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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:54 pm
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On Feb 25, 5:54 pm, Paul Furman <pa... DeleteThis @-edgehill.net> wrote:
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Spectacular images. Thanks for sharing Paul.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:57 pm
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On Feb 25, 6:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0... DeleteThis @piggo.com> wrote:
> * Paul Furman :
>
> >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=9....
>
> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos.  He
> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>
> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144http://phot...aphy-on
>
> Amazing.
>
> --
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Wow....they truly are amazing. At 1600 ISO, the 20D continues to
impress. Thanks for sharing Troy.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:14 pm
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* Helen :
> On Feb 25, 6:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0....RemoveThis@piggo.com> wrote:
>> * Paul Furman :
>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=9...
>>
>> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos.  He
>> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>>
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>>
>> Amazing.
>
> Wow...they truly are amazing. At 1600 ISO, the 20D continues to
> impress. Thanks for sharing Troy.
> Helen

To be fair, he does take multiple long exposure shots and sort of
stacks them, running them through some software that removes
noise. Still pretty impressive what you can do with a dSLR and
telescope mount.

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:39 pm
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There seems to be lot of 'illumination' in these pictures
(i.e. - an awful lot of photoshopping).

You wouldn't think the Triffid shown here
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/hubble/NO10_350x301.jpg

Has much in common with these other Triffids -
http://www.world-mysteries.com/mpl_photos/astronomy/trifid_nebula_nasa1.jpg
http://www.cuyastro.org/images/cukras-triffid-full.jpg

At least the sombrero retains a bit of resemblance to its 'before' image:
Before:
http://photos.crosscountryadventures.us/albums/astrophotography/astrop.../sombre
After: http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/hubble/NO1_350x175.jpg

After a while I am not sure at all what these things really look like.
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/v838monharris.jpg
http://www.therealuniverse.com/V838MONOCEROTIS.jpg
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/skywatch/db/72/images/large.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/199918main_rs_image_feature_784_946x710.jpg
http://picasaweb.google.com/LyndaMilo/EmailArt/photo#5121571450265059634

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:05 am
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:05:08 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:

> * Helen :
>> On Feb 25, 6:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0....TakeThisOut@piggo.com> wrote:
>>> * Paul Furman :
>>>
>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=9...
>>>
>>> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos.  He
>>> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>>>
>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>>>
>>> Amazing.
>>
>> Wow...they truly are amazing. At 1600 ISO, the 20D continues to
>> impress. Thanks for sharing Troy.
>> Helen
>
> To be fair, he does take multiple long exposure shots and sort of
> stacks them, running them through some software that removes
> noise. Still pretty impressive what you can do with a dSLR and
> telescope mount.

What is most impressive to me is that he is doing this unguided. With no
dark frames or Flatframes.

I've been doing this for a few years and have yet to get to that level and
I have very similar equipment.

Check out my shots for Comparison please:
http://www.pbase.com/craigbob/astrophotography


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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:05 am
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* Craig :
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:05:08 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:
>
>> * Helen :
>>> On Feb 25, 6:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0....RemoveThis@piggo.com> wrote:
>>>> * Paul Furman :
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=9...
>>>>
>>>> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos.  He
>>>> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>>>>
>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>>>>
>>>> Amazing.
>>>
>>> Wow...they truly are amazing. At 1600 ISO, the 20D continues to
>>> impress. Thanks for sharing Troy.
>>> Helen
>>
>> To be fair, he does take multiple long exposure shots and sort of
>> stacks them, running them through some software that removes
>> noise. Still pretty impressive what you can do with a dSLR and
>> telescope mount.
>
> What is most impressive to me is that he is doing this unguided. With no
> dark frames or Flatframes.

Not sure what you mean about dark frames or flatframes. IIUC his
mount turns the camera with rotation of Earth, so no star trails
etc. It tracks for him, allowing crisp stars. The software he
uses takes the different shots he has and removes noise and
brings out detail in the nebulae and fainter stars.

If I come across the link he posted for the software he uses I'll
let you know. Think it was a whole bunch of PS actions that some
astrophotog had put together for enhancement, but it's commercial
not free.

> I've been doing this for a few years and have yet to get to that level and
> I have very similar equipment.
>
> Check out my shots for Comparison please:
> http://www.pbase.com/craigbob/astrophotography

Some nice shots there. Particularly:
http://www.pbase.com/craigbob/image/89360719

Some of the others seem noisy and/or soft?

