Sunday, December 29, 2013

Spaghetti Nebula

Simeis 147 - Sharpless 2-240

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Mono M45

M45 by Mick Hyde
M45, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

M34

M34 by Mick Hyde
M34, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Cone Nebula.

The Cone Nebula. by Mick Hyde
The Cone Nebula., a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

California Nebula.

California Nebula. by Mick Hyde
California Nebula., a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Comet Lovejoy - 13th Nov 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Comet processing in DSS



Load your pics into DSS, click check all then click to register them making sure that stack after registering is not selected

Once the pics are registered click on one of the light frames at the bottom to view the image, on the right hand side you will see some icons click on the comet one. 

Then using the mouse wheel zoom in to the pic and move the cursor over the centre of the core, left click to select, next click on the disk icon on the right to save it. You need to do this on all your light frames.

Now click stack checked pictures on the left of screen and within this click stacking parameters. Select comet and choose which option you want then click ok.

It should now stack aligned on the comet.

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Hubble's Famous M31 VAR! plate.

The plate with identification number H335H ("Hooker plate 335 by Hubble"), is famous for having led to his discovery of the first Cepheid variable star in M31.

Plate image credit:- Carnegie Institution for Science

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Rosette Nebula - Caldwell 49 Mosaic

4 pane mosaic, each 7 x 300s binned 2x2 Ha 7nm.

IC2177 - Seagull Nebula

IC2177 - Seagull Nebula by Mick Hyde
IC2177 - Seagull Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

The Bubble Nebula in 7nm Ha


M45 LRGB


Orion Mosaic

First part of a large mosaic.

IC410

Monday, October 07, 2013

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Monday, September 23, 2013

Wizard Nebula

Wizard Nebula by Mick Hyde
Wizard Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula by Mick Hyde
Horsehead Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

California Nebula

California Nebula by Mick Hyde
California Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula by Mick Hyde
Rosette Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

M45 Pleiades LRGB - Reprocess

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Jellyfish Nebula - IC443

Jellyfish Nebula - IC443 by Mick Hyde
Jellyfish Nebula - IC443, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Heart Nebula Mosaic

Heart Nebula Mosaic by Mick Hyde
Heart Nebula Mosaic, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Cocoon Nebula

Cocoon Nebula by Mick Hyde
Cocoon Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Filter comparison

Filter comparison by Mick Hyde
Filter comparison, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

A comparison using the Baader 7nm filter with and without the Moon.

Takahashi Sky 90, Atik 460ex mono, -10c, 600s, 1x1 binned

Both cropped images were processed in exactly the same way in DSS, and CS5 ( I created an 'action' in PS to change the bit depth and adjust levels etc, and used this action on both images)
No other tweaking.

Cone Nebula

Cone Nebula by Mick Hyde
Cone Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Soul Nebula Mosaic - Ha false colour

Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

M16

M16 by Mick Hyde
M16, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.