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Managed to grab an hour this morning, I've been meening to get this shot for a while, I'm still not 100% happy with it, might have to re-visit this one when I finaly get myself a new tripod that gave up the ghost shortly after this.Then went home and knocked my sons tooth out with a ball - not the best of days for Badger or young Badger junior:(
f22, 180secs, 12mm, iso100
Was tickled to see the Brown Thrasher today while doing some birdwatching.
These guys don't show up too often out in the open, but they do like to check out the ground underneath the feeders from time to time. Today was one of those days.
They remind be a bit of Roadrunners because they usually seem to run from place to place instead of the slow gait most birds do when foraging under the feeders.
NGC 4217 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is about 60 million light-years away from Earth. I picked this up while imaging M106 and clipped it from the main image and processed.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, Canon 6D stock camera, ISO 3200, 58 x 60 second exposures with dark/bias frames, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Image date: 10 April 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory in Weatherly, PA.
Imaged the Heart Nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. This has been a lower priority target for me in the past but got bumped up once I went mono. I'm glad I was able to get a decent shot of it this year. My camera and scope combo give a good FOV on this faint target. Oiii was extremely faint, but luckily good narrowband processing techniques can mask that well.
Total exposure time for this image is: 29 hours.
Equipment:
- AT65EDQ Scope
- ZWO ASI1600mm-Pro Imaging Camera
- Belt Modded Orion Sirius EQ-G
- QHY miniGuideScope and QHY5L-ii mono guidecam
- Chroma Ha/Oiii/Sii filters
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Software:
- N.I.N.A. for capture
- PHD2 for guiding
- PixInsight for Processing
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Acquisition:
- 175 x 300" Ha - Chroma 5nm
- 69 x 300" Oiii - Chroma 3nm
- 104 x 300" Sii - Chroma 3nm
- 200 gain and 50 offset, -10C
- 20 flats and flat-darks per filter
- 30 darks from library
- Nights: 10/12, 10/14, 11/6, 11/7/20
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Processing:
Each Master Image:
- Calibration, Integration, DrizzleIntegration
- DynamicCrop
- DynamicBackgroundExtraction
- Deconvolution (Ha only)
- TGVDenoise + MMT noise reduction using EZDenoise Script
- Arcsinhstretch (x2) to bring to nonlinear
- HistogramTransformation for further stretch
- CurvesTransformation to bring up background level
- StarAlign Oiii and Sii to Ha
- Starnet to remove stars from each master; duplicate starless Ha and set aside to use as Luminance layer
Combine Starless Masters via PixelMath:
- Duplicate Oiii and rename to 'f'. CurvesTransformation to boost signal of f and lower background
- R: f*Sii + ~f*Ha
- G: f*(0.7*Ha + 0.3*Sii) + ~f*Oiii
- B: Oiii
- Visit thecoldestnights.com/2020/06/pixinsight-dynamic-narrowban... for more information on Dynamic Narrowband Combinations
- CurvesTransformation to slightly reduce green and boost saturation
Starless Ha Luminance Processing:
- CurvesTransformation for contrast
- RangeMask + LocalHistogramEqualization on Melotte 15 to bring back details
- DarkStructureEnhance script at 0.3
- UnsharpMask using a new RangeMask
Combine Luminance and Color:
- LRGBCombination with Luminance at 85% weight and chrominance noise reduction enabled
Add Back Color Stars and Final Processing:
- StarAlign linear Oiii and Sii masters to linear Ha master
- Arcsinhstretch just barely each linear master
- Duplicate each barely stretched master and Starnet each to remove stars
- PixelMath: Master_Stars - Master_Starless to get just the stars for each channel
- PixelMath: Combine the stars of each channel into a color star image:
- R: Ha_stars
- G: Sii_stars
- B: Oiii_stars
- PixelMath: RGB_Stars + RGB_Nebula to add stars into nebula image
- DynamicCrop to remove edges
- Save and Export
Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused and follow that path. Many undertakings could have been such a better experience if not all that noise around it. Everything and everyone want's a piece of that undertaking, it's like late passengers hopping on a train leaving the station. These life distractions will definitely slow you down and you might achieve a lot but not necessarily what you really want. You might reach your goal but the taste of victory has been spoiled.
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Camera: Kiev 88
Lens: Volna-3
Film: Fomopan Active 400iso
Shutter: 1/500th sec
Yesterday I saw an IR scope, I tought i make one -->this is the result of my one day work. Enjoy!
Pastie: pastebin.com/6BGyx60t
Something similar to this : forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=42486
Please credit me if u use it!!!!
One of the adjusters for zeroing in the telescopic sight on my air rifle. Taken for Macro Mondays "Circle" theme
One roads leads to two and suddenly there is a junction for traffic and the scope for decision, revision and division til contemplation arrives at cognition and transmigration induced by transmutation, we can somewhat transmogrified continue our transportation.
The metamorphosis that awaits at the cross roads, or the junction of ways gives us a chance to look at the roads not chosen as different fates, or potential we have the chance to transmogrify into the pupa and to transfigure through the imago and transmute into the butterfly that flutters down the right road, or the best road, or the only road beating our wind evoking wings as we proceed and progress in due procession to our ultimate goal.
