Helix Nebula 2 scopes and cameras 17 hours

[gregbradley]

I took this over a couple of years. The bulk of the image is from my Planewave CDK17 with reducer at F4.45 and a FLI Proline 16803.

I added more Ha and O111 from my AP Honders and a Starlight Express Trius 694 from last week.

Processed using a new monitor (callibrator coming) and colours look quite different to on my laptop which seemed to mute colours a lot I have found.

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/160652753/large regular size

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/ima...52753/original larger

The CDK data is very deep and shows areas of nebulosity not normally picked up.

These 2 scopes could work together well forming an image as the Honders got nicer colour and detail in the centre areas and the CDK with its large aperture got the depth of the nebulosity better. They could make a good team on some projects.

Greg.

[topheart]

Hey Greg,

That's a hellava Helix you have there!

Very deep indeed!

I love the extended nebulosity.

Very well done -- congratulations!!

Cheers,
Tim

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

awesome stuff Greg,
looks like a sugarglider.
i'm loving how it doesn't show any gap between the outer rim and the brigher helix section.

Russ

[multiweb (Marc)]

Cool shot Greg. Very deep.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Great image Greg - wonderful depth!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nice combine Greg

Mike

[dylan_odonnell (Dylan)]

Amazing data! I would have add a touch more sharpening on the final but its a winner anyway.. stunning!

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Magnificent Greg. My first reaction on opening it was <expletive deleted>.
Geoff

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by topheart

Hey Greg,

That's a hellava Helix you have there!

Very deep indeed!

I love the extended nebulosity.

Very well done -- congratulations!!

Cheers,
Tim

Thanks Tim. Perhaps we should do a collaborative image sometime.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

awesome stuff Greg,
looks like a sugarglider.
i'm loving how it doesn't show any gap between the outer rim and the brigher helix section.

Russ

Thanks Russ. The Honders got great colour and the CDK had great depth of Ha. Yes its continuous. From what I have read its like a tunnel and we are looking at it from one end of the tunnel.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Cool shot Greg. Very deep.

Thanks Marc. I was impressed with the data. I never really utilised the original CDK data that well so it was good to have the Honders data to build it up.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Great image Greg - wonderful depth!

Thanks Marc. Also the advantage of keeping all your data. It comes in handy later on.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nice combine Greg

Mike

Cheers Mike.

Originally Posted by dylan_odonnell

Amazing data! I would have add a touch more sharpening on the final but its a winner anyway.. stunning!

Its always a compromise between sharpness and noise control. A lot of that stuff is pretty dim so I wanted to see it without the noise.

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Magnificent Greg. My first reaction on opening it was <expletive deleted>.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff

Greg.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Hi, Greg,

The colours are rich and delicious, and the depth is stunning.

When I view the original image, it is only 1200 pixels wide, but the 16803 is over 4000 pixels wide. Is there a button I'm supposed to click but can't find (been doing that a lot lately), or is it a crop?

Once again, superb image.

Best,
Mike

[Paul Haese]

I like the detail surrounding the main part of the nebulae. It is nice and deep. Is that from the RHA? It is very deep and showing nice rippling detail.

I like the colour too.

I think you can do more with the inner area though, it looks a little washed out to me and I reckon your could tease a bit more detail out.

Nice image.

[RickS (Rick)]

Adding my voice to the chorus, the depth is stunning, Greg.

Cheers,
Rick.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Hi, Greg,

The colours are rich and delicious, and the depth is stunning.

When I view the original image, it is only 1200 pixels wide, but the 16803 is over 4000 pixels wide. Is there a button I'm supposed to click but can't find (been doing that a lot lately), or is it a crop?

Once again, superb image.

Best,
Mike

I post different sizes for different images and this I felt presented best at that size.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I like the detail surrounding the main part of the nebulae. It is nice and deep. Is that from the RHA? It is very deep and showing nice rippling detail.

I like the colour too.

I think you can do more with the inner area though, it looks a little washed out to me and I reckon your could tease a bit more detail out.

Nice image.

Thanks Paul. I'll have a look at that aspect of it. The deeper outer area is from the CDK and reducer giving F4.45.

Originally Posted by RickS

Adding my voice to the chorus, the depth is stunning, Greg.

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick. I was very happy with how deep it went.

I'll have to use this formula on other objects.

Greg.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

impressively deep Greg, well done. Not overly sharp but the depth is the killer.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

impressively deep Greg, well done. Not overly sharp but the depth is the killer.

Thanks Fred. I just updated it and managed to get some more sharpness out of it.

Greg.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

So much detail in the extensions. Very deep. Awesome shot!

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

So much detail in the extensions. Very deep. Awesome shot!

Thanks Kevin. I think I have a good formula here I can exploit with other similar objects. I'll have to repeat this on some Ha oriented object.

Greg.

[topheart]

Perhaps we should do a collaborative image sometime.


Sure thing Greg....Very happy to have a look at that. Contact me and we will discuss.

Cheers,
Tim

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by topheart

Perhaps we should do a collaborative image sometime.


Sure thing Greg....Very happy to have a look at that. Contact me and we will discuss.

Cheers,
Tim

PM Sent.

Greg.

[Meru (Michael)]

Good god that is amazing. Wow!!!!