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ne4tt · April 19th, 2012, 05:57 PM

Some nice Space Pics for those that don't own their own Hubble.

Just-Jim · April 19th, 2012, 08:18 PM

Nice pix! Thanks for posting.

jimd · April 19th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Thanks ne4tt. Mine is on the fritz and was having Hubble withdrawal.

smsuryan · April 19th, 2012, 10:27 PM

there should be a telecaster constellation...

Stubee · April 19th, 2012, 11:52 PM

Love 'em, thanks.

trev333 · April 20th, 2012, 03:14 AM

A full moon rising over the planet Telecaster...

uriah1 · April 20th, 2012, 07:16 AM

nice pics...we are so small

Dusty · April 20th, 2012, 07:41 AM

I thought of the title of this song as I looked at those incredible pics. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1xiU...eature=related

Duncas · April 20th, 2012, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ne4tt

for those that don't own their own Hubble.

are you saying you DO own your own Hubble?

jimd · April 20th, 2012, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duncas

are you saying you DO own your own Hubble?

He did help pay for it.

Buckocaster51 · April 20th, 2012, 11:05 AM

When I was a kid, there were a few deep sky color photos...as I recall they were taken at the Palomar Observatory and the folks at Kodak helped them out to pull it off.

Wow!

That is all I can say about the stuff we see today.

Thanks for sharing!

rcole_sooner · April 20th, 2012, 11:11 AM

I've tried my hand at astrophotography. It is not easy, or cheap. I have not been out in a few years. I want to get Mars this year. It is just hard and late night work, that is tough on a working guy.

Here is a collage of some shots that I've taken. Not Hubble or even quality amateur work, but they are mine.

It is, left to right, top to bottom:

Andromeda Galaxy
Mars
Orion Nebula
Pleiades

Here are is a link to some of my pics.

DivadYug · April 20th, 2012, 11:12 AM

Nice pics, but we see a big photoshop job behind each of them.

rcole_sooner · April 20th, 2012, 11:15 AM

There is lots of stacking and photoshop work, behind modern astro photos. Some of the photoshop plugins are pretty expensive. There is a lot of free software out there that makes some of the basic tasks a lot easier.

Planets are actually photographed with video cameras, and the 1000s of individual frames are stacked to get a single very high resolution image. It is pretty cool stuff, and some amazing stuff can be done for a reasonable entry level cost.

Deep sky stuff is stacked too, but requires long exposure, and some very expensive equipment.

Buckocaster51 · April 20th, 2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcole_sooner

I've tried my hand at astrophotography. It is not easy, or cheap. I have not been out in a few years. I want to get Mars this year. It is just hard and late night work, that is tough on a working guy.

Here is a collage of some shots that I've taken. Not Hubble or even quality amateur work, but they are mine.

It is, left to right, top to bottom:

Andromeda Galaxy
Mars
Orion Nebula
Pleiades

Here are is a link to some of my pics.

Nice job! I know how difficult it is to get photos like that.

thanks for sharing.

April 19th, 2012, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
ne4tt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 4,994 1 Photos	Space Pics Some nice Space Pics for those that don't own their own Hubble.

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smsuryan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Aux Arcs Posts: 2,450	there should be a telecaster constellation... __________________ "We are just smart enough and sleazy enough to pull it off."

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trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,446	A full moon rising over the planet Telecaster... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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uriah1 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: toledo Posts: 6,003	nice pics...we are so small __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain

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Dusty TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Armidale, Australia Age: 57 Posts: 53	Incredible. Why are we fighting? I thought of the title of this song as I looked at those incredible pics. Thanks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1xiU...eature=related __________________ "What passion cannot music raise and quell?" John Dryden (1631-1700).

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Just-Jim Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,028	Nice pix! Thanks for posting.

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jimd Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 46 Posts: 2,325	Thanks ne4tt. Mine is on the fritz and was having Hubble withdrawal.

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Stubee Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mid-Michigan Age: 62 Posts: 3,738	Love 'em, thanks.

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Buckocaster51 Super Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 61 Posts: 15,711 1 Photos	When I was a kid, there were a few deep sky color photos...as I recall they were taken at the Palomar Observatory and the folks at Kodak helped them out to pull it off. Wow! That is all I can say about the stuff we see today. Thanks for sharing! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "She's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead." - The Munchkin Coroner

April 20th, 2012, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	I've tried my hand at astrophotography. It is not easy, or cheap. I have not been out in a few years. I want to get Mars this year. It is just hard and late night work, that is tough on a working guy. Here is a collage of some shots that I've taken. Not Hubble or even quality amateur work, but they are mine. It is, left to right, top to bottom: Andromeda Galaxy Mars Orion Nebula Pleiades Here are is a link to some of my pics. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

April 20th, 2012, 11:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
DivadYug Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada/Québec Age: 29 Posts: 107	Nice pics, but we see a big photoshop job behind each of them. __________________ Give me tone first then I will deal with noise!

April 20th, 2012, 11:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	There is lots of stacking and photoshop work, behind modern astro photos. Some of the photoshop plugins are pretty expensive. There is a lot of free software out there that makes some of the basic tasks a lot easier. Planets are actually photographed with video cameras, and the 1000s of individual frames are stacked to get a single very high resolution image. It is pretty cool stuff, and some amazing stuff can be done for a reasonable entry level cost. Deep sky stuff is stacked too, but requires long exposure, and some very expensive equipment. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

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