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Helix 3H3min
NGC 7293 the Helix nebula
Ocala, FL
Combination of 3 min and 4 min exposures stacked in DSS for a total of 3 hours 3 min
PS CS5
AT6RC
Orion 50mm guidescope with SSAG
Canon T1i (Hap Griffin modified)
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Sup Edit pression (LPS) Filter - 2"
I had planned on returning to this last night but I "had to do the latest firmware upgrade" and managed to wipe out the ENTIRE memory on the Gemini II. After a couple of post to the fine people at the Gemini II yahoo group I am back online. What better way to learn about a system than to mess something up!!
I need to continue working on this to rid it of some heavy pixelation in the RED (I think I went too crazy with the Vibrance/Saturation levels).
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Comment by Steve Coates on October 6, 2011 at 1:47pm
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Thanks, Trevor, Mark, Derek and Marc. Yea the kids went without a father for those dark hours until I figured out how to get everything reloaded. There is nothing like using a new system. I've used it now the last 2-3 nights with the new firmware and have the guiding well under control.
The menus are different than what I was used to with the CG-5. There is a learning curve to the Gemini II that I feel I've climbed over. Over all I am very happy with the results of this mount.
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Comment by Marc Basti on October 6, 2011 at 4:35am
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I missed this one (saw the reprocess post), nice job. I'm guessing there might have been a few f-bombs involved w/that mount problem, I know there would have been here. Good it's sorted out. Marc
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Comment by Derek Baker on October 5, 2011 at 10:37pm
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Looks great! Given the challenges of light pollution and your technical difficulties, you should be very pleased with the image!
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Comment by Trevor Woodrow on October 2, 2011 at 11:27am
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lol, I always learn more when something goes wrong! Glad you are back up and running. Nice grab.
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