Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Love seeing all of these amazing shots! Here's a couple I haven't shared yet. The Rosetta and heart nebula with about 30 of each Ha, Oiii, and Siii. I'm still learning how to use my hyperstar, but I
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Jamie Amendolagine
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Re: Argh! Updates my fanny!
Hi Derek! Yeah, I mentioned my Insulated Carhartt's in a post and it drew the attention of a gal in Minnesota. She was surprised someone in California would know about, let alone use, insulated bibs
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Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...>
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Tks Michael...you're right about the sensitivity factor. The QE of the chip in The ST-10 is fantastic...BTW...the #2 Gemini you fixed for me is working great...Tks again Stay safe, Stu
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Stu Beaber
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Nice work Stu. I've seen this area of the sky before, but your narrowband imaging again reminds me of how complex the universe is. What beautiful work you all are doing. Thank you for brightening up
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Michael Herman
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Yes Brian...the ST-10 is a great old dinosaur...I started with a ST8-I, then the ST-8XME and now the ST-10XME...I like it better than my QSI583 althou that's not a bad camera either... Stu
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Stu Beaber
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Brian...That's Ha, SII, SII...The weather closed the door on getting any OIII, so I mapped the SII to green and blue... Stu
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Stu Beaber
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Very cool Stu - is this SHO narrowband? I have all the gear you mentioned, although I gave up my ST-10XME some years back. it was a great camera that served me well -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio
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Brian Valente
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Here's one of my better shots this past year...IC 443 aka the Jelly Fish nebula. Taken with a SBIG ST-10XME thru narrowband filters and a AT8RC carbon fiber scope riding on a G11/Gemini 1 in the
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Stu Beaber
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
lol - yeah there are a lot of gamers and miners using them. I use it mostly for video production (queue losmandy tutorials :) ) -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com
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Brian Valente
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Re: Happy new year!
Happy New Year Carl! -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+edmonds ) (I suggest viewed in full screen)
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Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...>
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Wow, an RTX 3090! ?I looked at that for an upgrade, but it won¡¯t fit either my budget or my MiniITX case. ?The best I can do is an RTX 3070. You¡¯ll be all ready for 4K flying in MS Flight
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Don Holmgren
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
I sent you a PM, Tom. Hopefully your climb will be easier for you. ;^) I'll do whatever I can to help. -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+edmonds )
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Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...>
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Really great Don - i'm a total sucker for M78 Like you, i hope PixInsight will continue to improve GPU support i just dropped a boatload on an rtx 3090, so gpu acceleration is definitely welcome :) --
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Brian Valente
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Here are a few that came out well I think: NGC2174 (Monkey Head) in narrowband ( https://www.astrobin.com/3fhyw2/?nc=user ) NGC2024 (Flame) ( https://www.astrobin.com/vqzu1c/?nc=user ) M78 (
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Don Holmgren
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Re: Calculating arc-seconds per pixel Question
Thanks Les, That is what I was trying to figure out. --- les@... wrote: From: "Les Niles" <les@...> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Calculating arc-seconds per
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Tom & Barbara Coverdale
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Oh yeah. It's my only main imaging camera that works. The thing I like is that it does most of the heavy lifting, color adjusting, stacking as the images come in. Great for a dolt like me. LOL! You,
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Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...>
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Re: Calculating arc-seconds per pixel Question
Do you mean ¡°effective focal length¡±? That term is used in relation to SLR cameras and lenses, to indicate the field of view relative to a full 35mm frame. For example, a 200mm telephoto lens on a
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Les Niles
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Re: Calculating arc-seconds per pixel Question
Probably not missing anything. But to be sure to check out the calculators at the www.astronomy.tools site. They are the best. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astropheric Weather
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Chip Louie
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Thanks a lot :) Yeah, it is hidden by dust, more of challenge and than it "should" be. Part of the local group, if I get it right. I am really really fascinated by these galaxies. Giant systems,? so
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Magnus Larsson
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Re: End of Year - your best image(s)?
Magnus well done! wow, i had to look that one up, i wasn't aware of it. great job -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>
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Brian Valente
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