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:05 am
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:52:03 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:

> * Craig :
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:05:08 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:
>>
>>> * Helen :
>>>> On Feb 25, 6:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0....RemoveThis@piggo.com> wrote:
>>>>> * Paul Furman :
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=9...
>>>>>
>>>>> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos.  He
>>>>> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
>>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
>>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
>>>>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>>>>>
>>>>> Amazing.
>>>>
>>>> Wow...they truly are amazing. At 1600 ISO, the 20D continues to
>>>> impress. Thanks for sharing Troy.
>>>> Helen
>>>
>>> To be fair, he does take multiple long exposure shots and sort of
>>> stacks them, running them through some software that removes
>>> noise. Still pretty impressive what you can do with a dSLR and
>>> telescope mount.
>>
>> What is most impressive to me is that he is doing this unguided. With no
>> dark frames or Flatframes.
>
> Not sure what you mean about dark frames or flatframes. IIUC his
> mount turns the camera with rotation of Earth, so no star trails
> etc. It tracks for him, allowing crisp stars. The software he
> uses takes the different shots he has and removes noise and
> brings out detail in the nebulae and fainter stars.

Dark frames are a way of removing noise from an astroimage. It is an
equivilent length shot as the light frame, just with the lens cap on so all
you get to measure is the noise in shot. this is then subtracted from the
light shots.

A flat frame is short exposure with the camera in the same orientation and
focus to the telescope and shot against a netural background. This is to
used to help remove dust and vingetting and other issues in the optical
train. Again it is used in conjunction with the stacking SW. The Noel
Carboni's Astrophoto tools are a set of actions in photoshop that help in
post processing. They cost about $20.00 and I own it also.

There are many stacking programs available, Registax, Deepsky Stacker,
Images Plus, Registar, etc.... I like Deepsky Stacker. It is free and works
great.

He has a Losmandy G-ll mount and yes it does track the stars. I have the
same mount. Guiding is used to adjust the mount tracking to seeing (the
minor variations in tracking due to atmospheric turbulence, and slop in the
mount's accuracy.

>
> If I come across the link he posted for the software he uses I'll
> let you know. Think it was a whole bunch of PS actions that some
> astrophotog had put together for enhancement, but it's commercial
> not free.
>
>> I've been doing this for a few years and have yet to get to that level and
>> I have very similar equipment.
>>
>> Check out my shots for Comparison please:
>> http://www.pbase.com/craigbob/astrophotography
>
> Some nice shots there. Particularly:
> http://www.pbase.com/craigbob/image/89360719
>
> Some of the others seem noisy and/or soft?


Thanks, I try but I'm an amateur compared to him.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:05 am
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Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
> There seems to be lot of 'illumination' in these pictures
> (i.e. - an awful lot of photoshopping).

Isn't that the result of terrestrial versus space based observing?

> You wouldn't think the Triffid shown here
> http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/hubble/NO10_350x301.jpg
>
> Has much in common with these other Triffids -
> http://www.world-mysteries.com/mpl_photos/astronomy/trifid_nebula_nasa1.jpg
> http://www.cuyastro.org/images/cukras-triffid-full.jpg
>
> At least the sombrero retains a bit of resemblance to its 'before' image:
> Before:
> http://photos.crosscountryadventures.us/albums/astrophotography/astrop.../sombre
> After: http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/hubble/NO1_350x175.jpg
>
> After a while I am not sure at all what these things really look like.
> http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/v838monharris.jpg
> http://www.therealuniverse.com/V838MONOCEROTIS.jpg
> http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/skywatch/db/72/images/large.jpg
> http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/199918main_rs_image_feature_784_946x710.jpg
> http://picasaweb.google.com/LyndaMilo/EmailArt/photo#5121571450265059634
>
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:43 am
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Troy Piggins wrote:
> * Paul Furman :
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=91...in_page
>
> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos. He
> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>
> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>
> Amazing.
>

Nice images. Would like to know what kind of telescope he was using.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:30 am
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"Paul Furman" <paul- DeleteThis @-edgehill.net> wrote
> Isn't that the result of terrestrial versus space based observing?

They are a pastiche of IR and visible images, taken with very narrow
band filters, false colored, hand-masked with lots of local contrast
adjustment, and then reassembled.

They have a technique that makes wisps of hydrogen gas
look like a solid cloud reflecting starlight from some off-camera
source. There is no off-camera source and the brightest parts
of the cloud in the manipulated image are the dim outer bits
in a more realistic view.

NASA has made V838 Monocerotis, where the gas is 'illuminated'
(the light source that makes it glow) is inside the ball
.... http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/v838monharris.jpg
in real life ... look like a red (and just where did that shade of red come
from?) star peaking out from a rupturing solid sphere.
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/199918main_rs_image_feature_784_946x710.jpg
where the 'surrounding' stars are brightly lighting up the sphere. There
are no surrounding stars.

Naw, it's the other end of the horse that fits this image.

But the heavy handed manipulation does wonders for funding. Who
wants to look at another dim purple wisp?

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm
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* Ron Hunter :
> Troy Piggins wrote:
>> * Paul Furman :
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/galleries/index.html?in_gallery_id=91...in_page
>>
>> Not Hubble images, but check out some of this guy's photos. He
>> attaches his 20D to a telescope mount.
>>
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450144
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450156
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=419180
>> http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=451640
>>
>> Amazing.
>
> Nice images. Would like to know what kind of telescope he was using.

I think he usually posts details of what he took them with just
above the images. Doesn't he?

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