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Where is everybody?

Hallowbees:

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween01.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween02.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween03.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween04.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween05.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween07.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween08.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween10.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween11.jpg

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/31/halloween12.jpg

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Damn…it’s Wednesday already? I haven’t even started processing…

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If I can keep that U-Man guy from using his children, I may fare well, Chupa.

//damn that U-Man, he has lenzez and everything….

The detail is severely lacking, catually (actually); the moon washes a lot out. In the next two weekends I expect to do much better, but I thank ye for the compliments and I do like it myself!!

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Hey, if I managed as well under a full moon, you can at least do as well with LP. Here’s the Orion Nebula, I have to say I appreciate the moonlight for the blue tones that would elsewise be absent. This shot is doing very well over at G+.

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/oct/28/orionfullmoon.jpg

It’s my best-ever Orion Nebula, but I think I’ll out-do it next week.

Had some fun, too; shown a green-light laser upon it and while it obviously didn’t reach that far, the atmosphere picked it up and gave it a cool green hue (not posted here); I might use it (or something similar) whenever the farkstronomy II contest gets scheduled (if ever).

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I’m pleased to hear that our group seems to have weathered the storm without major problems. 🙂

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I think this will hit up the G+ post, if I’m not mistaken. 28 15-second frames, 50 bias, some 20ish darks, flats, and dark flats; under a full moon, but I made the most of it as best I could. I’ll do better next week under the 1/2 moon. Still, I think it’s my best Ring Nebula yet. It’s only 2.5 arc minutes, which is very, very small.

https://plus.google.com/photos/107857888121727893520/albums/5805068148489255089/5805068154546037666

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Governments closed tomorrow.

Every cloud has a silver lining. 😆

’twas sad to read about the Bounty, though; I haven’t heard an update but I’m guessing the Captain is lost to the seas; one other crew member was pulled from the water already dead.

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As you wish, CISS (fully saturated, saved, then doubly saturated, but elsewise, true-color):

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PRetty!

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True; I’m working on an image of M74, even smaller and dimmer. But on the other hand, I can’t get all of Orion’s Nebula in a single frame, so there’s downsides, too.

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Finally got out with the scope again. The Pinwheel Galaxy was high overhead, but I only captured 11 frames I considered good enough to work with for a stack. Came out pretty well, for so few frames. I’d like to get 32 good ones, and at twice the exposure (these are 60 seconds each)–that would get me a much better result. About 20 dark/flat/ dark flat files went into this as well.

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Jebus, I was shooting for this at 4pm! Which one do I use? How should I crop it? B/W or color? I literally uploaded to my host at 4:59pm. *phew*. Tough theme.

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Yeah, I kinda figured I’d be in the minority. My opinion most often is (those emails I get stating otherwise are lies). I’ll have pics, anyways.

Sad; Halloween used to be my favorite holiday.

//carry on then.

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I’m going to be completely honest here, which will most likely prove unpopular (honestly, esp. mine, never is), but I’m really not feeling this theme at this time. I know it’s been 5 years since H3. But the voting will be post-Halloween, when everyone’s seen every FB Halloween meme at least a dozen times over. I think the voting public will be over it before it’s happened. I’d rather do something else.

There, I typed it. Anyone else feeling this way, and willing to type it so?

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What, no pic, chupa? Share!

//I’ts (mis)fortunate that I wouldn’t have that problem, as z. Orionis is sufficiently far enough away from my FOV when centered on the Horse that I wouldn’t capture it.

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