[LVAS] Orion Nebula

[Shawn Mann]

Ah, nice. I will have to try it out. Thanks for the tip.



On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Jim Gianoulakis
<Jim.Gianoulakis at swgas.com>wrote:

>  Great start Shawn. I use a product from ccdware called PEMPRO that has a
> polar alignment routine automating drift alignment. Very effective and you
> can get a fully functional 30 day trial here.
>
> http://www.ccdware.com/products/pempro/
>
> >>> Shawn Mann <shawn.mann at gmail.com> 11/17/2009 4:45 PM >>>
>
> Hey guys! Just wanted to share one of the results I have gotten from my
> astro-photography setup that I have asked about on here before.
>
> For the curious:
>
> This is one one minute shot of the Orion Nebula. I did some processing with
> "Astronomy Tools" by Noel Carboni (
> http://actions.home.att.net/Astronomy_Tools_For_Full_Version.html), mainly
> eliminating the light pollution, and creating a false Hydrogen-Alpha filter
> to overlay for better color. Now I need to practice better polar alignment
> so I can get rid of the annoying field rotation!
>
> Setup:
>
> Unguided
> Sky-Watcher Equinox 80
> Sky-Watcher EQ5 Mount
> Nikon D40
>
> Thanks for the help guys!
>
> Shawn Mann
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