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Ok you celestial voyagers....
Never Seen This Before | UFO? Galactic Clump?
Running short on conspiracy theories?
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Ok you celestial voyagers....
Never Seen This Before | UFO? Galactic Clump?
The question is "What is it?" A comet? A celestial rock? Superman?Running short on conspiracy theories?
Whatever it is, it ain't (imho) getting anywhere near the Sun.The question is "What is it?" A comet? A celestial rock? Superman?
It could be it never got that close? Odd that it did an about face (whatever it was).Whatever it is, it ain't (imho) getting anywhere near the Sun.
Lynd's Dark Nebula 1622 (Boogie Man Nebula)
I was away from imaging since August 2022, the break was good. It's amazing how fast post processing details can be forgotten. The imaging process even threw some curves balls. Wanting to capture this LDN1622 motivated me to get back in the game.
The darker version makes the "Boogie Man" stand out better but I like the dusty details of the lighter version.
Link to full versions and imaging details - https://astrob.in/6l4t6n/D/
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Thanks Eric I tried it and bought it, it was used on this image. Was so impressed I bought his NoiseXterminator too and recommend it also. I have an Nvidia display adapter but haven't been able to get it to speed up the processing. No big deal.Absolutely beautiful. I prefer the lighter image too. Really glad you're back at it.
If you want to go down a processing rabbit hole, check out the "BlurXterminator" thread on CN. I have to admit, I purchased it and I am thoroughly impressed with what it can do. It is basically an intelligent de-convolution process with a sharpening routine.
Not that your image needs any of that. It looks absolutely perfect.
Thanks Eric I tried it and bought it, it was used on this image. Was so impressed I bought his NoiseXterminator too and recommend it also. I have an Nvidia display adapter but haven't been able to get it to speed up the processing. No big deal.
BlurXterminator, noiseXterminator and spectroPhotoMetricColor were new tools used on this image. This is the first time that the colors didn't haveto manipulated at all, spectroPhotoMetricColor had them perfect right out of the box. The only inconvenience was the 104gig of space need to store the spectral and star data on the post processing machine.
This morning the GPU started to work, see post #32 in this string - https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/...tion-for-starxterminator/page-2#entry12387501Nice. I also bought NoiseXterminator. Amazing products.
So you're actually using your GPU to do processing?
My main PC right now is a ASUS mini running linux mint. It's not the fastest thing in the world but PixInsight routines seem to run better on it than on my old windows laptop with relatively similar specs.
I just need the skies to open up. I have not had a single usable night since the lunar occultation of mars.
Very nice. The emission nebula in the galaxy really show up well.The Hidden Galaxy - IC342
2019 data combined with 12/29/2022 data.
10X600 per RGB channel
CDK17 with FLI16803
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I am with you, next 10 days looks like s___. At least not much percipitation.Very nice. The emission nebula in the galaxy really show up well.
Looks like I probably won't get a deep space night in until after the next full moon wanes. Though I may go for comet C/2022 E3 ZTF instead at that point.
There's a website astronomers use for identifying images of unknown regions of the sky - https://nova.astrometry.net/Just found a pic of a scary nebula:
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Well... ya BOTH posted a scary skull nebula. And as usual, I am impressed and blowed away by your amazing work.There's a website astronomers use for identifying images of unknown regions of the sky - https://nova.astrometry.net/
I submitted the picture you posted Walt and this is it's response....The Rsosetta Nebula. I happen to have shot the Rosetta nebula a few years back, below is my colorful image. I can see the similarity when I turn it on it's side. I've never seen the Rosetta Nebula presented this way and it appears to me the creator want to achieve this doctored "skull" look.
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Is that fast? /SFor something to be able to zoom past and get all the way to the Sun in that short amount of time, would require it to be moving approx 500 x the speed of light. .
I was shopping for land in the late 1990's built this place and moved in 2001. Finally got around to retiring and built the observatory in 2017.
Unfortunately sold my ASI071MC and recently ordered a QHY268MC which arrives on Tuesday. MONO imaging a comet is a PITA. It should be somewhat clear tonight and again tomorrow night. I'll have to make due with the MONO camera until Tuesday.
Check out the video this guy made with a RASA 11 -
Here's his still of it - https://www.astrobin.com/vi1m33/B/
The RASA 11 sucks photons.
I hope you get a good break Eric.Now that is an interesting scope. Only 620mm focal length, f/2.2. What a perfect scope for comets. You could keep sub exposures short to avoid trailing and still pull a lot of detail.
Since a few years back I planned on finding another place and moving in the next 5 years or so but local changes have put the fire on my feet and now my goal is to move by August or much earlier as long as I find the right place. As much as I initially wanted to find pristine skies now I'm focused more on better skies than I have a bit more off the beaten path without the local light issues and closer to family.
I don't think I will build. I just don't have the kind of free time so I'm hoping to find a place I can just about move right in. Life is really complicated right now and I don't expect it to get simpler.
I was shopping for land in the late 1990's built this place and moved in 2001. Finally got around to retiring and built the observatory in 2017.
Unfortunately sold my ASI071MC and recently ordered a QHY268MC which arrives on Tuesday. MONO imaging a comet is a PITA. It should be somewhat clear tonight and again tomorrow night. I'll have to make due with the MONO camera until Tuesday.
Check out the video this guy made with a RASA 11 -
Here's his still of it - https://www.astrobin.com/vi1m33/B/
The RASA 11 sucks photons.