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Posts Made By: Floyd Blue

July 11, 2008 12:10 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Thanks to all that helped to make my photo complet

Posted By Floyd Blue
Hello all,
I listened to everyone's suggestions and incorporated all the changes that were advised by you all.
Here is the final on this photo and I think it is as good as I can make it. Thank you all for you input, it really helped.
Please click on the photo to see the full size and resolution so that you can see what it really looks like.
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php?photo=698&nocache=1

July 11, 2008 05:42 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Final version of M20, same thing, reprocess after

Posted By Floyd Blue
Full resolution image link
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php?photo=697&nocache=1

This one is finished as I can not do anything more with the data. Again, I took the advice of everyone and added color to the stars and as much detail the the object as possible. Hope you like it. Thanks to everyone that lent a hand. 8)

July 15, 2008 04:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Re: NGC6334 H-alpha test image

Posted By Floyd Blue
Pretty nice image Tom, the skies must be quite dark there!

July 16, 2008 12:08 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Another two reprocesses that I would like to submi

Posted By Floyd Blue
M16 Tri-Color Narrow Band
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php?photo=807
M81-82
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php/photo/796
Working on this new way of stacking and combining to get more detail and truer color. These are the last two efforts at this.
What do you think?

July 18, 2008 09:11 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Latest M13, cropped a bit

Posted By Floyd Blue
Well, here is my attempt at a higher resolution of the M13 Globular Cluster.

July 25, 2008 09:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Ok, a question on object to photograph

Posted By Floyd Blue
I am going to go out this Saturday to do HA on an object, just to get a start on the New Moon weekend. I thought I would go out and just shoot 4-5 hours of HA of an object to get a start on a whole image, this way the Moon is not a factor.
My problem is, which object, NGC6960 The Veil (witches broom) or the NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula?
Both are great objects, but I just can not make up my mind which to shoot. A little input on which is the more interesting object would help! 8)

July 27, 2008 07:25 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

OK, I decided, NGC 6888, Crescent Nebula

Posted By Floyd Blue
Hi all, thanks for the input.
I took all the ideas and then looked at the sky and position of the object and chose NGC 6888, The Crescent Nebula.
Here is 3 hours and 12 minutes, all that I could get before it got late. I think it came out pretty good. Now to choose between adding RGBL or O-II and S-II to complete the image.
What do you thing about the choices on the finished photo?
Full resolution and size image, please click on image for full resolution.
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php/photo/958

July 29, 2008 12:03 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Ahh, ready to image.

Posted By Floyd Blue
Saturday night, all by myself at Wind Wolves Preserve. Sun was just going down and I was all set to image. Great place, not too far from home, 30 minutes and locked gates so no traffic at all. 8)

July 31, 2008 05:22 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Ok, NGC6888, Color added

Posted By Floyd Blue
Well, the best I could do with the color subs I took.I used binned data and I was not completely happy with it. But it is not too bad I guess.
I hope to get the O-III and S-II subs this weekend. 8)

August 5, 2008 01:02 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC 6888 Tri-Color Narrowband finished (NEW)

Posted By Floyd Blue
Ok, get ready for the Tangerine Crescent! wink

http://www.astrophotogallery.org/showphoto.php/photo/1043
This is HA=Red 192 minutes O-III=Green 120 minutes and S-II=Blue 120 minutes 8 minutes subs for all.
A different palette to bring out the nebulosity and color contrast. Hope you like it!
Floyd

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