Ngc 6188 & 6164 in Ara.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Finally some clear skies!
Seeing was fair with some drifting cirrus, still the best for a while.
I've been planning this image of NGC 6188 and 6164 for some time, particularly to have 6164 in the field.
NGC 6164 is an emission nebula, looks remarkably like a planetary.
Think it's time to save some pennies and upgrade the coma corrector so I can get good stars to the edge of the field.

Equipment.

8" Newtonian astrograph f/4. on HEQ pro 5 mount. Orion mini guider.

Unmodded canon 1100D, baader coma corrector, cooler box.

27 x 8 minute subs, darks and flat frames applied.

Median stack in DSS, processed in PS7.

Cheers,

Justin.

[gregbradley]

A lovely colourful widefield. You got NGC6164 very well.

Greg.

[rmuhlack]

Another great image Justin. The colour you're getting out of that unmodded 1100D is very impressive. :thumbsup:

I agree with your comments on the MPCC - the poor correction I observed in the corners of my own images with the MPCC and a 200 f4 newt (together with some other issues with my scope) also got me thinking it was time to upgrade.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Greg!



Thanks Richard!
Think I'll give the Baader MPCC MK 3 a go, it's supposed to be good down to f/3.5.

Cheers,

Justin.

[RickS]

Great colours, Justin!

[Larryp]

Another ripper, Justin:thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Rick!



Thanks Laurie!

How's it going with your 1100D?

Cheers,

Justin.

[multiweb]

Very nice color shot. One of my favourite areas. :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Marc!

It's a great area for sure, it's tricky to process though. Reckon I looked at 100 different variations on the web before I processed.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Paul Haese]

An interesting composition Justin ;) (see here (http://paulhaese.net/NGC6188andNGC6164.html)for mine many months ago, nearly the same scale). I like the colouring and the image looks smooth but the size is still a bit small.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Paul!

Yep, your image is amazing, I've been looking at it quite a bit to get a handle on orientation. You certainly went deep on 6164. Just posted a larger image.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

Not doing anything at the moment, Justin. I will be layed up with a badly broken ankle for the next 3-4 months:(

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Ouch!

That sucks Laurie, hope it mends quickly for you.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

Thanks Justin

[Ross G]

Hi Justin,

A great looking photo.

Beautiful colours.

Good luck with the new coma corrector. My 8" F4 Vixen scope is still gathering dust in the garage.

Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ross!

Pity your 8" is gathering dust, but it's frustrating when they won't behave.

Cheers,

Justin

[David Fitz-Henr]

Ditto from me Justin; great image with nice colour! :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks David!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Meru]

Very nice!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Meru!

Cheers,

Justin.