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by PETER LOO
Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:29 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8
Replies: 7
Views: 2804

Re: Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8

Thanks Kelvin, i used the Adjust Colour Background Off-set function you suggested & re-do the M27, becomes more natural now, not so blue like the previous one..
by PETER LOO
Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:50 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Milky way centre at Tampines Central
Replies: 7
Views: 2426

Re: Milky way centre at Tampines Central

Thanks for the encouragement & kind words, these would keep us going ...
by PETER LOO
Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Milky way centre at Tampines Central
Replies: 7
Views: 2426

Re: Milky way centre at Tampines Central

Hi Gary, thanks, glad that you like it: The Milky way center source files (CR2 + jpg) were deleted liao as i thought it was not nice, based on memory, using 35mm at F5.6, at ISO 400 / 800 exposed for about 1 min, 25 shots aligned / combined. The M24 still have the source files, at 135 mm, ISO 800 @ ...
by PETER LOO
Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:27 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Free Stargazing Talk at TPY Library 21 and 23 Sept 2012
Replies: 33
Views: 19723

Re: Free Stargazing Talk at TPY Library 21 and 23 Sept 2012

Hi Gary,

Will make an effort try to make it there to support you this evening, and also hope to try meet some of the friends / new faces (i am also about 2 years new), meanwhile, will go and check up the ISO setting per requested, forgot liao...
by PETER LOO
Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:26 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Milky way centre at Tampines Central
Replies: 7
Views: 2426

Milky way centre at Tampines Central

Tested with Canon 550D un-mod, 1 - 2 months back, aiming at Sagittarius - Galatic Center portion at Tampines Central, only the brightest part of it shows out as Milky Patch. The widest usable lens that night was around 35 mm &. as for the other one, M24 Milky way patch, used 135mm Zoom & had...
by PETER LOO
Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:21 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8
Replies: 7
Views: 2804

Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8

Using C6 SCT with 0.63 X. reducer, i tested it out 1 - 2 mths ago at Tampines Area as usual, carried by Vixen GPD2 mount un-guided (woun't need to activate the PHD Guide if taking less than 2.5 mins sub), received some advice from Kelvin on White Balance using Nebulosity s/w, & here it goes, M27...
by PETER LOO
Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: DSO Astrophotography White Balance
Replies: 2
Views: 1973

Re: DSO Astrophotography White Balance

Hi Wei Xing, my 500D IR moded cam olso produced excessively red images, so i tried to used Auto white balance in the Nebulosity2 software, but image turn out excessively Blue now (see attached), not sure how to solve this, as i am relatively new in this field & still experimenting. n.b. i find t...
by PETER LOO
Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:35 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: August Mersing Milky
Replies: 5
Views: 2213

Re: August Mersing Milky

Hi friend, good data, may be can bring up the intensity & brightness, then do a Gaussian blur, it will look a bit brighter like this, tks. n.b. (seek ur pemission herin to re-process as an eg. only)
Nero 7 Photo snap processed.jpg
by PETER LOO
Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: DSO with inexpensive Samsung security camera
Replies: 17
Views: 8891

Re: Planetary Nebula with inexpensive Samsung security camer

Fantastic shots my friend, okay, as i still have forbia after killing 1 450 D digital cam, need to rest a while 1st
by PETER LOO
Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:09 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: DSO with inexpensive Samsung security camera
Replies: 17
Views: 8891

Re: Planetary Nebula with inexpensive Samsung security camer

This cam i bought it on line, has not remove the IR-Cut filter but is still very sensitive, i did some 10 mag objects, although not very nice, but it worked, post it here, hope people wont faint, (cos i used paint brush tools to remove noise) The object is ngc 4565 (not 4562) , shooting them at dar...