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Posts Made By: Tyler Allred

February 14, 2009 09:46 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M95 and M96 - Minor Planet (1336) Zeelandia

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. I imaged M95 and M96 the night of February 3rd to the 4th. I also caught minor Planet (1336) Zeelandia crossing in front of M96. I created an animation of the minor planet moving across the galaxy. Both items are at the top of my "latest Images" page on my website. Here is a link:

http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html

Check it out!

Thanks,
Tyler

February 25, 2009 08:03 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M106 Widefield LRGB

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all,
Here is a link to one of my recent images. This one was taken with my ASA N8 with the CM-10 camera. I had some bloom problems to deal with and some of the stars look a little wierd as a result, but overall I think the image turned out OK. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Here is the link:

http://71.18.228.62/images/M106%20LRGB.jpg

Cheers,
Tyler

February 25, 2009 08:13 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M63 & M51 - First Light Images

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all.
These images of M51 and M63 are first light with my new Starlight Xpress SXVF-H16 camera. I quite like the field of view and the square shape of the sensor. It makes for a little different composition. The links are below. Be sure to click on the images for the full versions. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Cheers,
Tyler

The M63 Image is at:
http://71.18.228.62/images/M63%20LRGB2.jpg


The M51 image is at:
http://71.18.228.62/images/M51%20LRGB%20v11%20sRGB.jpg

March 3, 2009 04:39 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M78 - From Utah

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hello all. I just finished a new image of M78 and NGC2071. This was taken with the SXVF-H16 camera that I have been getting to know. This area has a lot of subtle color that was somewhat difficult to process. I am interested in feedback on this one, because I could have gone a different route with the processing. You often see this object processed in a way that eliminates much of the surrounding dust and dim red nubulosity. I tried to hold it in this version. The image below is reduced, but here is a link to the full version on my website, if you are intersted. Exposure details are on the website.

http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html

Cheers,
Tyler

March 7, 2009 05:17 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Snow Geese in Utah

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. I took my camera out tonight hoping to find a few snow geese. I did!
Cheers,
Tyler

March 9, 2009 03:44 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

M101 with ASA N8/SXVF-H16

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. Here is a somewhat reduced version of my latest image with the ASA N8/SXVF-H16 combination. I was hoping to get some Ha data to add, but the weather is not cooperating at all. A full version with exposure details is available by clicking this link:

http://71.18.228.62/gpage8.html

Be sure to click a few times to get to the full version.

I realize that the image could be stretched more, but I think this version is a good tradeoff between stretch and noise. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Once again, it is snowing outside. :C
Cheers,
Tyler

March 13, 2009 08:18 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Horsehead and Flame - 340 minutes Ha

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. I just got a new Optec Ha filter and I thought I would try it out on the Horsehead. I have been collecting data for two nights, for a total of 17x20 minutes of Hydrogen Alpha data. The result is on my website at:

http://71.18.228.62/gpage8.html

Click on the thumbnail a couple of times to see the full version. I am very happy with this new filter. There are almost no reflections on Alnitak, which is remarkable.
Cheers,
Tyler

March 23, 2009 03:59 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Oh no! Another one....

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. Sorry about this, but I have been working on a version of M81 and M82 for the last couple of weeks. I know it is a frequent target, but that is probably because it is such an interesting area. I have attached a reduced and cropped version. Here is a link to the full version.

http://71.18.228.62/gpage8.html

Please click the image a few times to see the full version. I would love some feedback on the image. I know M81 is a bit on the magenta side, but there are lots of Ha emissions in the galaxy that I wanted to bring out. I also managed to get lots of the red area in M82 in the Ha images, which included 15x20 minutes.

Thanks for looking.
Tyler

March 30, 2009 06:03 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

** Two New Images from Utah **

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. I have added two new images to my website.

Image #1 is a version of M46 and two planetaries... PLN 231 + 4.1 and 4.2. This image has a small very red planetary (upper left in the image) that is visible as well as the brighter planetary in M46. I tried hard to hold good star color in this image.

Image #2 is a new version of the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae that incorporated all the Ha data I have been collecting recently with the ASA N8. I like this image a lot.

Take a look and let me know what you think. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Here is a link to my "Latest Images" page.

http://www.allred-astro.com/gpage8.html

Cheers,
Tyler

April 7, 2009 11:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Owl Nebula - Narrowband

Posted By Tyler Allred
Hi all. I managed to get a little imaging time last night and decided to try a little narrowband... given that big bright moon. So I trained the scope on M97 and collected data all night. I had lots of bad frames for some reason, but got 6 each Ha and OIII frames to combine. I used the OIII for green and blue and the Ha for red. Attached is a crop of the Owl himself.

Notice that you can begin to make out the larger shell that is very faint. I may try to get some additional data to pull that bigger shell out a little better. It does not show up in most images of the Owl.

Here is a link to my website. Click the thumbnails for the "clickable" full version.

http://71.18.228.62/gpage8.html

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.
Cheers,
Tyler

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