Re: [APML] More shots (M101, Leo Quad, and NGC 2174,AKA "Monkey Head" Nebula

["Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Alan, I like them all! You are one of the torch bearers for film - never say die!

Stuart
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Voetsch" <alanv12952@yahoo.com>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>; "SOS" <oregonskywatchers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:55 PM
Subject: [APML] More shots (M101, Leo Quad, and NGC 2174,AKA "Monkey Head" Nebula


> OK, here's some more from earlier this month, all shot on Fuji SHQ200.
> As was the Rosette, which I beleve I forgot to mention.
> 
> Leo Quad. I need to re-shoot this and forget about NGC 3593 in the
> lower right corner. That will alow the trio to be better centered in
> the axis of illumination. NGC 3628 is too far away from the center of
> the frame and did not show up all that well. This is terrible, but I
> ran out of ideas. So...suggestions anyone? Only a single 2 hour shot.
> http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/39937259
> 
> M101 and friends. A single 225 minute shot through the FS-102 on
> SHQ200, almost 4 hours. I may have overdone it; after an USM, I thought
> it was contrasty and then slammed a Gaussian blur on it too. 
> http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/39939095
> 
> The Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2174 in Orion. 130 minutes on SHQ200, shot
> on 2/11/05. The others were done on 2/10/05. All scanned at maximum dpi
> (4000) on a Sprintscan 4000 and processed in PS7.
> http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/image/39940576
> 
> I know more work will be needed, especially on the galaxie shots.
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> =====
> SCT Astrophotography: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch/astrophotography
> FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/takpf
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