Perkil8r Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Had issues with the mount tonight but managed to get first light with the new ed80. Just 20 x 120sec subs, no calibration. Very rough and dirty processing as I didn't think it would be up to much, but it seems better than I thought. Details: Scope SW ED80 Pro, Camera 350D Modded with IDAS Clip filter, Mount eq5 unguided. 20 x 120 sec exp @ 800 Stacked DSS, Very quick stretch, curves, de-noise, sharpen and saturation. No cropping, just straight out of the camera. Will have a go at processing again in the morning, maybe layer mask the core and false luminence just to see how far I can pull the data. http://www.flickr.com/photos/88780247@N07/8374264461/'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/88780247@N07/8374264461/'>ed801stlight by http://www.flickr.com/people/88780247@N07/'>Perkil8r, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 As usual Mike very nice Running man is there and the colour is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Woohooo Mike - that's one giant leap in AP for you - all that practise with the ST80 has really paid off. Beautifull pic with loads of detail and colour. I knew you'd come good with the right gear. Excellent image (Don't wanna rush you but it's about time you started guiding longer exposures - your fab skills wasted without guiding lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Cracking image Mike, you should be well chuffed with that baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'll second that, cloud detail is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very nice Mike, you must be well pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Great start Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well done, that looks great Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Great photo Mike !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Superb Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm really happy with the new scope. I can see a big improvement already. TBH this image is never going to be cutting edge, but for how little data, I feel it's better than the 6 hours worth I had previously with the st80. The colours are a lot better, and it just seems to be in HD by comparison. I will have a decent go at processing this later this afternoon, I'm sure I can do a bit more with the data yet. For a first light effort at -3 degrees and a mount that wasn't playing ball and intermitent mist/cloud I think this shows the potential quite nicely. Thanks for the kind comments, and most of all, thanks to Sheila for the loan of the bit to botch everything together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Awesome Mike, considering that you have few subs, and shed loads of high cloud. The future looks bright!..... no, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Mike, Looks really good, have done a small amount of processing on the file. Drop me a pm with your e-mail and I'll send. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Mike what a great start with the scope. if this is the start can't wait to see more, but would echo kim, what about guiding mate...the images would be awesome Good stuff Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm really happy with the new scope. I can see a big improvement already. TBH this image is never going to be cutting edge, but for how little data, I feel it's better than the 6 hours worth I had previously with the st80. The colours are a lot better, and it just seems to be in HD by comparison. I will have a decent go at processing this later this afternoon, I'm sure I can do a bit more with the data yet. For a first light effort at -3 degrees and a mount that wasn't playing ball and intermitent mist/cloud I think this shows the potential quite nicely. Thanks for the kind comments, and most of all, thanks to Sheila for the loan of the bit to botch everything together you welcome Mike, you know me got loads of stuff in tow....glad it helped. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_Paul Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nice first light Mike. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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