   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
bwana wrote:
Great result! That 60MP wasn't wasted...

bwa


Hi bwa
Thanks for viewing the view of Andromeda with the new camera. The new 60MP camera allows for a lot of detail with low noise.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:25:06   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Dleib38 wrote:
Absolutely Amazing. Many thanks


Hi Dleib38
Thanks for viewing the photo of the Andromeda Galaxy and for the comment. (It is my pleasure to share).

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Sep 12, 2021 19:28:04   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Red Rock wrote:
Remarkable photos. The wonder of the Cosmos has always fascinated man, and always will! To be able to take
a glimpse into the past of our universe is amazing.


Hi Red Rock
Thanks for viewing the photo of the Andromeda galaxy and for the comment. Indeed we are looking at Andromeda as it was a couple of million years ago, but some of the other background galaxies are seen as they where a several hundred million years ago.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:29:18   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Moondoggie wrote:
WOW!!! Thanks for sharing 😀


Hi Moondoggie
Thanks for viewing the Andromeda Galaxy, for the comment and smiley face.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:30:10   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
OneShot1 wrote:
Wow! Thanks!


Hi OneShot1
Thanks for checking out the image of the Andromeda Galaxy and for the comment.

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Sep 12, 2021 19:47:34   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Fantastic work Ballard!

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Sep 12, 2021 20:04:52   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
WOW!

Don

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Sep 12, 2021 20:13:42   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
I have No Idea what I am looking at ,but it is beautiful ,none the less and must have been a lot of work for you to create. You clearly have great skills in this field. Thank you for your diligence and great attention to detail.

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Sep 12, 2021 21:01:19   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Ballard wrote:
The smoke finally cleared off enough to give me a chance to try out my new mono-astro camera. This image of the Andromeda galaxy was made by stacking groups of shots taken with a Luminance, Red, Green and Blue filter. These groups where then combined to produce a full color image. Due to the large size of Andromeda I used a 500mm Canon lens rather than a standard telescope. I also used a homemade adapter to attach the filter wheel and astro-camera to the Canon lens. Many of the subframes had satellites go through while the exposures were being taken, fortunately it is fairly easy to filter out most of the satellite trails (I did end up doing a small amount of cleaning with a clone tool).
The first image is the end result, in download and double download you can see the darker dust lanes in the galaxy and several of its bright blue star clusters. This image required ~6 hours of total exposure.
The next image is same except I went though and circled a number of dim galaxies in background (probably most of these are many 100's of millions of light years away). The red circle shows where I believe I found 1 dim galaxy and the yellow circle is where two or more distant galaxies showed up. This was just a cursory examination and there are certainly many more that could be found. A few of the circles also have PGC numbers of the galaxies in the circles (only a few of them showed up in my charts). You will probably need to use a the double down load to pick out these dim galaxies.
The last images is one of the subframes that shows one of the pesky satellite trails.
All questions, comments and suggestions are welcome.
The smoke finally cleared off enough to give me a ... (show quote)


Incredible, Ballard!

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Sep 12, 2021 21:47:41   #
MTDesigns Loc: Corryton,Tenn.
 
Just amazing!!

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Sep 12, 2021 23:37:06   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
srfmhg wrote:
Fantastic work Ballard!


Hi srfmhg
Thanks for viewing the Andromeda Galaxy and for the comment.

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Sep 12, 2021 23:37:50   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
PAR4DCR wrote:
WOW!

Don


Hi Don
Thanks for checking out the Andromeda Galaxy and for the comment.

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