Re: M45 and Machholz on 8 January -- the Sky Cleared!!

From: Davoud (star_at_sky.net)
Date: 01/09/05 

Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 10:31:08 -0500

redbelly98@yahoo.com:
> I notice that your photo did capture the point-like nucleus. With
> enough exposure time to capture the tail, that would have been much
> over-exposed (as seen in other photos that do show the tail).

Indeed. I should have noted in my post that I did capture some faint
tail detail in a couple of longer exposures, but the resulting images,
whether taken individually or stacked, were not visually pleasing to
me.

The most important thing that I should have mentioned is that I am a
hobbyist, not a researcher. My sole objective is to produce
visually-pleasing images, whether I am making astrophotographs,
photographing nature, or making portraits.

With the above in mind, insofar as astrophotography is concerned, I
have to keep my expectations realistic because of my location. I
believe that I can improve my skill at processing astrophotographs, as
I have considerable experience in producing both commercial and
fine-art images in Photoshop. I live almost exactly half-way between
Baltimore and Washington, D.C., however, and at present I have some
doubts as to how deep I can go with an astrophotograph -- again keeping
in mind my sole objective of producing visually pleasing images.
Whether or not my object is achieved is, of course, in the eye of the
beholder.

I listen to constructive criticism, and I appreciate the fact that
people take time to visit my web site and criticize my work. Now I
gotta go and re-examine last night's comet images in "light" of the
criticism in this thread!

Thanks to all,

Davoud 

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