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Maura Kelley
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@greg-erianne Such a fantastic image Greg - Wow!!


   
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Thanks so much, Maura!  Couldn't believe how much work there was to process the images, but I'm glad I did.  I was happy with it. 😆 


   
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@terri That is a fantastic image Terri.  I could barely see the ion tail in my images but yours is perfect.  I am ordering pixinsight today.


   
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Terri Zittritsch
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Posted by: @jkcomeau

@terri That is a fantastic image Terri.  I could barely see the ion tail in my images but yours is perfect.  I am ordering pixinsight today.

Thanks Joe, appreciate the feedback.  I hope you're enjoying your trip in the sunshine!

 

Terri

 


   
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Here's an update.  I added the remaining data (color only) and have discarded the luminance (too much work).   It is a bit noisy as I tried to extract more than what was in the data.. so may look a bit over-cooked.


   
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@terri Well, I think you can definitely see the ion tail a bit better.

Greg


   
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I was able to capture a few brief images of C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with Mars last night.  The images were VERY brief duration of 30 sec.  I was actually testing something else and decided to aim here. 

I didn't go through all the hoopla of processing the comet photo in detail, so Mars and some stars look a little oblong-ish. Mars is at the left of the image (red, of course).

Askar 107PHQ Petzval Quadruplet (native 749mm fL; F/7) with a 0.7x reducer (524mm fL; F/4.9)
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ZWO AM5 mount with guiding via ASIAir Plus using an ASI178mm mini and a 60mm F4 guide scope
30s x 5 [Total Exposure 0:02:30]; with dark, flat, and dark-flat frames 
Pre- and post-processed Pixinsight; Final edits in Photoshop.

This post was modified 1 year ago by Greg Erianne

   
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Sorry, couldn't get to this post to edit it in time, but I changed the distortion a bit so Mars and some of the other stars look round.


   
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Terri Zittritsch
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Greg, great capture!    And nice stars too!

terri


   
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