Ngc4361

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

A dying star in the constellation of Corvus created this beautiful little planetary nebula called NGC4361. A small edge on distant galaxy can be seen on the top left known as PGC864871.

GSO 10" F4 Newtonian, full spectrum modified Canon 1100D, Baader Semi-spo filter, Astronomik CLS filter, Baader MPCC MKIII, 477x30 seconds unguided on a HEQ5 Pro over two nights.

Full frame at Astrobin ---> https://astrob.in/350027/0/

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very nicely done. I like the colours.

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

That's a lot of good detail for a very small object. Nicely done.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Very nicely done. I like the colours.

Originally Posted by Geoff45

That's a lot of good detail for a very small object. Nicely done.

Thanks fellas. First time imaging this. I had no idea how it would turn out.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

A tiny object and well captured and presented. Good one Kevin!

[Atmos (Colin)]

That's pretty awesome Kevin

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

A tiny object and well captured and presented. Good one Kevin!

Thanks Rodney! My scope and camera are not the best match for tiny PN's but still fun to try.

Originally Posted by Atmos

That's pretty awesome Kevin

Thanks Colin! Had fun trying for it.

[billdan (Bill)]

Good catch Kevin, the galaxy sets it off.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Most excellent work! We've not tried this one for a very long time, but when we did, we found it difficult because it is so small. You've revealed much detail. Nicely processed too.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Excellent result Kevin, well done, it's a beautiful PN

Mike

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by billdan

Good catch Kevin, the galaxy sets it off.

Thanks Bill. Yeah it's a cute little Galaxy. Probably contains the Borg lol.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Most excellent work! We've not tried this one for a very long time, but when we did, we found it difficult because it is so small. You've revealed much detail. Nicely processed too.

Thanks M&T! Whenever I get a dedicated astro cam, I was thinking of getting a smaller chip to make the best of these small objects. Still thinking about it.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Excellent result Kevin, well done, it's a beautiful PN

Mike

Thanks Mike! I didn't even know it was there until the other night.

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Looks really good Kevin. Nice colour and excellent detail.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

Thanks Mike! I didn't even know it was there until the other night.

Oh mate, there are so many beautiful PN's worth imaging right across the sky, no way you could image'em all in a lifetime

Mike

[RickS (Rick)]

That's a lovely little gem, Kevin!

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Looks really good Kevin. Nice colour and excellent detail.

Thanks Pete!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Oh mate, there are so many beautiful PN's worth imaging right across the sky, no way you could image'em all in a lifetime

Mike

There must be, but most of them very tiny. This one actually has some size to it. But there's probably more a few arc minutes across that I'm not aware of also. I shall have to hunt them down.

Originally Posted by RickS

That's a lovely little gem, Kevin!

PN's are certainly the gems pf the sky.

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

A beautiful little gem. I'm impressed with your HEQ5 guiding the 10" beast so precisely

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Slawomir

A beautiful little gem. I'm impressed with your HEQ5 guiding the 10" beast so precisely

It helps with it being setup in a sheltered observatory. Even then I can't image on a windy night. I'm losing about 25 percent on trailed subs, but the upside is that it has a dithering effect.