Yes, and old friend for sure and new ways of imaging it as well. Based on my previous attempts of the Flame Nebula and Alnitak over the years with my old wide field rig [CCD cameras and my vintage 200

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Beautiful image Dean…. Orion is like an old friend who comes to visit every late fall and winter.. Terri

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Very cool rendering Dean! Stuart Heggie http://www.stuartheggie.com/

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Still waiting for the weather to get good for imaging so still sitting in front of the computer, drinking cappucinos and playing with images... :-) I just posted the Photoshop starless layer for this

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Thanks for the tips Brian. I do use APCC Pro. I just didn’t upgrade to the version that AP put out which contained the Dec. Arc Tracking feature when AP also rolled out the subscription plan. So, my i

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Hi Dean >>>Correct. I didn't buy the version of APCC that includes that feature. For my situation I didn't think that it was necessary. It seems to me like your specific setup and use of point mapping

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Thanks Ed. I have been admiring Chuck's images for 20+ years... and and trying to catch up to his skill level for that many years. It is good that you are putting that great equipment to use again. Th

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Hi Dean - Great image Dean! So glad you mentioned Chuck Vaughn. I really appreciated Chuck's thoughtful and restrained approach to astro-imaging. When you look back at his work with Technical Pan, it

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Thanks Dean! Luca

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 05:52 PM, Brian Valente wrote: I assume you mean you do not use "Dec Arc Tracking" option in APCC? If so, Is there any reason you don't? Correct. I didn't buy the version of AP

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Hi Dean >>>Thanks Luca. No, I don't use the "Declination Arc" feature in the APCC software. I just set up an abbreviated model run which brackets the declination of the object for the night. I assume

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 01:28 PM, Stuart wrote: BTW - I'm the proud second owner of Chuck's AP155EDF! Stuart Heggie I didn't realize that your scope had such an illustrious provenance. :-)

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 01:15 PM, Luca Marinelli wrote: Can you provide some more detail about your APPM settings for unguided imaging with the FSQ106 on the Mach2? I assume you use DecArc tracking. T

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Dean, your version stands up well beside Chuck's Nicely done!! As you said, Chuck has been at this a LONG time. I am glad he's back in the hobby after a hiatus. BTW - I'm the proud second owner of Chu

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Great shot of a beautiful portion of the sky, Dean! Can you provide some more detail about your APPM settings for unguided imaging with the FSQ106 on the Mach2? I assume you use DecArc tracking. Thank

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 12:17 PM, Dean Jacobsen wrote: Chuck Vaughn has been doing this for a long time so experience makes a lot of difference in the result. I see he just posted another shot with th

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 11:48 AM, Roland Christen wrote: That's pretty darned good for a non-astronomical lens. Rolando Chuck Vaughn has been doing this for a long time so experience makes a lot of di

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That's pretty darned good for a non-astronomical lens. Rolando

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I think that looks terrific. Dean. Lots of fun details. Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dean Jacobsen Sent: Monday, December 26, 2022 12:11 PM To: main@ap-gto

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Dean, I am not much of an astrophotographer, but Orion’s belt is one of my favorite visual studies, You have captured all of the right stuff in there and thanks for sharing such a detailed shot. Merry

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