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21-January-2007, 03:02 PM
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M82 with 9" Scope
hi folks,
I have just sigend up to this forum (see off topic) and I`d like to introduce one of my recent results to You. I`m Austrian and we have to live with an average seeing here of about 5/10 (according to Mr. Pickering) that night seeing was rather better than average around 6-(7)/10 transparency was quite good. usually I use my 9" TMB Apo f/9 in cases of good seeing and so I wnt for M82 the first time. data on the image: image taken at my stargazer private observatory, Mühlviertel near Linz, Austria, Europe 9" f/9 @ f/7 using a TeleVue 0,8 reducer SXV M25C 2,3 hours (4,6,8,10,12 and 20 minutes frames) no filters date: Jan.2007 AstroArt4 for image acquisition, alignement (average), color conversion. postprocessing in PS CS2 (multi layer) and PixIS (mask for backgroundsmoothing)  medium sized image (crop) here: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/...-16.1.1500.jpg enlarged crop here: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/....1.enlcrop.jpg comments will be appreciated. link to my observatory: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/astropics.htm regards Dietmar Last edited by stargazer_7000; 29-January-2007 at 06:16 PM. Reason: update... 
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21-January-2007, 05:17 PM
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Hi Dietmar
Welcome to the forum. These photos of M82 are some of the best I have seen on this forum. Keep them coming thanks Paul
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21-January-2007, 09:00 PM
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Welcome and keep the pics comming. Lovely.
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21-January-2007, 09:12 PM
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...thanks You guys for welcoming me!
best regards Dietmar
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29-January-2007, 05:58 PM
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thanks Jaicoa,
I really appreciate Your nice comments! I just wanted to add the missing data: data on the image: titel: M82 observatory site: Mühlviertel near Linz date: Jan 2007 scope: 9" Tmb Apo f/9 @f/7 (TeleVue reducer 0,8) Camera: CCD: SXV M25C exposure time: 2,3 hours (4,6,8,10,12 and 20 minutes frames) no filters software: image acquisition, colorconversion and stacking (average) in AstroArt4 postprocessing: PS CS2 (multilayer) and PixIS - LE (masks fpr smootheing the background) link to all of my galaxy-images: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/galaxies.htm thanks! ebst regards Dietmar Last edited by stargazer_7000; 29-January-2007 at 06:03 PM. Reason: missing data added...
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29-January-2007, 06:35 PM
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AMAZING photo, and welcome to the forum...enjoy your stay!
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31-January-2007, 07:39 AM
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This is from your site, the rest of the M82 picture
I never knew M81 had a satelite galaxy! It so close to the pole I never try (succesfully) to observe/shoot. Great images
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31-January-2007, 02:25 PM
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Thanks for sharing your superb image of the Cigar Galaxy, Dietmar!
Dave Mitsky
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31-January-2007, 02:34 PM
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...thanks Dragon, Evan and Dave.
it makes me happy to get so much positive feedback. best regards Dietmar
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