B&W Carina

[Peter Ward]

After seeing my hero (Federer) do well in the tennis, I wandered outside to see what the clouds looked like....

:eyepop: it was clear! ..... but also pretty late.

I figured a 1/2 hour or so of imaging would not ruffle dometic affairs too much and avoid my being put in the house of the Canis Major.....

So, yet another, ho-hum eta-carina resulted.

Still...it's such a cool object :)

The link is here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery217.html)

[Rigel003]

Fantastic result for 30 mins after the tennis. Such a big field, full of interest. I love the sharp detail in the centre and the delicate, billowing cirrus effect in the top lobe. Crying out for some colour.

[dvj]

Roger, Roger, Roger!

[Shark Bait]

So much detail and sharp as a tack. Superb.

Images like this remind me of the first time I saw NGC 3372 through my 12" DOB and a borrowed 13mm TV Ethos at the dark skies of Hazeldean, SE QLD. Star n Car had two tiny lobes, which the owner of the Ethos called the 'fried eggs'. It was one of those jaw dropping moments that I will never forget.

[Peter Ward]

Ta. Clear skies *and* reasonable seeing...gotta have a win sometimes :)



Oi ! Oi ! Oi !



Thanks, but it's a very bright object and doesn't need much exposure to look good. Colour? :question: Think I might have one of those lying around somewhere....:lol:

[RickS]

Lots of dust for a short exposure. Gotta love that fast scope!

[Stevec35]

Got to love that scope Peter. Amazing for 30 minutes.

Cheers

Steve

[Larryp]

Lovely, Peter!

[Peter Ward]

Appreciated Laurie!



Thanks Steve, it's actually a 2 panel mosaic, 50% res. Each expoure was 15 minutes straight (no subs).

But more than just fast optic I think may be going on here: high QE camera + low noise, really stable focus and guiding also helps :thumbsup:



Ta, probably more gas than dust.

[dvj]

Peter,

Does the AP 305 come with any tip tilt adjustment for CCD array orthogonal error? Tip tilt is a absolute necessity for the little RH200 f/3 scope. Now I know why I could never get my 12" f/3.6 properly collimated with my STL. I was batteling a tilted array with no way to adjust it.

j

[Peter Ward]

John, no it doesn't. I use shim stock :thumbsup:

[alpal]

I like that image - it's so clear & sharp across the whole giant field.

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Peter.

Very sharp and detailed and I love the way you process the B&W...amazing tones.

Not bad for 30 minutes work!

Ross.

[stevous67]

Peter, ho-hum, yes I agree, it's just really average indeed. Well, you know you have a lot of good pals out here who would love to help you out and take that terrible scope off your hands. :rofl:

Eta Carina is a magnificent object, and for 30mins of data, your image looks great.

Regards,

Steve :thumbsup: