Marc G
Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
Whilst Steve was demonstrating his long tube I was continuing my exploration within the constellation of Taurus.
Pointing slightly higher than M45 I was happily collecting data from the California Nebula & surrounding dust clouds.
Utilizing the Screen Mask Invert technique I began the lengthy task of processing the nebula & stars separately from the background and surrounding dust clouds before finally merging the two frames as one.
Techy Bits......
William Optics ZS61
William Optics 1.0x flattener
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 75 285g HGC 25os 180s
Darks 5 285g 25os 180s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Marc G
Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
Marc G wrote:
Whilst Steve was demonstrating his long tube I was continuing my exploration within the constellation of Taurus.
Pointing slightly higher than M45 I was happily collecting data from the California Nebula & surrounding dust clouds.
Utilizing the Screen Mask Invert technique I began the lengthy task of processing the nebula & stars separately from the background and surrounding dust clouds before finally merging the two frames as one.
Techy Bits......
William Optics ZS61
William Optics 1.0x flattener
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 75 285g HGC 25os 180s
Darks 5 285g 25os 180s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
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Thanks Jim, feel free to check out my other images from my profile
I've looked at several of your pictures. Sorry you can't see me genuflect in a text message.
And my quick thought was about how difficult it is to avoid light pollution in my area. Then, the long trip to get to a site like that. And the honest question if I can afford to invest in the equipment and software to do this kind of excellent work. Wonderfully done.
Love the star colors and the nebula with dust clouds came out very nice.
Really nice Marc, love all the dust and how nice the stars came out.
Excellent image. Really like the inter stellar flux.
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