M42
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Orion nebula
13.12.2005
DATA
| Telescope | Vixen ED102S |
| Camera |
Philips TouCam Pro II webcam (optimized color) |
| Exposure | 13 X 25s |
| Filter | Contrast booster |
| Eyepiece | 32mm |
Number or 'first's' this time;
- first time I focused with the aid of K3CCDTools (FFT analysis)
- first time I tried autoguiding (succeeded with K3CCDTools but
not with GuideDog)
- first time processed image with AIP4WIN (serious attempt).
Processing procedure:
- master dark from 20x25s
- average combine (two star align)
- linear bright scaled
- deconvoled
- unsharp masked
- histogram shaped (in PSP7)
Oh, and the moon was almost full when taking these images.
