Re: AW: [APML] Can't achieve good pics with a cheap mount - Nope !!!!

[AikeM.Voelker-Jamin@t-online.de (Aike M. Voelker)]

Hi Ulrich,

well, what should I say I was so happy about this first result. As you know I 
only roughly aligned the scope and I knew that it may cause slightly trailed 
star images. Next time I'll spend more time on alignment proceedures!

I didn't really darken the picture a lot in PS, almost all the information that 
is on the original slide can be seen in the picture! Furthermore I did not color 
correct anything!

I've decided to call the sky conditions fair, as at that night (as you know),
the sky looked quite hazy. Of course the location might be one of the best in 
Germany, can't imagine how the skies could be if conditions were perfect.  

I really hope that you'll post your results from that night soon, can't wait to
see what you have achieved with the 5" Borg monster!

Hear you later,

Clear Skies,
Aike 


Ulrich Beinert schrieb:
> Hi Aike,
>
> that's an incredible image for a first go at photography with your
> equipment, never having manually guided such a long focal length. I don't
> really think the curved stars at the top are a problem. The detail in the
> nebula looks good, it's just too bad you didn't get more of the reflection
> nebula. I wouldn't have darkened the background quite that much to maybe
> retain some more of the faint nebular structures, but what's my 2 cents
> worth here? ;-)
>
> But what's this about "fair" conditions? I'd say they were good at the
> least! You have to see everything relatively!!! :-)
>
> Ulrich
>
>
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