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- Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:29 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2805
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..
- 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 ...
- 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 @ ...
- 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: 19736
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...
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...
- 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...
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Celestron C6 for Deep Sky AP : sample = M27 & M8
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2805
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...
- 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...
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: August Mersing Milky
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2214
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)
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:28 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: DSO with inexpensive Samsung security camera
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8892
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
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:09 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: DSO with inexpensive Samsung security camera
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8892
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...