Taking two very different images of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Having a couple of hours to get in close I decided to take some RGB data close up on the Tarantula nebula whilst letting my Canon samyang lens take the large wide shot with a duo narrowband filter to capture all that surrounding nebulosity.
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Awesome images Ollie I love seeing some of the Southern targets, I hear ya about the weather it's not been to great here to.
Clear skies mate.
Hey Pal ye the weather ☁️ is being consistently troublesome. It must be all that gear you keep accidentally buying 😂. Clear skies pal.
Wow, you made the most of a clear night there Ollie. Very interesting to see the results from two different focal lengths too.
Yes John we've not had another clear one since.:) very different views eh.
Hi Ollie looks like you really make the most of your clear skies, both images are really good mate. Thanks again for sharing
Hey cheers Tony. Hopefully we get something clear again soon. If I were a bit further inland, I think I would get many more clear skies. Most of us live near the coast down here. Cheers again.
Awesome to see some beautiful areas of your southern skies at different focal lengths, mate! You nailed them both and I loved the end result. Really enjoyed the video and hope you have a great weekend! :)
Hey thanks for watching pal. Yes these really are a couple of majestic areas that we have down here. Really would like to try that close up again with more data and maybe narrowband. You too mate have a good weekend:) 👍
Hi Ollie! I enjoyed the video and how you process your images, to be honest I forgot all about the HDR tool thanks for the reminder.
I’m glad you managed to get a few breaks in the weather it’s the same here in the UK Weather wise.
Loved the finished result.
Wishing you clear skies Tam
Hey thanks 🙏 Tam, it's beginning to warm up here so hopefully the weather will start to change for us. Yes I don't use the HDR tool much either, can be handy.
Lots of clear skies to you too !! :)
That area of the sky is absolutely beautiful. I thought that that was a great idea capturing it in different focal lengths. Hoping you get some better weather real soon
Hey thanks Isaac man. Yes hopefully we get that weather change soon 👍👍 CS mate
Love the look of the LMC with the Samyang and the 533 - kind of looks like some scary multi-eyed beast. And really interesting idea imaging the core of the Tarantula which is so often blown out in wider field images - forget the Trapezium, the Tarantularezium (ok so I made up that name) is where it's at (putting that on my list for the Meade I think).
Hey Logan - Yep I think the Tarantula really up close and then mixing in some different length exposures could be really cool ! I like that name BTW :)
Hi Ollie! Well, it's great to see that you turned your head back to where it belongs (..southern hemisphere objects....lol...😉...just kidding you...😁...lol..) If you keep doing that, I can guarantee that your weather will improve.😂
Anyway...Ollie, those are lovely images of the LMC (*), and I appreciated seeing how your processed both the wide-field & long-focal length images(**).👍
IMHO & FWIW, if one has a medium or long focal length system, then one has a season's worth of really cool nebulae to explore in the LMC & SMC.....and that's above & beyond the incredible Tarantula Nebula, which - as you've shown - is awesome at any focal length. Furthermore, there is 47 Tucana in the neighbourhood (...a complete show-stopper of a globular..) plus some other clusters & OB associations in the LMC & SMC. (...and for those who love to do a lot of visual astronomy, a medium to large aperture dobsonian in good skies will provide a great look at all of these objects...)
(*) This only increases my hankering to observe & image from the southern hemisphere...it has been more than a decade since I did! 😢
(**) You did a great job with processing Ollie. Two questions:
(a) Does PI allow you to apply masks to Star Exterminator or similar applications?
(b) Is it possible to use HDR in PI with more than two sets of exposures?
cheers!
Hey Derek - Haha 😂 I thought it was time I left your objects alone as well, can only steal so much in one season.
You're absolutely right about how much those objects offer in the various focal lengths. There's just so much going on. They really look great under a nice dark sky.
So in terms of those questions for the HDR I'm pretty sure you can add as many images as you like I just think you have to start with the longest exposure image first (at the top). As for the masks and Star Xterminator, not tried that. I'll test it on my next image and let you know.
Thanks pal, hope your Astro in all is forms is going well :)
Ollie
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so much stuff going on in that wide field image Ollie and lotsa detail in the Closeup. CS
Hey mate - It's a packed area isn't it with stars and globules all over the place. Cheers mate !! CS :)
Really interesting Ollie. Again, I learned a lot. For example using HDR composition function in PI to combine images..the core here. (Never used it). That's super helpful. As well as showing how you processed your images. Wow,..I mean there is SO much happening in this region (LMC).. You did really great..on both final images..beautiful. cs
Hey Mate thanks muchly. Glad you got some tips out of it mate. James from the DSO Imager channel has a good video of the HDR composition tool. You're right about that area there's so much going on there. I hope you're doing well pal. Many CS :)
Again great video mate! Keep up the good work Ollie, although I realise you need clear skies for that🤣 Let’s hope we all get some soon mate👍
Cheers mate. Gotta try and be optimistic surely we'll get a weather break soon especially as we're heading into summer 🌞. CS soon !!
Nice shots with the two different FLs. If I had access to the LMC I'd shoot it every year :)
Cheers James yes this really is a great area for us to keep going back to. CS mate :)
Beautiful image and nice tips regarding Pixinsight
Thanks very much mate appreciate it.
Next run of clear nights I'm trying to mosaic the Tarantula region, you've seen the first 2 panels which almost matched your field of view I'm gonna go big! hopefully the weather will allow it
Great video mate
Look forward to seeing that image. Actually being that size would make a really nice high res wall print as well. Cheers Nik hopefully not too long before our next clear night. :)
@@AstroSoundscape next week's forecast isn't looking great, first gloomy then warm but stormy....
Great video as always Ollie, now your saying your only one clear night, now is it just me, but either end's on the world it just seems to be more cloudy than normal 🤔
Thanks Bill. It sure does down here. I do live very near the coast which never helps but it's been by far the cloudiest year I've seen. We get the odd hour or two together but rarely full nights. :) Here's hoping for a change.🙏
I really wish this was accessible from the UK. Great images 👍😎
Hey thanks Alan we are lucky to have these objects although you've got some crackers too :)
@@AstroSoundscape I've just picked up a PDS 150 and so far very pleased with it. Did you sell yours? And if so why?
@@Alan-vk6bk Hey Alan - It is really a great little scope. One thing is with these mass produced scopes they vary quite a bit copy to copy. I had a really hard time keeping mine in collimation. It does produce great images though when dialled in.
Nice video my friend ❤ 11:03
Looks like we swapped countries 😂😂😂