Re: [APML] A salvaged M33?

["Tony Pilato" <apilato@stny.lrun.com>]

Jeff B.,

 

I also have some problems with "noisy" and poor resolution images"...

For whatever its worth, I have had the same experience this fall... The weather here in upstate NY has been horrible this year. By the time I got a second image to stack, M 33 was over the meridian. I did a poor job of aligning the camera and was also forced to crop like crazy. See:

http://home.stny.lrun.com/apilato/m33.html

The seeing conditions have been horrible this year as well with clouds ALWAYS moving in around midnight. But as I have said before, its either this type of imaging practice, or wait a few years, or relocate to a better climate.

 

Just keep at it and the effort will eventually pay off. There is nothing like experience.

 

Tony P.
Binghamton NY 42.10 N 75.92 W
apilato@stny.lrun.com
http://home.stny.rr.com/apilato/astro.htm

----- Original Message -----

From: Jeff Ball

To: astro-photo@seds.org

Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 1:38 PM

Subject: [APML] A salvaged M33?

Hey APML,

 

I have done about the best I could do with an M33 I shot back in November.  I shot several negatives, but many had soft focus and could not be used.  Unfortunately, the best focus shots were not framed particularly well.  So I made do with what I had and composited 3 shots with significant cropping.  The image is pretty noisy, I assume from the enlargement.  I am currently reading all I can on noise reduction, but the material takes awhile for me to digest.  In the meantime, here is my best offering of M33 to date. 

 

 Just as I was starting to get the hang of my LX200, my AP 130 arrived and so I sold the LX200 this month.  I am in photo limbo until I can acquire a mount for the 130.  Anyone have a mount?

 

Here is the link to my new webpage design and images with all of the details.  Thanks for any comments or suggestions. 

 

 http://webpages.marshall.edu/~ball3/m33.htm

 

 

Clear skies,
Jeff Ball