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Mars 12-25-2007 - Cropped View

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:16:11 -0500

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Mars 12-25-2007. Eyepiece projection using Meade an LX200-8" GPS scope and 8mm-24mm Televue Zoom @ 12mm. Canon EOS 10D @ ISO 400. Stack of 10 images each @ 1/30 second exposure. Processing: stack 10 images; RGB hue and saturation. Input/output light-levels. Low-pass kernel filter. Smart blur. Mars detail - Hint of ice cap at 12 o'clock position. To the immediate right of the polar ice cap is a dark area named Cerberus-I . The lower hemisphere shows a darkened area called Gomer Sinus, Mare Cimmerium and Mare Chronium.

Mars 12-25-2007 - Panoramic View

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:16:11 -0500

Moon and Mars 12-23-2007 - Zoom to 100% for Mars Detail

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:27:02 -0500

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Moon and Mars 12-23-2007 Stack of 10 merged images bracketed between 1/100 of a second and 1/1250 of a second using a Canon 350D Rebel-XT and 300mm Canon Zoom lens on tripod. Processing: Photomerge to single image. Input/Output light level adjustments. Color saturation of Mars. Unsharp masking of the Moon.

M1 Crab Nebula 10-11-2007 - color version

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:17:09 -0500

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: RGB color version of my 10-11-2007 image of the Crab Nebula I previously posted in black & white. 24" OMI SCT @ 6,100 mm. focal. KAF09000 LF CCD. Stack 5 x 60sec. RGB processed. Cropped, filtered, stretched, sharpened, blurred.

NGC 2419 The Intergalactic Wanderer - 11-06-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:26:04 -0500

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: NGC 2419 The Intergalactic Wanderer - 11-06-2007 24" OMI Cassegrain Focal ratio � f/10 Focal length � 6,100 mm Kodak KAF09000 1 x 60 sec. Level adjustments. Sharpening star edges around globular. Slight blurring of background. Core glow diffusion.

17P/Holmes Comet 10-30-2007 at 8:00 PM

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:26:22 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Canon 10D 17P/Holmes Comet 10-30-2007 at 8:00 PM 1 x 30 sec 400 ISO LX200GPS-8" 31 mm EP projection Level Input Sharpened Edges of Nucleus Medium Gaussian Blur RGB Saturation +Yellow, +Green

M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:29:28 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M42 Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 24" OMI Cassegrain Focal ratio � f/10 Focal length � 6,100 mm Kodak KAF09000 5 x 60 sec. (5 minutes) Processing: Step 1: M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 (1).fts Stack 5 @ 60 seconds (5 minutes) Linear Stretch @ Max Pixel Input Range Step 2: M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 (2).fts DD - kernal-low pass Step 3: M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 (3).fts Stack Images 1 + 2 Step 4: M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 (4).tif Channel Gray Levels Input levels 0, 1.44, 255 Output Levels 0, 255 Unsharp Mask Amount 25% Radius 50.6 Channel Gray Levels [Core Only] Input levels 0, 0.96, 255 Output Levels 0, 255 M42 - Orion Nebula 10-21-2007 (5).tif (and jpg) Resize - 5x5x100

M33 Whirlpool Galaxy 10-21-2007 RAW image stack

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:59:25 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M33 - Whirlpool Galaxy - RAW five image stack 10-21-2007 24" OMI Cassegrain Focal ratio � f/10 Focal length � 6,100 mm Kodak KAF09000 5 x 300 sec. (25 minutes) Processing is work in progress.

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M13 Great Hercules Cluster 10-13-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:34:32 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M13 - Great Hercules Cluster 10-13-2007 24" OMI Cassegrain Focal ratio � f/10 Focal length � 6,100 mm Kodak KAF09000 1 x 60 sec. Digital Development Kernel - Low Pass Gamma Screen Stretch @ Gamma Value 1 RGB Scaling. Stretched. Sharpened. Gaussian Blur.

