Tractor Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Took 10 30 second frames through telescope and FINALLY got the stupid stacking software to work. Took the shots under tungsten light balance to reduce the background light from the city lights. The undesired effect is it turns the image much more blue then it would normally be, but I think it brought out a lot more detail that I would have otherwise had trouble getting from Central Ohio. Now can't wait until I learn how to not overexpose stars in 5 minute shots:-) http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/EWhytsell/M42resized.jpg Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Thats so kool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Pretty cool, Evan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Very cool, I love space pictures like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 pretty sweet. too bad you're not located out of the city. the light within city limits is terrible for telescopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 wooooo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I'm way up in Marengo about 20 minutes north of Polaris, but most things move across the sky and drift into Columbus's skyglow. I get the best shots of objects in the South-Southeast. What I really need is to get down to a star party in West Virginia again. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 nice 1st shot man. good on ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ITR Guy Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 That is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUTAN TA1647545492 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hey this is Rutan GTP I was wondering what type of telescope you have? I have one that I need to get fully calibrated. I think the picture looks pretty amazing! Liz R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Wanna explain what I am looking at. That is sick picture non the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Wanna explain what I am looking at. That is sick picture non the less. My first real attempt at shooting the Orion Nebula http://smiliesftw.com/x/hsughno.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpsy1647545505 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 purdyful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Ah sorry. The Orion Nebula is a cloud of gas/dust in the constellation of Orion (right at the bottom of the sword.) Mostly hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur for the gases. had I done a 30 minute shot of it with true white as the balance I would have gotten red, blue, and green colors all over the nebula. The telescope is a Celestron C-8 on a CG-5C mount. Similar to this http://www.celestron.com/c2/images/files/product/11026-XLT_c8sgtxlt_large.gif The scope itself is about 19 years old and I've had it since I was 10. The old mount was pretty unstable and the computer system was from the 1980's so you can imagine how weak it was. The new mount is awesome in comparison and the computer can guide without perfect polar alignment and point to over 40,000 objects with just a few button presses. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 if we were out in the country a bit I'd likely buy one and mount it to one of my many cameras. However, where we're at in the burbs, I'm lucky the moon is still visible due to all the light around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 coolest thing ever! i have always had an interest in astronomy. about how much would it cost for a telescope i could buy to be able to even see a nebula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 That nebula can be easily seen in 50mm binoculars or a 40-50mm telescope. Actually if you were out on a ship or other place away from light you could see it without a telescope, but the lack of any magnification makes it look like a red/blue area in Orion's sword. Orion Telescopes and Binoculars sells lots of stuff from starter telescopes to professional grade stuff. I've been wanting to have a look through those Meade scopes they sell in Walmart. Meade and Celestron have always been the big names in lower end professional gear and now Meade sells cheapies for everyone. Some of them even have computerized mounts which I'd like to see work. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1quikta Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Very interesting subject. Great pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 that is a super sweet pic, take some more sometime and post away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Notchback Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 very cool, i've been wanting to purchase a telescope for some time now, just never got around to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 for folks that are into this stuff, you are welcome. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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