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Andromeda Galxy - M31
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19651
by Keith g
Andromeda Galxy - M31 was created by Keith g
Hello all, I hope you can show me how to improve on this shot, it's the Andromeda Galaxy - M31 which I shot this evening with the Canon 300D, piggybacked on a C8 using a Canon ef 85mm lens at f3.5. This is a multiple stack of 8 shots, all stacked and aligned in registax 3.
My conditions were pretty poor from my backgarden, with a lot of frost & fog. I hope this can account for the relatively poor quality, the light pollution just got worse and worse over a period of about half an hour or so, with dew finally forming in the lens, afterall, the lens was pointed straight up!
So how can I improve? I tried many shots at differnt exposures and ISO settings, details are below. Can this be processed any better?
This is a slight crop of the original stack, processed in ps7 with gradient exterminator. Some detail in the dust lanes is visible.
Anyways, hope you like it, I'll definitely get a better shot next time the moon is out of the way from a dark site, and not in my backgarden!!
Keith.
Details: Andromeda Galaxy M31, Canon 300D, 85mm lens at f3.5
Stack of 8 shots - 2x5mins, 3x3mins ISO 800, 2x3mins ISO 400, 1x3mins ISO 1600, registax 3, ps7
My conditions were pretty poor from my backgarden, with a lot of frost & fog. I hope this can account for the relatively poor quality, the light pollution just got worse and worse over a period of about half an hour or so, with dew finally forming in the lens, afterall, the lens was pointed straight up!
So how can I improve? I tried many shots at differnt exposures and ISO settings, details are below. Can this be processed any better?
This is a slight crop of the original stack, processed in ps7 with gradient exterminator. Some detail in the dust lanes is visible.
Anyways, hope you like it, I'll definitely get a better shot next time the moon is out of the way from a dark site, and not in my backgarden!!
Keith.
Details: Andromeda Galaxy M31, Canon 300D, 85mm lens at f3.5
Stack of 8 shots - 2x5mins, 3x3mins ISO 800, 2x3mins ISO 400, 1x3mins ISO 1600, registax 3, ps7
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19652
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re: Andromeda Galxy - M31
My conditions were pretty poor he says... yeah, right Keith! Stunning image! :shock: I can even make out M32 there too.
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19654
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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680
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Keith i think its great that you managed to pull that image out of the misty/foggy moon lit sky tonight. Full credit to you!
Excellent as always
Excellent as always
Martin Mc Kenna
coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19663
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Keith,
Are you joking about a better image? Your shot is superb, an item 3.5 million light years away and you make it look like the moon. Well done and keep up the good work
Are you joking about a better image? Your shot is superb, an item 3.5 million light years away and you make it look like the moon. Well done and keep up the good work
J.A.Feehan
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19673
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Great sharp image Keith!
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19 years 2 weeks ago #19676
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Andromeda Galxy - M31
Keith thats a great image, the only way you could improve on that is get more dust detail in the spiral arms.
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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
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but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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