M20 - The Trifid Nebula (deep exposure)

[PhotonCollector]

Geeday all,


here's my latest image, the Trifid Nebula.
You can see a higher res. version here http://www.skylab.com.au/pmsa/ngc6618_DSLR_copy(1).html

hope you all like it!
regards to everyone
Paul M




Telescope: 12-inch f/5 GSO newtonian telescope on Samson GEM.
Guiding: Hand guided with 4.5-inch f/18 guidescope.
Camera: Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled.
Exposures:
2006-05-25: 16 x 2-minute exposures @ ISO 400.
2006-07-22: 12 x 3-minute exposures @ ISO 400.

Total Exposure time: 68 minutes.
Filter/equipment:
Baader 2" Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector.
Baader 2" UV/IR Cut Filter.
Processing: Dark frame subtraction, bias and flat-fielded in Iris,
processed and masked in Photoshop, Noiseware.
Exposure Date: 2006, May 25 and July 22.

[sheeny]

Beautiful Paul!

:thumbsup:

Al.

[Octane]

Paul,

Magnificent, as always.

Look at all that blue! Most times, you see this image with just a small hint of the blue.

Wow!

Regards,
Humayun

[Lester]

Hi Paul,

Very nice image. Rich colours are eye catching, well done.

[tornado33]

One of the deepest Triffids ive ever seen, catching those photons!
Scott

[Striker]

Really nice shot Paul....you dont often see all that blue neb around this target...I have seen similar in {Mike Strongman} image which won the David Malin award.
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/55931133

I think this target would be a perfect candidate to layer a short exposure so its not so overexposed in the middle to get rid of that ball of light....I still dont know how to do this even though Scott sent me the link on how to.

[avandonk]

Now I know which bits to colour in using PhotoShop so it still looks real.
Nothing exceeds like excess. signal photons in this case.

Bert

[h0ughy]

WOW! awesome details and colour. Now I wonder what scott will come back with?

[iceman]

Very nice! Very saturated with colour and loads of detail.

Exquisite shot Paul, one of the best I've seen of this target.

[Astroman]

beautiful shot Paul.

[netwolf]

Paul as we have discussed before, your images always reafirm my faith in the underated Newtonian for astrophotography. Keep it up i would think your due for a award soon.

Regards

[spearo]

Very impressive!
frank

[PhotonCollector]

Thanks Netwolf,

an award? We'll I'd be honoured and over the Moon........ and then some.

I'm just happy I can produce images which get people interested in what the skies have to offer (especially non-amateurs).

best regards

Paul

[PhotonCollector]

Mike,

funny how the better one gets the more critical one becomes - I can still see how I could improve the image and the minor faults it has.

but thanks, Mike.

Paul M

[TidaLpHasE]

:eyepop:What an awsome image, the color and detail is fantastic, it almost looks alive.

I am still dreaming of image quality like this.:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

Yeah its a pretty ordinary Effort that one Eh!:P