<Ann Blanchard said: <Wow, they are great, but the Iris nebula is just breathtaking!> Thanks Ann. I was pretty pleased with that one as well. The dark dust is difficult to process correctly, but it sure adds to the image. The combination of reflection nebula and dust makes for a pretty dramatic image. My dark skies (in Tremonton) help too. Cheers, Tyler

<Don J. Colton said: <Which scope and what camera settings did you use for the images. They are <great. You ought to submit at least the Iris Nebula to Sky and Telescope <and/or Astronomy. Thanks Don. These images were taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 160 on a Losmandy G-11/Gemini mount. The Camera was an SBIG ST2000XM with Astrodon filters. I used MaxIm DL 4, CCD Stack, and Photoshop for the acquisition and processing. The length of exposure varied from object to object, but I binned all the color shots 2x2 and then took lots of luminance data in 10 minutes subs. Most of these objects require about 2-3 hours of data collection to make a decent image, although at F/3.3 the Epsilon is a very fast scope. I have tried submitting images to the major magazines before, but they seem to publish the same people most of the time. I can't compete with Gendler, Block, and some of the other folks who have $100,000 in equipment and have remote observatories in Arizona, etc. I wish they had different categories for images based on equipment costs. Then hacks like me might have a chance! Cheers, Tyler

Amazing and beautiful, Tyler! These are truly spectacular photos, as if they were made in an observatory. I am impressed with how dark your skies are, too. This week I traveled 3 1/2 hours to a dark site in the western desert, where the sky was a joy. I planned to spend two nights. But the second night was so cloudy I had to give up. It must be a thrill to simply step into the backyard any dark night that comes along. Are there public lands in the Tremonton area where a group of us might go? And how far is it from SLC? Thanks again for an uplifting set of photos. -- Joe Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote: I've been sad that you moved away, until I saw that image of the Iris nebula -- holy cow, that is sure gorgeous! Nothing like a little dark sky to make it all work better. Hope your family enjoys the new digs as much as you do -- Tremonton isn't exactly the most exciting of places... (I have a cousin that lives there). Keep those wonderful images coming! Rich --- Tyler Allred wrote:

Hi all,

I have been absent for some time now, but I finally got a chance to do a little imaging and managed to complete three new images. Here are links to the small versions. larger version are available by clicking on the pics.

The Iris Nebula

http://www.allred-astro.com/subpage47.html

The Pleiades

http://www.allred-astro.com/subpage49.html

M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

http://www.allred-astro.com/subpage51.html

My new home in Tremonton has pretty dark skies and is a really big improvement over Orem!

I hope someone enjoys viewing these images. Let me know what you think.

Cheers,

Tyler

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Tyler, I would love to visit sometime, but I'm always embarrassed by my lack of skill and noisy, light-emitting equipment. Thanks, Joe

I'm sure there are plenty of places to go for a little observing, but I would need to do a little exploring to find them. I would be willing to have a few folks here at my house sometime for a session. It might be fun. The drive is about 1 hour from SLC and the skies are not perfect, but they are pretty good. Cheers, Tyler

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Oh sure, and now I suppose I can't bring my dancin' shoes and white suit! -- Joe On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:04 AM, Tyler Allred wrote:

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Joe, Perhaps you could leave the stereo and disco ball home when you come to my place, and just bring a telescope! :) Cheers, Tyler

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