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PoTM entries for November 2014


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Can you please post all entries for PoTM November in this thread.


 


Remember only one photo per member is allowed.


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Wizard Neb in Hubble Palette.


 


Set up.


GT 81


SXV - H9


SX filter wheel


Pier mounted belt modded NEQ6


Captured in Maxim


Guiding in PHD using a Loadstar and OAG


 


Stats.


HA - 7 hours of 1200 second subs.


O111 - 7 hours of 1200 second subs


S11 - 7 Hours of 1200 second subs


 


All subs stacked in Maxim


Aligned and combined in PS 6.


 


Click on image for full res.


 


TRUE-HUBBLE--WIZARD-NEB.jpg


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Go on then.............


 


Moon Rocket:


10441509_10152800941258917_8467334866761


 


Taken with Google Nexus Phone Camera.


Single frame HDR setting. Point and shoot.


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  • 2 weeks later...

here`s my effort of the horse head nebula and Flame, seem to have spent more time messing with the kit than using it just lately, but seem to have it all sorted now, fingers crossed.


 


horseheadandflamewithdarksandhaflats_zps

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Changed my mind about picture :D


Cygnus NGC7000 region Widefield


 


Scope - Non


Camera - Canon EOS 1000D self modified with 50mm F1.8 Mk2 lens


Filters - IDAS LPR bodged in front of lens with sticky tape and good faith


Mount - HEQ5 (no guiding)


 


 


ISO 800, 1 hours worth of 2 minute subs, lens at f3.2 to control blobbiness


Aligned and stacked in Images + 4 and messed about with in Photoshop 7


 


cygnusregion3.jpg


Edited by philjay
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My M42 - 24/11/14

SW Equinox 80 APO, Field Flattener EQ5 Pro Synscan GOTO.
Guiding: SW 9x 50 finder guider and QHY5.
Modded Canon 600D with CLS clip filter.
Using: BYEOS, PHD, DSS, Photoshop CC and PixInsight (trial)

M42 - Orion Nebula - Finished Image

ISO 400
5 X 300 second light frames
6 x 600 second light frames
15 x 30 second light frames
10 x 10 second light frames
40 x Flats
20 x Bias
20 X Darks

15731315067_278e2c9ca6_z.jpgM42 - BEST IMAGE CROP pixi 1 less pink by VikN46, on Flickr

Edited by VikN46
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - 23/24th Nov 2014

15728667818_8b66140a42_c.jpgM33Triangulum Galaxy by sja88, on Flickr

 

ED80 on an HEQ5 Pro with an un-modified Nikon D5000.

ISO 640 2min subs x55
20 Darks and 20 Flats
Best 85% of 55 frames stacked in DSS
1 hr 36 minutes total

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WINNER OF NOVEMBERS PoTM


 


 


This month I had the task of deciding a winner from the 9 entries in the November PoTM.


 


So congratulations to Red Dwalf for his Horse Head Nebula and Flame.


 


This image is now the second entrant into the EMS Photo of the Year competition.

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Congratulations Rob, a lovely image.


 


Thanks to everyone for their entries as well, there are some corkers.


 


Clear skies.


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well what can i say,


many thanks for the comments and thanks Noel for selecting me form the November contenders, there were some lovely entries to the November selections and some very good first attempts of M42 which where very impressive, i`m looking forward to having a go at M42 if the weather ever starts to play ball.


well done to all the entrants and lets hope for some lovely December entries. 


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Guest Phillyo

Congratulations Rob! Very nice image. Horse head is a special target I think as it signifies the start of winter imaging...if the weather ever plays ball!

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