Thanks Steve Hey, after spending 32hrs on it at F3.8 I would hope you didn't find anything in your image ...I would hate to think I wasted all that time
Hi Ron yeah I looked at it at SPSP through two different 24" scopes and it was a beautiful (faint) white Lifesaver with an obvious central star no sign of the two outer halos though
Mike
Hi mike, definitely not.
Yours is a wonderful image,like I have never seen before.
Damian Peach does have an image with the halo, but it is not as prominent
as yours.
I just googled Shapley 1 images, and Damian's came up, as well as a German imager
Keep em coming Mike. (y)
Damian Peach does have an image with the halo, but it is not as prominent
as yours.
Yeah, I looked at quite a few of the freely available versions out there and several show the first uniform circular halo to varying degrees, including Damians...but none show any hint of the very faint outer thin halo, except the CHART32 shot
Great stuff Mike - adding to my earlier comment on M&T's recent image, we're incredibly lucky to have such talented and dedicated members of this forum who so willingly share their amazing images and skills.
In pro photography Australians are at the very front of world class imagemaking and I dare say that in Ap this could well be true as well. Incredible when you consider our small population.
This is a beauty, rare, delicate and well processed - totally left field and very inspirational. There are so many rarely imaged objects out there and this is a classic example of one thoroughly researched, found and superbly captured.
Onya!
Mike, That's fantastic work and an amazing result!
Do you think the Sony ICX694 CCD is also responsible (not just longer integration) for capturing the outer ring? I've attached a chart below. It certainly looks like the Sony chip would be the way to go for this sort of object displaying these colours. The Chart 32 image used the KAF16803.
Great stuff Mike - adding to my earlier comment on M&T's recent image, we're incredibly lucky to have such talented and dedicated members of this forum who so willingly share their amazing images and skills.
In pro photography Australians are at the very front of world class imagemaking and I dare say that in Ap this could well be true as well. Incredible when you consider our small population.
This is a beauty, rare, delicate and well processed - totally left field and very inspirational. There are so many rarely imaged objects out there and this is a classic example of one thoroughly researched, found and superbly captured.
Onya!
Thanks for the nice words Andy, astroimaging is a fun thing to share
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Originally Posted by RickS
Fantastic job, Mike A dim, tricky little critter
Thanks Rick, I enjoy dim and tricky, bright and easy is for pussy's
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Originally Posted by PRejto
Mike, That's fantastic work and an amazing result!
Do you think the Sony ICX694 CCD is also responsible (not just longer integration) for capturing the outer ring? I've attached a chart below. It certainly looks like the Sony chip would be the way to go for this sort of object displaying these colours. The Chart 32 image used the KAF16803.
Peter
Cheers heaps Peter and yes, you are quite right the sensitivity of the H694 certainly would have helped, I am sure.
Thanks very much Mark...I think it is now my favourite PN image I have taken...and I have taken a few now...or at least on a par with IC 5148 in Grus ...oh yeah and The Ghost of Jupiter...bah, they are all just soooo cute
Nice one Mike. Have to echo the sentiments here. Love the work you put into selecting these targets and the hard work getting the data (beers and all). Colour balance looks fine too .
But I couldn't get the link you've just added to work, even after removing everything after .pdf?
Nice one Mike. Have to echo the sentiments here. Love the work you put into selecting these targets and the hard work getting the data (beers and all). Colour balance looks fine too .
But I couldn't get the link you've just added to work, even after removing everything after .pdf?
cheers
Phil
Hi Phil, thanks mate glad you liked it and yes I do enjoy myself...all alone...out in the dark...and cold...
Do you mean the link to the scientific paper on Sp1?...it works for me, I just checked..? Try again
I saw your posting of this image on FB yesterday and it was so
impressive that it gave me reason to pause today and to logon
to IIS with the express purpose to congratulate you on one of the
finest amateur astrophotographs I have ever seen.
I have seen the faint smudge through large apertures that Shapley 1
provides visually and your comparison with an earlier AAT image by Malin
& Lee indeed provides not only a comparison of how far imaging has
come but is also testimony to your skill, dedication and patience.
Cheers Troy, I agree, pretty (or cute) is the right word
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Originally Posted by gary
Hi Mike,
I saw your posting of this image on FB yesterday and it was so
impressive that it gave me reason to pause today and to logon
to IIS with the express purpose to congratulate you on one of the
finest amateur astrophotographs I have ever seen.
I have seen the faint smudge through large apertures that Shapley 1
provides visually and your comparison with an earlier AAT image by Malin
& Lee indeed provides not only a comparison of how far imaging has
come but is also testimony to your skill, dedication and patience.
Congratulations and well done!
Best Regards
Gary
Mt. Kuring-Gai NSW
Wow, thanks so much Gary, perhaps the nicest post to an image of mine I have ever received...brought a tear to me eye so glad you enjoyed it that much! ..love this imaging game
Have never seen this one before, thank you Mike for showing us such interesting object. Data processing is excellent, as always
When I was admiring the full sized image, I started wondering...are you sure it is a real DSO and not simply a burned mark on the CCD from a cigarette?
Have never seen this one before, thank you Mike for showing us such interesting object. Data processing is excellent, as always
When I was admiring the full sized image, I started wondering...are you sure it is a real DSO and not simply a burned mark on the CCD from a cigarette?
Ha ha yeah, cheers Suavi, I was imaging the Sun actually and my solar filter fell off the front of the scope...
Hey, after spending 32hrs on it at F3.8 I would hope you didn't find anything in your image 
...I would hate to think I wasted all that time 
yeah I looked at it at SPSP through two different 24" scopes and it was a beautiful (faint) white 
