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Posts Made By: Roland Christen

October 3, 2013 01:18 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M29 - a colorful cluster

Posted By Roland Christen
Short 3x30 second LRGB exposures with 305 F3.8 R-H and QSI 683 camera last night. Lots of colorful stars in this open cluster buried in the Milky Way.

Rolando

October 3, 2013 05:34 AM Forum: Astro-Physics

NGC7000 color

Posted By Roland Christen
Same view as I posted last week, but added OIII and SII to the mix.

Rolando

October 3, 2013 05:38 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC7000 - color

Posted By Roland Christen
Same view as I posted last week, but added OIII and SII to the mix.

Rolando

October 9, 2013 11:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC7000 with STL11K camera

Posted By Roland Christen
Just a quick color image of a larger area uaing the 35mm format of the STL11K camera

Each channel of Ha, SII and OIII was 3x20 minutes. If I get a chance next week I will add another image of the area below and do a 2 panel mosaic.

Rolando

October 17, 2013 10:04 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

1100 mount with 14 inch Planewave CDK

Posted By Roland Christen
We recently attended the Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. We were there to meet customers and showcase our newest mounts, including the new 1100. The Planewave guys were set up across from us and allowed us to borrow one of their new 14" CDK astrographs for fashion photoshoot. Not a bad fit, no?

From left to right we have Richard Hedrick and Jason Fournier of Planewave. In the back we have our own Howard with George in front and Marj at the right side.

Incredible conference, incredible speakers, lots of new equipment to entice imagers, made for a very successful show. We will be in Tuscon in a few weeks for one last show this year.

Rolando

October 17, 2013 10:06 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

AP 1100 mount with 14 inch Planewave astrograph

Posted By Roland Christen
We recently attended the Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. We were there to meet customers and showcase our newest mounts, including the new 1100. The Planewave guys were set up across from us and allowed us to borrow one of their new 14" CDK astrographs for a fashion photoshoot. Not a bad fit, no?

From left to right we have Richard Hedrick and Jason Fournier of Planewave. In the back we have our own Howard with George in front and Marj at the right side.

Incredible conference, incredible speakers, lots of new equipment to entice imagers, made for a very successful show. We will be in Tuscon in a few weeks for one last show this year.

Rolando

October 24, 2013 01:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC7331 and friends in Pegasus

Posted By Roland Christen
Shot last night in freezing cold weather with 8" EDF astrograph operating at F6 with QSI 683 WSG camera.
15 x 10 minute exposures. See how many galaxies you can count. Image has been reduced in size to fit the 500k limit.

The Moon was up, which caused background light gradients. At midnight the lens dewed up and then frosted over, it was that cold. Forgot to use a dewcap and no dewheater too.

Rolando

November 2, 2013 06:32 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC7331 and friends - color version

Posted By Roland Christen
Last attempt at these galaxies. Howard managed to get 8 x 5 minute RGB images with our Mount Wilson 12" Mak-Cass remote imaging setup. I combined these with some of my own taken with the 206EDF refractor set up here at the AP observatory.

Overall view of the result attached

Rolando

November 13, 2013 05:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Comet Brewington 11-12-13

Posted By Roland Christen
Been trying to image the two bright comets, Ison and Lovejoy, but skies were not clear enough here in the mornings. So, imaged next best thing, Comet Brewington, which is up in the early evening, unfortunately close to the Moon. It is very faint but well within the range of the mighty 12" F3.8 R-H astrograph.

23 x 60 second exposure, QSI683 camera

Rolando

November 13, 2013 05:56 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

Comet Brewington 11-12-13

Posted By Roland Christen
Been trying to image the two bright comets, Ison and Lovejoy, but skies were not clear enough here in the mornings. So, imaged next best thing, Comet Brewington, which is up in the early evening, unfortunately close to the Moon. It is very faint but well within the range of the mighty 12" F3.8 R-H astrograph.

23 x 60 second exposure, QSI683 camera

Rolando

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