| Acquisition Date |
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July 22/23, 2009 |
| Camera |
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Canon 350d, Hap Griffin modified withBaader uv/ir filter |
| Camera Settings |
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RAW, 119 three-minute sub exposures controlled by Nebulosity 2.1.5 One session with break. |
| Telescope |
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Meade LX200 classic, 12 inch |
| Mount |
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LX200 on Mitty wedge, permanent pier |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
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Meade 6.3 reducer spaced to give f/6.8 |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
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Nebulosity 2.1.5 for capture, warm pixel conversion, stacking, color balance background, and DDP. Final curves, gradientXterminator, and color in Photoshop CS3 |
| Web Site |
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chucks astro site |
| NOTES |
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this is a first light with the rebuilt mount. Still not happy with stars at 100%, but it is much better. I think this is a good example of the effect of a lot of subs on the noise... seems quite smooth, no noise reduction was applied ... |
