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**fs999** · 10-14-2015, 05:26 AM

Thank you !

seti_v2 · 10-16-2015, 12:42 PM - **1 Like**

Got 4.5 hours on this subject but not nearly enough! Here is my bi-color WIP of IC1805 in H-alpha and OIII
8x15min ISO400 h-alpha
11x15min ISO 400 OIII
Pentax k5 full spectrum mod with screw on TEC cooler.
Orion Achro Refractor with Omega Optical H-alpha filter and Celestron OIII filter

Hope you like it even with it being a bit noisey for my taste!

Aaron28 · 10-16-2015, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by seti_v2

Hope you like it

nice!

mikeSF · 11-01-2015, 01:19 AM - **4 Likes**

I just received a copy of Sky & Telescope's "Skywatch 2016" magazine where my Bird Rock photo appears full page on the inside back cover. Watch for it at your newsstand.

full pic and story on flickr: https://flic.kr/p/sfVsPE

Last edited by mikeSF; 04-13-2016 at 08:33 AM.

JimmyDranox · 11-01-2015, 06:53 AM

Wow. Congrats.

It's a realization, for a picture taken with a DSLR to be among a lot of shots taken with dedicated astro cameras, with lot of stacked exposures and postprocessing. Pentax could choose your picture for their advertising.

mikeSF · 11-01-2015, 08:56 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by JimmyDranox

Wow. Congrats.

It's a realization, for a picture taken with a DSLR to be among a lot of shots taken with dedicated astro cameras, with lot of stacked exposures and postprocessing. Pentax could choose your picture for their advertising.

thanks. My old K5 is getting a little out of style now, but she's still my go to for the milky way shots using the OGPS1.
Here is the actual image, btw, which is posted elsewhere in this thread im sure:

Bird Rock & Milky Way
K5 & FA31

Aaron28 · 11-01-2015, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by mikeSF

full page

sweet congrats mike that's too cool!

XLXW · 11-01-2015, 12:35 PM

Nice. Congratulations.

Stone G. · 11-01-2015, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by mikeSF

my Bird Rock photo appears full page on the inside back cover

Congratulations from me too - that honour is well deserved!

**Pete_XL** · 11-01-2015, 11:51 PM

Very very nice!

I was on a short trip in Brittany last September and hoped to make such a photo - had starry nights but did not find any rock like this :-(

Great!

XLXW · 11-03-2015, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by Pete_XL

Very very nice!

I was on a short trip in Brittany last September and hoped to make such a photo - had starry nights but did not find any rock like this :-(

Great!

Pete: You will have to try the California coast.

**Pete_XL** · 11-03-2015, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by XLXW

Pete: You will have to try the California coast.

Yep! USA and the California Coast is on my list since years. It's working itself upward and someday I'll be there - pentaxing

mikeSF · 11-20-2015, 01:21 PM

thanks everyone!

timb64 · 11-21-2015, 11:57 PM

Some really beautiful images here.

SirTomster · 12-05-2015, 10:52 AM - **2 Likes**

Here is an comp I took in Moon Lake Utah back in September.

Foreground image at 275 seconds at ISO 1000
Background image at 300 seconds at ISO 1000 with the O-GPS1

Edited in Photoshop. I still need to get better at comps!

12-05-2015, 10:52 AM - 2 Likes	#960
SirTomster Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 416	Here is an comp I took in Moon Lake Utah back in September. Foreground image at 275 seconds at ISO 1000 Background image at 300 seconds at ISO 1000 with the O-GPS1 Edited in Photoshop. I still need to get better at comps! Attached Images

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10-14-2015, 05:26 AM	#946
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,647	Thank you !

10-16-2015, 12:42 PM - 1 Like	#947
seti_v2 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 59	Got 4.5 hours on this subject but not nearly enough! Here is my bi-color WIP of IC1805 in H-alpha and OIII 8x15min ISO400 h-alpha 11x15min ISO 400 OIII Pentax k5 full spectrum mod with screw on TEC cooler. Orion Achro Refractor with Omega Optical H-alpha filter and Celestron OIII filter Hope you like it even with it being a bit noisey for my taste!

10-16-2015, 02:52 PM	#948
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	Originally posted by seti_v2 Hope you like it nice!

11-01-2015, 01:19 AM - 4 Likes	#949
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	I just received a copy of Sky & Telescope's "Skywatch 2016" magazine where my Bird Rock photo appears full page on the inside back cover. Watch for it at your newsstand. full pic and story on flickr: https://flic.kr/p/sfVsPE Last edited by mikeSF; 04-13-2016 at 08:33 AM.

11-01-2015, 06:53 AM	#950
JimmyDranox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ploiesti, Romania Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,632	Wow. Congrats. It's a realization, for a picture taken with a DSLR to be among a lot of shots taken with dedicated astro cameras, with lot of stacked exposures and postprocessing. Pentax could choose your picture for their advertising.

11-01-2015, 08:56 AM - 2 Likes	#951
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	Originally posted by JimmyDranox Wow. Congrats. It's a realization, for a picture taken with a DSLR to be among a lot of shots taken with dedicated astro cameras, with lot of stacked exposures and postprocessing. Pentax could choose your picture for their advertising. thanks. My old K5 is getting a little out of style now, but she's still my go to for the milky way shots using the OGPS1. Here is the actual image, btw, which is posted elsewhere in this thread im sure: Bird Rock & Milky Way K5 & FA31

11-01-2015, 09:16 AM	#952
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	Originally posted by mikeSF full page sweet congrats mike that's too cool!

11-01-2015, 12:35 PM	#953
XLXW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 102	Nice. Congratulations.

11-01-2015, 01:10 PM	#954
Stone G. Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Zealand, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,516	Originally posted by mikeSF my Bird Rock photo appears full page on the inside back cover Congratulations from me too - that honour is well deserved!

11-01-2015, 11:51 PM	#955
Pete_XL Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 335	Very very nice! I was on a short trip in Brittany last September and hoped to make such a photo - had starry nights but did not find any rock like this :-( Great!

11-03-2015, 01:30 PM	#956
XLXW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 102	Originally posted by Pete_XL Very very nice! I was on a short trip in Brittany last September and hoped to make such a photo - had starry nights but did not find any rock like this :-( Great! Pete: You will have to try the California coast.

11-03-2015, 11:19 PM	#957
Pete_XL Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 335	Originally posted by XLXW Pete: You will have to try the California coast. Yep! USA and the California Coast is on my list since years. It's working itself upward and someday I'll be there - pentaxing

11-20-2015, 01:21 PM	#958
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	thanks everyone!

11-21-2015, 11:57 PM	#959
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,514	Some really beautiful images here.

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