Forgotten 15min image

[strongmanmike]

I totally forgot I snapped some quick frames of the Tarantula for a laugh on my first light night at my new dark sky site nearly a couple of months ago now...nothing special but given it's only 3X5min it's quite remarkable how much has shown up :) (details under image)

Full Frame (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/147634082/original)

100% close crop of the Spider (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/147637029/original)

I'll call it a work in progress...but I'll likely do it differently once it is a fully fledged project image :)

Mike

[LewisM]

Yeah, I am continually amazed at what CAN be extracted from as little as a SINGLE 5 min sub!

I did M45 last night - just 8 subs - and it is really quite nice. Not yet APOD nice, but... :) (I can dream)

[Larryp]

Lots of detail there, Mike:)

[ourkind]

Nothing special?!? If that image came out my camera I'd be raving about it!:lol:

note to self ... buy a farm, live on farm.

other half walked in whilst writting the above note

SHE "I don't want to live on a farm"
ME :sad:

[DJT]

Thanks Mike. Will use this as the seminal guide when working in my own data set for this. Firkin awesome!

[LewisM]

I was going to do it tonight myself with the R200SS, but there is a VERY fine altostratus and cirrus layer tonight - wasn't even visible till I looked at Jupiter and saw the halo.

[TrevorW]

Nothing better than a quickie

[gregbradley]

Noice.

Greg.

[RobF]

Yep, more refreshing than a cold beer on a Sunday evening! :drink:
Top stuff Mike.

[bartman]

Classic Carlos!!!
3X5 mins......
Frak
thats it........ nothing more to say:thumbsup:
Thanks :D
Bartman

[iceman]

Nice work Mike, such a huge FOV.

[strongmanmike]

Cheers guys, I've been plagued by a bit of wind lately :windy: and haven't been able to get out as much as I would like :prey: (I need that dome up asap) so finding this data was a nice surprise and a bit of a processing fix :)

Mike

[RickS]

Remarkable indeed, Mike! Looking forward to the fully fledged version.

I plan to get my AG12 set up this week and hopefully I'll be sucking down the photons at a similar rate :D

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike]

Yep you will indeed and with an observatory you should be more productive than me too, does your building provide protection from wind?

Mike

[RickS]

Alas, I'm a nomadic imager, Mike. It's not worth having an observatory at home due to light pollution and trees obscuring much of the sky. That's why a fast scope is attractive. If I'm lucky I get one or two good nights a month.

[strongmanmike]

Ahhh I see, well in that case yes you have the right scope then, exactly why I got it in the first place too :thumbsup:. Thing is, as good as my new place is as far as being dark and with steadier skies, it is quite windy at times so I have let a few clear nights go because of this :sadeyes:...oh well can't have it all, the dome will be a welcomed addition :)

Mike

[Ross G]

Amazing detail for such a short exposure.


Ross.