Well the PNG images look much better than the JPEG images.  Now I will be able to post many more pictures.

Glen

I am testing the quality of posting PNG files.  I hope this looks better

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   I captured this image in early January 2014.  It is a supernova in the Cigar Galaxy (M82) " A Supernova is a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass."  This is the 3rd supernova I have seen, and imaged in the past few years. 

One thing I have noticed when posting images on my blog,  The image quality seems to be degraded from the original.  The colour seems to be greatly exaggerated.  I don't know why, but it is something I will have to look into.   

I am working away on my blog, and trying to figure out how things work.  Today I am going to make an attempt to post an image.

 "The Heart Nebula, IC 1805"                                    This image was captured in late December 2013.

I used my newly IR modified Canon XSi (450D)
Tele Vue TV101 @ f5.4
IDAS LPS-P2 filter
8 x 300sec. images @ 1600iso
All image stacking and processing done using Photoshop CS6e.
This was used as a quick test to see how my modified camera performed.  I didn't get a chance to capture more images of the Heart nebula, because clear nights this winter have been scarce.
I am looking forward to getting a better image next fall.

Welcome to my Observatory Blog.
My name is Glen Pidsadnick.  I am an Amateur Astronomer from Sherkston Ontario Canada.  This is my first post, and I will be adding to this blog soon.