Out Foxed.

[Peter Ward]

Given its northerly declination, skyglow and Sydney's weather this time of year, I get very limited time to get a bead on this illusive fox.

Maybe next year I can see what colour this vixen is :)

the link is here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery420.html)

[JA]

Wow - nice pelt Peter :thumbsup:

Hopefully you're going for the full monte, weather permitting.

Best
JA

[Placidus]

Superb breath-taking stunning. Most excellent.

MnT

[Peter Ward]

Thanks guys...too kind.

[beren]

Wow that detail, superb....:thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Don't think this even gets above my local tree line! Very nice peter, great resolution.

[Peter Ward]

Ta. BTW, Aldi had some nice chain saws on sale recently ;)



Thanks muchly :)

[gregbradley]

Lovely. Gotta love the RHA, perhaps the best all round scope you can get.

Greg.

[RickS]

Love all the "folds and pleats", Peter :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Great depth and wonderfully nuanced structure Peter! A joy to cruise around in! :thumbsup:

[alpal]

Hi Peter,
that's a very stunning image with tight little stars.
I suppose we should expect that from such premium optics?
Even the camera costs more than my whole setup &
has a sensor the size of a football field :)

cheers
Allan

[h0ughy]

well its a fair crack at it, i couldn't even dream of doing this. its a great result.

[Peter Ward]

Ta...well, not inexpensive for sure, but, as you are a long time looking at the lid, worth every cent IMHO.





Thanks gentlemen...the area to the right of the fox was the surprise for me...lots of plumes and interesting structures.



:question: "best all-rounder"

Not sure.

I had to get a FLI atlas focuser (not cheap) to properly tame the F3.8 optics....which, yes are wonderful to image through, but the significant secondary makes the view through an eyepiece interesting to say the least.

In terms of "out-of-the-box-amazing", I prefer the Alluna....sublime German engineering that just works... just don't mention the war. :D

P.S.
If my last comment seems cryptic, the Fawlty Towers episode "The Germans" will explain everything.

[Ryderscope]

Excellent detail Peter.

[Paul Haese]

Nice sharp detail there Peter. I have always like this pair of objects.

[Peter Ward]

Thanks for your input guys. I guess if my images have a hallmark, bloated stars are not part of the mix.

I should also mention the AP Honders Design is quite remarkable....virtually a 12 inch F3.8 APO....which makes life much easier for urban imagers such as yours truly.

[Stevec35]

You're setting the benchmark again Peter. It's been said before but that scope needs to be somewhere out of Sydney.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

I agree, its an amazing design. Also the least sensitive scope to light pollution I have ever used. Perhaps superb baffling and the velvet lining is why.

Greg.

[Andy01]

Another crackerjack image Peter - amazing detail & quality!
look forward to seeing a colour version soon :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Ta Andy...but with the moon rapidly going to full, (which reminds me, hopefully it will be clear ...(eclipse) ) that will be my foxy efforts for this year.



Indeed, it's almost counter-intuitive but large fast optics work better in a light polluted sky than smaller/slower optics.




Thanks Steve. As always your feedback is appreciated.

If I was only to shoot H-alpha/ narrowband, I ( actually, anyone ) could capture images from Circular Quay with no real impediment...such is the nature of narrow band-pass filters....

...however, agreed, RGB imaging with megawatts of skyglow is a real bugger.... and has had me pondering a tree-change more than once.

[Ross G]

What a great looking photo Peter.

I love this part of the sky and your photo presents it so well.

Amazing detail and sharpness.

Beautiful composition and tones.

Ross.

[multiweb]

Looks great Peter. A difficult object from the burbs for sure. :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Thanks guys. Just to re-iterate, even with a full moon, narrow band is not too tricky. That said, I like how this one turned out...lots of interesting bits were revealed that I had not noticed before.

Again, as I am not a fan of posts that hang around beyond their welcome, I won’t respond again on this one. PM me if you have a question :thumbsup: