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Abell 2151 the Hercules galaxy cluster
Hyperstar III data taken on 30th May 2009 – 20 subs at 5-minutes per sub, f#2, 11″ SCT.
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Leo Trio – a bit brighter
The version below – but a little brighter 🙂 Looking at this image with fresh eyes this morning rather than towards midnight last night – it looked to dark overall, so brightened it up a bit.
Leo Trio composite using Registar
This is a composite image showing the Leo Trio region. Hyperstar III data taken on 21st March 2010 has been combined with older Hyperstar 1/H9C (2-frames) data from much earlier. The composite was created using the powerful registering program Registar.
IC 1831 region in Cassiopeia – Milky Way star field
North is to the right in this Sky 90/M25C image comprising 33-subs at 590 seconds per sub. I went very deep with the Sky 90 for this one under almost perfect sky conditions. To the left of the image the … Continue reading
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The Gamma Cassiopeia region
A 4-frame Hyperstar III mosaic of the Gamma Cassiopeia region taken a long while ago.
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Rosette nebula reprocess using Registar
The Rosette nebula reprocessed using the proper procedure in Registar.
Proper dataset this time!
Although this image probably only looks a little brighter – it also uses the proper (dual) dataset as well, so there’s a couple more hour’s worth of RGB data from the Hyperstar III in this one.
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The Monkey Head nebula – proper application of Registar
I actually spent a little while looking at the “Help” instructions that came with Registar in an attempt to see what it does and to hopefully apply it properly to mosaics. Why has it taken me so long to look … Continue reading
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NGC1999 region with the waterfall nebula – learned at lot with this one!
Managed to get 2 hours of 10-minute subs using the Hyperstar III on 26/01/2012. In fact I got 4 hours worth of subs but didn’t realise the bottom of the image was being clipped by the trees over the back, … Continue reading
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The same final twiddles applied to the Registar composite of the Monkey Head nebula
The same final process twiddles carried out on the Registar composite image of the Monkey Head nebula 🙂