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M1 -- February target -- from Kenya

Last post by helicon « Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:43 am
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by BABOafrica » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:49 am

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I'm still suffering from cloudy skies -- and this is SUPPOSED to be the dry season when the skies are clear. Anyway, managed a few hours of clear...

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Nice image Joe. Can't get enough of the Crab. Hope the weather improves for you.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:43 am
February 2020 Monthly Challenge.

Last post by KingClinton « Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:15 pm

by KingClinton » Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:15 pm

FEBRUARY 2020 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward!
The overwhelming consensus was for M1...

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Last post by KingClinton
Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:15 pm
MrShorty Jan 2020 monthly challenge Thor's Helmet

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:26 am
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by MrShorty » Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:19 am

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Had somewhat clear skies and porr seeing tonight, but thought I could try my hand at Thor's Helmet from home. This is a new one for me. Started at...

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This target benefits greatly from OIII or UHC filter.

I have resolved the helmet shape quite nicely from my Bortle 7 home location using 5...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:26 am
January 2020 Monthly Challenge

Last post by prowler75 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:37 am
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by bladekeeper » Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:51 am

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JANUARY 2020 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward! Thanks to BABO for the kick in the pants...

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Nice challenge for January, Bryan!
I'd love to give it a shot, but I am missing one key thing...clear sky! :lol:
We appear to be entering a very...

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Last post by prowler75
Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:37 am
January Challenge, NGC 2359

Last post by Peppy « Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:15 pm
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by sdbodin » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:39 pm

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Or, Thor's helmet. This one I just finished reprocessing from last spring, March, if I remember right. Been busy reprocessing images since it has...

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Stunning image.

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Last post by Peppy
Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:15 pm
December Challenge - M78 from Kent UK

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:14 am
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:01 pm

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Here's my December challenge submission of M78:

Captured 30/12/19
Celestron 9.25 SCT
CGX mount unguided tracking
Canon 600D
29 of 100 Lights 45...

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Saw your M78 submission. I noted the 29 out of 100 lights Ouch! Something must have gone wrong... Clouds... right ???

Anyway, you got something that...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:14 am
M78 from Kenya

Last post by Don Quixote « Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:51 pm
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by BABOafrica » Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:24 am

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It rained almost every night from Oct 1st until the end of the year. Just a handful of semi-clear nights. Finally, end of the year -- perfectly...

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Happy New Year, Joe.
Thank you for the M78. 😊

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Last post by Don Quixote
Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:51 pm
MrShorty Dec 2019 M78 report

Last post by BABOafrica « Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:45 am
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by MrShorty » Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:02 pm

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Thursday night was clear, so I pulled the XT12 out in hopes of making a go at M78. Unfortunately, I had not cleared a path through the snow on the...

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Yeah, I have to remind myself (I'm on the equator) that there's this stuff called snow.... Glad you found a way to get around the problem.

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:45 am
December Monthly Challenge..My Submission

Last post by BABOafrica « Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:43 am
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by Astrovetteman » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:19 pm

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Here's another version of M78 that's cropped with redone luminance to emphasize the dustiness.
Hope ya like it!

Tom

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Nicely done, Tom. Got thru the Xmas lights... and grabbed a good one.

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:43 am
December Challenge Submission - M78 from Lowell, Arkansas

Last post by BABOafrica « Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:40 am
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by bladekeeper » Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:35 am

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Nabbed this last night, details here:

20191223 20_13_35 SV102T M78 v4.jpg

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Beautiful capture! And have a happy new year, Bryan!

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:40 am
December 2019 Monthly Challenge

Last post by bladekeeper « Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:28 am
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by bladekeeper » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:25 am

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DECEMBER 2019 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward! Apologies for being late on the...

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An excellent choice if I may say so!

Rises to 25° at about 20:30 from my location and transits around midnight.

Surely one clear night out of the...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:28 am
M33 from Lowell, Arkansas

Last post by Star Rider « Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:32 am
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by bladekeeper » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:29 am

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Here is my rendition. This was captured on 18 November as a first light for my ES ED80 Desk Lamp. :)

Image: 29×180s lights, darks, flats, dark...

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Pretty nice! I like it.

Clear skies,
Bob

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Last post by Star Rider
Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:32 am
M33 from Kenya

Last post by BABOafrica « Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:37 pm

by BABOafrica » Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:37 pm

I was lucky to get this. Rain, rain and more rain. Plus I had to shoot thru some trees, given the place where I was staying the one night when the...

