A Bug at Wallaroo

[strongmanmike]

Here is a quick fire shot of the amazing little Bug Nebula in Scorpio

I am really enjoying this new Starlightxpress camera outfit and the dome :thumbsup: (it was breezy early on but no problemo :D)..... and Hallelujah!! the seeing was reasonably kind to me this time :prey2: narrowband filters, no darks and no flats used :)

Full Res Version here: A Bug at Wallaroo (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/151523955/original)

Ed: I could NEVER have achieved this from my former blurry Newcastle site :)

Mike

[Shiraz]

beeaautiful Mike - heaps of detail. looks like seeing was excellent. regards Ray

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

As Ray said, heaps of detail Mike!

Faint outer extensions are really coming through.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

Great detail there, Mike. Lovely image!

[peter_4059]

The NB sure does this justice. Really nice image scale - is that the full frame?

[h0ughy]

uh oh its baygon time - what a striking image Mike!!

[cybereye]

I stand and applaud!! Bravo, Bravo! :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Mario

[RobF]

Love the detail you're pulling out there Mike. Great going.

[jase]

Pleasing result for a quicky, Mike :thumbsup:



When did taking no flats become something to be happy about? :P

[marc4darkskies]

Impressive detail Mike! That camera looks like a winner! :thumbsup:

Cheers, Marcus

[astronobob]

Awesome looking Bug Mike, sounds like your enjoying the new location in its entirety, kit and all ! BTW, Im looking soon to upgrade to a CCD, Single shot colour tho, the starlight seems to have an interesting design with the heat transfer out front and into the optical train, seems somewhat sleazable, Depending on ones setup, Have you found this of much benefit at all yet ?
Thanx !

[strongmanmike]

Hi Ray, yes the seeing was ok but I have seen it better, even from inside the dome, just need to nail the right nights :)



Cheers Justin :thumbsup: I don't think there is anything outside the extensions seen, I tried a binned shot and saw nothing when stretched...?



Thanks Laurie



Hi Pete, yeah NB is good on planetary nebs and no that is not the full frame it is a significant close in crop, my full field is some 38' X 31'



Cheers Brother Houghy :P



Grazie Mille Mario :thumbsup:



It was improved detail that I was after and working toward getting out of the wind, having better seeing, smaller pixels and off-axis guide are all finally coming together :prey: :lol:.



Not needing darks and flats is a god send and saves so much time. I recognise that in theory one should still do flats regardless but having a clean optical path and a well illuminated field at this chip size seems to mean they are much less necessary...?



Thanks Marcus, yes very happy with the new kit :thumbsup:



Hi Bob glad you like insects :P

Not quite sure what you are referring to about the camera there :question: and what does "sleazable" mean?

Mike

[Bassnut]

Yes, thats the ticket, more of that please. Nice and in ye face NF close up. Excellent guideing BTW.

[strongmanmike]

He he, like the postage stamp huh?...I'm ok with NF ;)

Mike

[RickS]

Nice bug, Mike! Still waiting for a galaxy from you ;) :lol:

[Iain.k]

This is a super awesome job mate! stunning stuff

[SkyViking]

That's really beautiful Mike :) A nice choice of target with excellent result. That new camera seems great.

[astronobob]

Mike, I was reading up about your Starlight Express camera and the cooling system draws in air to transfer heat away from the chip, the Starlight design sends that warm air into the optical focus train, apparently assisting the ridding of Due, this would work well for an open focus train like a Newt and the type of scope you have, but only providing the focal train is open, so the heat can escape ?

I'm Just wondering, as with my Newt F4.7, there is in place a Coma Correcter which therefore would block the warm air from escaping, in-turn, no fresh air can enter the chip ? ? Just a thought, as you do use Filters ?
Anyway, I may have understood this concept wrong, hence why I Asked mate.
By the way, sleazable is just my quirky humour for feasible : )
Rgds .

[Paul Haese]

Great detail. Just wondering though, do you have a bigger image?

[strongmanmike]

What is it with this galaxy fetish anyway :rolleyes: :lol:...yeh yeh yeh...coming soon :thumbsup:



Thanks a lot :)



Thanks Rolfy :thumbsup: The new camera is a bloody breeze mate, with the off axis guide and super clean chip it is like taking candy from a baby :shrug: :lol:



Hmmm? no idea really, but can't say I notice anything and I have a corrector in place, it gets to the set temperature (currently using -20C) very quickly and stays there :shrug:

Mike



Err? what for..? :question: :shrug:

[alistairsam]

Very cool Mike. love it.
Alistair

[strongmanmike]

Thanks

Mike

[Ross G]

A beautiful closeup photo Mike.

Amazing detail.

Ross.

[strongmanmike]

Thanks Ross :thumbsup: hmmm?...I wonder if I up scaled, processed and then down scaled on this one :question:...

[ChrisM]

Well done Mike, for such a small object. Seeing your pic inspired me to have a go at this one too.

Chris

[astronobob]

Cheers for your feedback Mike, as mentioned, I'm dont really know how they work, and I must be missing something or not totally understanding how the work, dont hurt to ask hey :thumbsup:
Cheers again for your great image all the same :thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Ahhh just so I can see more detail. :)

[strongmanmike]

Huh? The link in the original post goes to a large enough image, not sure, perhaps you didn't click on it?

Mike

[cosmophoton]

Amazing detail and colors!
Cheers,
Luiz

[marco]

(envy)(envy)(envy) :D

Great details Mike, don't like so much the palette and hope there will be a natural color soon or later, however the image looks very interesting!

Clear skies
Marco

[strongmanmike]

Cheers guys but see?? one persons colour palette is another persons breakfast :lol:

Mike

[RB]

Mike you should get that stone chip on the mirror looked at, O'Brian's Glass should be able to fix it. :P

What a terrific shot mate {colour's nice too :lol:}.

RB

[strongmanmike]

Yeah I recon, it's really bugging me :D

Mike

[LewisM]

PFFFFFFT! that's no Bug picture Mike. Mine is mucherer betterer :) ;) :rofl:

http://www.astrobin.com/full/51486/?mod=none

(FL102S, 50 mins, SXVR-M25C OSC CCD, taken from the suburbs)

Apparently, it's not the size that matters... ;)

[strongmanmike]

Well, it certainly shows just how small it is, bugger me :thumbsup:

Mike

[multiweb]

Missed that one. Top shot. Close up and all. Fred will like it.... and O'Brien. :thumbsup: