A comet and a coathanger

by **Dave Smith** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:39 pm

Last night I was able to test my Teleskop Express field flattener on my Vixen FL102S and it seems to be just fine. So it has been effective on two scopes with quite different focal lengths and f ratios.

I thought I would then try to get the comet Garradd next to the Coathanger asterism. I just got focused and ready to start shooting and the cloud rolled in sad1

Having cleared away and on shutting the dome it seemed to be clearing, so set up again. :hap:

:-)

This was just 13 x 2mins with darks (but I forgot to do flats) with my Megrez 90

In Deep Sky Stacker I was unable to stack on the comet (it just wouldn't recognise it?) so it is stacked on the stars. Fortunately any blur on the comet is not too noticeable.

Garradd-coathanger01s.jpg

Dave

by **Roger** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:59 pm

And very nice to Dave a lovely capture .nice colour :th:

by **Dennis** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:13 pm

A brilliant Coathanger, some serious colour there.

Dennis

by **Dave Smith** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:53 pm

Thanks Guys. The colour in the coathanger stars was given a boost with StarSpikesPro2 but without the spikes grin01

Dave

by **Dennis** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:17 pm

that's an interesting idea Dave. I've never tried that... guess what?

Dennis

by **ncjunk** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:03 pm

Nice image, i've seen another image of this from somewhere else looks almost the same as yours!
Very good

by **DaveS** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:03 pm

And another Comet and 'Coathanger' capture :th:

Nicely framed Dave, and nice colour too.

Dave

by **Carole** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:07 pm

very nice Dave

by **MikeMillan** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:48 pm

Very nice capture Dave!

by **bazza** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:29 pm

Lovely colour - great work Dave.

Barry.

by **antimorris** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:03 am

Lovely image. The star colors look great and Comet looks great too.

by **cybermystic** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:54 am

Dave Smith wrote:Thanks Guys. The colour in the coathanger stars was given a boost with StarSpikesPro2 but without the spikes

Dave

Now that IS a good idea Dave, never thought of that (I never do seem to be able to see the obvious grin01

).
Anyway - I am both jealous and envious of your image - neither of which are nice traits. But I wanted to get that image so bad I could taste it. Needless to say I was clouded out over that period ang01

Greg

by **Dave Smith** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:01 pm

Many thanks for the comments. StarSpikes2 does seem to do an excellent job on star colour :hap:

Dave