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Last post by BABOafrica
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:37 pm
M33 through gale force winds

Last post by BABOafrica « Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:32 pm
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by Lokifish » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:04 pm

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Clear skies? Check
Low light pollution? Check
All my gear? Check
What about winds? Why bother, it can't be that bad.

Famous last words

So West...

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This month was also a weather-busted washout. Glad you were able to get something !!!

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:32 pm
M33 From Kent UK

Last post by BABOafrica « Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:31 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:10 pm

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Here's my entry, underexposed and over processed!

50 lights ISO6400 at 30 seconds
30 darks
50 bias

9.25 SCT, CGX unguided, Canon 600D, Captured in...

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Good you were able to get something is this HORRIBLE weather month...

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:31 pm
NGC 253 (from November)

Last post by helicon « Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:04 pm
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by BABOafrica » Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:01 pm

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The challenge for October was NGC 253.

Nobody posted anything. So, even though I was unable to capture this until November, I decided to post it...

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Great pic Joe - thanks for sharing.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:04 pm
November 2019 Monthly Challenge

Last post by Makuser « Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:55 pm
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by bladekeeper » Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:02 pm

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NOVEMBER 2019 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward! See the topic here:
I tallied the votes...

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Hi Bryan. M33 is a superb choice. It is always a treat to view when the skies co-operate. I don't do DSO imaging, but I want to thank and wish all of...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:55 pm
October 2019 monthly challenge.

Last post by kt4hx « Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:24 am
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by KingClinton » Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:55 pm

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OCTOBER 2019 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward! See the topic here:
There seemed to be a...

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Excellent choice Clinton. I observed this beauty from our dark site a few years back with my 10 inch, and it was huge and bright. It was heavily...

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Last post by kt4hx
Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:24 am
October target suggestions.

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:44 am
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by Don Quixote » Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:58 pm

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I would like to suggest the Lunar Craters, Theopholis, Plato, and Pythagoras.

I propose these three as they may reveal on or close to the terminator...

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Don Quixote:

Close to Spruce Knob, may not need a nebula filter.

Very nice.
I hope you have good weather Refractordude.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:44 am
NGC 7479 -- How Faint Should We Go!

Last post by yobbo89 « Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:12 pm
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by JayTee » Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:23 pm

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Hi All,

Last week I was fortunate enough to spend the week in Teton Village Wyoming with my new Explore Scientific AR102S frac on a Celestron SLT...

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I was thinking if you pair two targets with similar magnitude brightness for the two different hemisphere at each monthly challenge,could be more...

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Last post by yobbo89
Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:12 pm
NGC 7479 from Lowell, Arkansas, US

Last post by Juno16 « Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:46 am
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by bladekeeper » Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:33 am

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Here is my submission.

48x60s lights, 15 each darks/flats/dark flats/bias

SV102T, AVX, ASI294MC Pro
NINA, DSS, StarTools, GIMP

Not much to see...

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Great image Bryan!

Dang, it sure is a small target. Cool shape though.

You captured it very nicely!

Thanks,
Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:46 am
NGC 7479 from Canada

Last post by Kanadalainen « Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:51 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:56 pm

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September 22, 2019

Glenlea observatory, near Winnipeg
Temp 18*C, conditions were poor to fair, lots of humidity in the sky, seeing fair.

I was...

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Right, its a tough target to be sure. The weather doesn't look too promising this weekend, but if it clears a bit I will have another go. A central...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:51 pm
NGC7479 from Kenya

Last post by Kanadalainen « Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:48 pm
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by BABOafrica » Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:53 pm

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I got out last night when, for a change, we had clear skies. LP was horrible as to be expected when shooting in Nairobi. So I had to content myself...

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Thanks BABO,

That turned out really well!!

Ian

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:48 pm
September 2019 Momthly Challenge!

Last post by Don Quixote « Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:29 pm
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by KingClinton » Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:44 am

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SEPTEMBER 2019 MONTHLY CHALLENGE!

Thank you once again for all the great suggestions that were put forward for September. The topic was here:

All...

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Well, this is all I got, a couple weeks back for NGC7479. My tracking was poor, later traced to dirt and wind blown sand under the RA hub and...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:29 pm
M27 from Kent, UK

Last post by BABOafrica « Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:36 am
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:53 am

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M27 from Kent, UK, 22/08/19 at 23:30 BST.
Celestron 9.25 STC, CGX Unguided, Canon 600D
ATP Capture, 40 x 30s lights, 20 darks, 30 bias. Stacked in...

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Nice image Graeme!

I also use StarTools and I can tell you from personal experience that you'll get much better images when processing with...

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Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:36 am

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