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Almack 11-03-2007 - Double Gold & Blue

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:56:16 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Almack 11-03-2007 Lewis Center, OH. Meade LX200-8GPS Canon 10D ISO 400 Televue 8-24mm Zoom .25 sec exposure @ 18mm Stack 5 images ISO 400 @ 2.6 sec 2 x 0.3 sec = 0.6 sec 1 x 1.0 sec = 1.0 sec 2 x 0.5 sec = 1.0 sec RBG Saturation R+ B+ Level Adjustments

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M1 Crab Nebula 10-11-2007 [Cropped]

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:19:36 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M1 Crab Nebula. 10-11-2007 - 24" OMI SCT @ 6,100 mm. focal. KAF09000 LF CCD. Stack 5 x 60sec. Cropped, filtered, stretched, sharpened, blurred.

M1 Crab Nebula 10-11-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:28:47 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M1 Crab Nebula. 24" OMI SCT @ 6,100 mm. focal length. KAF09000 LF CCD. Stack 5 x 60sec. 20%Kernel filter @ 20%. Stretched. 50% Unsharp mask @ 2.0 radius. +1.28 grey light-level adjustment. Gaussian blur @ 0.4 radius.

M42- Orion Nebula 10-6-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:33:23 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M42- Orion Nebula 10-6-2007. Lewis Center, OH. Meade LX200-8GPS. Canon 10D. Prime focus. Stack of 9 x 15 sec exposures @ ISO 200. Merged the stacked. Adjusted light levels. RGB saturation levels increased. Gaussian blur of nebular gases. Sharpening of core stars. Slight Gaussian blur of entire image.

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Saturn 10-6-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:08:19 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Saturn 10-6-2007. Lewis center, OH. Meade LX200-8GPS. Canon 10D. TeleVue 8-24 Zoom @ 24mm. Histogram stretched, and unsherp masking. Image taken at 7:20 AM with sun up above horizon.

Mars 10-6-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:56:16 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Mars 10-6-2007 - Meade LX200-8GPS and Canon 10D. TeleVue 8-24 Zoom @ 24mm. Stack of 18 images @ 1/4 sec each on ISO 200. Unsharp masking and some blurring.

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Venus 9-29-2007 5:30 AM as viewed in EP

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:36:02 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Venus 9-29-2007 5:30 AM. Lewis Center, Ohio. EP projection using Televue Zoom @18mm. Canon 10D. Orion 10" DOB. Screen stretched and small amount of edge sharpening.

Venus 9-29-2007 5:30 AM

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:35:59 -0400

M15 - October 2003

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:32:16 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: M15 October 2003. Lewis Center, OH. Meade LX50-10" using Meade Seriess 4000 15mm EP projection. Meade Pictor 416XT CCD. Maxim/DL and Photoshop stacked RGB, stretched, sharpened edges and slight blurring.

Saturn 8-22-1998

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:13:41 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Saturn 8-22-1998 Delaware, OH. Meade LX50-10". Olympus-OM1. Meade Series 4000 18mm SWA EP projection. Kodak T400 CN film. 4 sec. exp.

Tycho 9-23-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:04:42 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: EP projection using 24mm TeleVue Zoom and Orion 10" DOB and Canon 10D @ 1/180 sec. exp. ISO 400. Photoshop processed. Stretched, unsharp masking.

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Waxing Moon 9-23-2007

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:04:42 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Waxing Moon 9-23-2007 Lewis Center, OH. EP projection using Celestron 31mm and Orion 10" DOB and Canon 10D @ 1/750 sec. exp. ISO 400. Photoshop processed. Stretched, unsharp masking.

Copernicus 9-22-2207

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:04:41 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: EP projection using 24mm TeleVue Zoom and Orion 10" DOB and Canon 10D @ 1/60 sec. exp. ISO 400. Photoshop processed. Stretched, unsharp masking.

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9-23-2007 Airliner Sillouette Upon Moon

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:04:40 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: EP projection using 24mm TeleVue Zoom and Orion 10" DOB and Canon 10D @ 1/90 sec. exp. ISO 400. Photoshop processed. Stretched, unsharp masking.

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2004 Lagoon Nebula

AstroImaging_KindaGuy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:04:39 -0400

by: AstroImaging_KindaGuy

Description: Prime focus image using Canon 10D, Meade LX200-8GPS. Maxim/DL and Photoshop processed. Stretched, edge sharpening and Gaussian blurring applied.