Helix Nebula

[TR]

Hey Guys,

I thought I would finally post an image. I took this on the 16th of Nov 2012.

It is an LRGB of the Helix Nebula through an 8 inch Vixen R200SS Newtonian. The camera is the first generation SBIG 8300M running at -15C. The filters are Baader RGB and Lum. The guide scope is a little 50mm Orion strapped to the side of the optical tube. Processing was completed using CCDStack and Photoshop.

Imaging Details
300 sec X 5 Red 2x2 Bin
300 sec X 5 Green 2x2 Bin
300 sec X 5 Blue 2x2 Bin
300 sec X 6 Lum 1x1 Bin

Terry

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Terry.

You have your R200SS working very well.

Great colour and detail.

Ross.

[alistairsam]

That looks really good Terry, very nice colors
Where was it taken from? What mount?
Cheers

[pmrid]

As one R200SS user to another - Niiice!!!!
Peter

[TR]

It was taken at the Astronomical Society of Victoria Dark Sky site in Heathcote Victoria. The mount was an Astro-Physics 900. The AP-900 is one bit of kit that is turn on and forget. It just works.

[Stevec35]

Like the colour and the image is sharp and detailed. A bit more exposure and I think you've got a really top shelf Helix there.

Cheers

Steve

[LewisM]

As another R200SS devotee to another, GOOD STUFF! Reminds me to get my lazy bum out and do a minor collimation on the secondary (moved a little since the felt around the secondary edge came loose after someone cleaned it :) )

[Larryp]

Very nice, Terry!