Fox Face Nebula / Warren Keller
November 2011 Issue (Volume 7, Issue 6)
In this issue you'll find:
- Improving your Pointing with TPoint
Frank Barnes and Jonathan Burnett provide an primer on using Tpoint to get precision pointing accuracy.- A Multi-Scale Processing Technique for Astronomical Images - Part 1
Rogelio Bernal Andreo share his technique for leveraging the scale of the different structures in images so it narrates what really happens in the universe.- Cookbook Colors
Salvatore Grasso provides his recipe for obtaining astro-images with vibrant, high contrast colors.- Digging Out the Details [Video]
Ken Crawford’s Multi-Strength Decon Layer Blend video which is part of his Digging Out the Details series. Note: video embedded in the Enhanced Edition only, online links included in both editions.
Picture Details:
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- Optics 32-inch Schulman Telescope (RC Optical Systems)
- Camera SBIG STX 16803 CCD Camera
- Filters AstroDon Gen II and Custom Scientific
- Dates October 2011
- Location Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
- Exposure LRGB = 320:160:140:120 minutes
- Acquisition ACP Observatory Control Software (DC-3 Dreams),TheSky (Software Bisque), Maxim DL/CCD (Cyanogen)
- Processing CCDStack (CCDWare), Photoshop CS5 (Adobe)
- Credit Line and Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
AstroPhoto Insight, published by Professional Insight, is a bi-monthly digital astrophotography magazine dedicated to exploring and sharing the latest innovations and techniques in the field of cutting-edge amateur astrophotography.
