Swan Neb M17

[Striker]

You know the details.

Taken last night between 9:00-10:00pm from my house Brisbane

Image train = Canon 350D - 10" LX200R combo

Autoguided 10 x 5 minute exposures ISO800
Processed in Imagesplus and PhotoshopCS2.

Hope you like.

[josh]

so thats how its sposeda look. I been butchering that one with me dsi for a fair while now. Thats supurb!

[EzyStyles]

awesome Tony! very sharp and clear.

[Dennis]

Another masterpiece Tony - well done, an absolute feast for the eyes to wander around in.

Cheers

Dennis

[tornado33]

Definately goes to show the modded camera and F10 imaging go well together:) Was that with the LPR filter on as well?
Scott

[Striker]

Yes Scott..I dont image at all without some kind of light polution filter.....originaly I was using the UHC-S filter but so far I am impressed with the Hutech LPR...it has better colour and is more dedictated to my needs then the UHC-S.

I do look forward getting a Nice Focal reducer....I would like to reduce my imaging exposures times a little.

[Lester]

Lovely image Tony,

Looks like you need a focal reducer to fit it all in.

[RB]

I love it Tony !!!
Beautiful colour and image scale.
Fantastic work on processing too. I also appriciate your comments on the filter because I was wondering what type to get myself. Thanks!

A focal reducer for your scope will be a bonus I'd say.
I imaged the swan too last week (haven't proceesed yet :( ) and I used a FR to bring it down to f/5.5 but I think I should have stuck to the native f/7.7 of the scope for bigger image scale.

Anyways mate well done, another stunner.

[Striker]

Thanks guys,

I just cant find the right focal reducer to fit.

The Meade range is useless so I am hunting down a refractor or Ritch Cri FR that will fit.

I Highly recommend the LPR Andrew.

[tornado33]

Hutech say their filter gives a better colour balance here
http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/idas/lps.htm
The UHCS is more severe I think, and cuts off some of the refelction nebulae of objects like the Triffid, though my place is quite light polluted.
I once saw the Triffid through Orion's Astronomik CLS filter and was amazed to see that it darkened the sky and increased the Triffids visibility but that included the blue reflection nebulosity as well. It would be interesting to see how that filter goes photographically. Sadly its $310 at Bintel, not a cheap filter.
Scott