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I posted this on the November give us your best shot contest, but after reviewing it further, I realized that I could make it look even better. Unfortunately, I updated it after it was too late to modify my post for the contest. So I am posting it here for your enjoyment.
I was finally able to get out to the observatory Monday night. Had a good session. This is the first of several I took. This is the core of the Heart Nebula. This nebula is so large that I couldn't get it all in my field of view (50.7 x 76.1 arcmin). This is my longest exposure to date. The extra time made all the difference in the world.
Image:
Prime Focus
Image scale: 1.17 arcsec/pix
FOV: 50.7 x 76.1 arcmin
24x5min, 2 hours total exposure at ISO 800
8 darks
51 flats
40 bias frames
Stacked in DeepSky Stacker, processed in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Framed in CorelDraw
Equipment:
Imaging Camera: Hutech Modified Canon T1i
Scope: Modified 200m f5 Konus Newtonian with Baader MPCC coma corrector and Baader UV/IR cut filter
Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini GoTo V.1.04
Tripod: Losmandy Heavy Duty
Autoguide Scope: 80mm f5 Orion Shorty
Autoguide Camera: Orion Starshooter using PhD Guiding
Image acquired on 11/12/2012 at the LAS Baker Observatory, Curby, Indiana
A 360+ degree panorama taken using a fisheye lens and in-camera Sweep Panorama. Too bad the posting size is limited (even on hosting site):
Sony NEX-3 + Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Location: A Very Naughtytown In Northwestern Montanifornia U.S.A.
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Odd Tree !
One grew up as normal and the twin made a loop then grew along the ground.
So odd ! I took this photo near the Bull River in Lincoln County in Montana.
This is the second object I imaged Monday Night. It isn't a great image, mostly because I only took an hour's worth of exposure, but also because it was fairly low in the sky (it is located to the northeast - below and to the left- of Sirius). But it is a very interesting nebula, and one I've wanted to image for quite some time. Bubbly, isn't it? This image is cropped from the original. All that fuzziness to the left of the nebula is more dispersed interstellar dust and gas, and only shows up because I had to really stretch this image to get as much of the faint parts of the nebula as I could. This wouldn't be necessary if I had more exposure. Enjoy:
Correction. Thor's Helmet is NGC 2359, not NGC 2350.
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On the roof of "The Walmart"
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Heart Of The Heart Nebula
I took this photo near the Bull River in Lincoln County in Montana.