The Chthonic Hekate is underwhelmed in the underworld by the sparkle of the above and the dark intentions from below that make some of the sparkle. She knows the outcome of each of the ways ways available to us. She might like to be acknowledged, but that does not mean that she will share her knowledge, unfortunately she is happy to leave us in self-knowledge that is mis-knowledge. The Triple Form of Hekate is full within the three phases and yet there is also a Forth Form. Her light in the darkness includes sparking, lighting, spluttering and also none igniting. Her symbol of three Moon in reflected illumination is also a symbol brightly obscuring her other form within the Dark, or New Moon. She is happy in the dark with her unilluminated vision and her brightness in the Full Moon also knows the New Moon visible on the horizon for just a few moments. Called for and sought at the Trivia Three Ways and crossroads also asked for and answered within the home where all junctions are started and ended and where insight and protection are often most required. From the ignition of Fresh Flame to Full Light through Dying Embers and within Extinguished Ashes she is never absent always available if you call on her without subconscious desire, rather with intent to take her hand with resolve to lead you on towards where you aspire.
© PHH Sykes 2022
phhsykes@gmail.com
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This design took a while too make, the design has so much color density. The color has so many different variations that it is well pleasing to the eye. Each individual color was hand picked and placed accordingly.
The shapes have also got there own special touch and swirl!
Not the best light or colour yesterday morning (until we had packed up and were heading home) so the best option was a long exposure and mono conversion :-)
Tonights gorgeous waning Moon - so worth the wait for this awesome shot!
Prime focus single shot, Canon 600D, Maksutov 127mm scope
Our beautiful moon. This is a reworked HDR image taken at prime focus with my C8 last year. It's time to get the scope out again. Just waiting for humid summer air to clear a bit.
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On top of the world....always a favorite spot to visit when we're in the Tetons; great for sunrise or sunset with views of the Teton range in one direction and the Teton valley in the other. Enjoyed the company of a blue grouse on this particular evening as well as an interesting storm front brewing in the distance. Mike was scoping while I was photographing, one of his favorite things to do when we're out west; and I couldn't resist a shot of my favorite model :-) He told me he's going to start charging a modeling fee....LOL!!!!
Have a great Thursday, and as always, thanks for visiting and commenting!!!!
M33 Triangulum Galaxy. Scope: TSAPO65Q with NPR-1073 0.8x Reducer. Mount: SkyWatcher EQM-35 Pro. Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro. Guide: SkyWatcher 50mm EvoGuide ith Altair GPCAMv2 130. 10x5Min. Processed in APP. Finished in Adobe CC.
Wild strawberry on the overgrowing field on the scopes of the Central Russian upland near Pushchino, Moscow region
Appreciation to the Jackhammer's designer =]
...Stupid BF2 taking a Shotgun that isn't even in production
Another one from Dungeness.
The window of the boat looks like a gun scope so framed a house in it, sorry if it's your house lol.
My I-269 series continues now, with the next to last batch of photos. This is the view approaching Red Banks Rd. from the east, as seen on January 1, 2018, not long after this section of 269 opened to the public. The very first photo of this series was from a bit closer to the exit itself.
A ski mountaineer checking out the many options for a perfect day of #skiing at #Tuckermans from Hojo's. This guy proceeded to head up to the Hillman's/Dodge's area and I headed up into the bowl where I had the place to myself for 2 hours! The first run was still icy but the next 5 were amazing!
I'm on facebook now!
Scoping for seabirds off the North Point on 27 October 2016. Large floats are found on the island's beaches and tidal flats -- here they serve as seats for the crew.
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f2.8 Ai-S.
I wanted to scope out an old Nikon lens, and a Nikon guy recommended this lens as the best one to try first. (Either this or a 105mm f2.5 Ai-S, or one of the f1.2's).
It's a 1:2 lens, despite the name implying a greater magnification. I've got a PK-13 extension tube designed for the lens. It gives the lens a 1:1 magnification, but a rather bulky feel.
This photo was taken with a MIR-1 and a simple extension tube. I've finally cleaned the inside of the MIR, and it's as sharp stopped down as people say.
I'll be interested to see how the Micro-NIKKOR performs; it has a strong reputation among Nikon shooters.
May/2017, Leeuwarden
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Fun to fool around with a tele, wonder if he saw me.
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Quicksilver's sniper rifle madness conitinues! The Sidewinder Advanced Sniper Rifle is the third addition to the Space branch.
It fires SABOT rounds, specially designed to punch through ballistic vests, (light) armor, protective suits and cover. The stock is adjustable in every way possible. It has a silky smooth bolt action and comes standard with a state of the art electronic scope.
Quicksilver Ind. produces top of the notch firearms made for easy and cheap mass production, while maintaining very high quality. Our firearms will always be fully ambidextrous, two toned, operator-friendly and accessory-friendly.
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Eagle, this one is for you, man. Your designs are ever so fresh and amazingly aestethically pleasing. The Sidewinder was heavily based on your J-Tac "Sabreclaw" sniper rifle.
Credit to Torongo for the monopod.
Credit to EagleMalkavian for inspiration.
Check out the godly high definition image right here:
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Yours truly,
~ Shockwave
As the otter was eating the small fish it just caught and the mother Mallard was escaping with her two ducklings (two previous posts), this eagle flew overhead and carefully scoped out the events transpiring below before continuing on it's way.
Looks like this big ram is scoping things out, but he was actually in the process of sitting down on top of this ledge right across from the confluence. And yep, it was quite cold, as you can tell from his breath.
Have a great Sunday, and as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!!
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