NGC 6726/6723 dark and dusty

[Rod771]

Took advantage of two clear nights last week to image some deep space dusties through the local LP :rolleyes: I need another trip to Lostock :sadeyes:.

This is just under two hours of NGC 6726 refection nebula in Corona Australis. 54 x 2 minute subs for the field and 20 x 10 second subs for the stars.

Taken through C11 Edge HD with Canon 60Da using the Hyperstar lens.

Processed with Pixinsight.

Large click here (http://astrob.in/full/100908/0/)

Cheers

Rod

[gregbradley]

Gee that is really very nice. I thought it was done using a high end dedicated CCD camera. That made that 60Da sing there.

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

Yeah nice work Rod, while I would expect the LP was not your friend, I like the minimalist subtle presentation of this region, probably a more natural view of such an object even? My wife would love it, we have a similar looking version (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/83370896/original) hanging in our lounge I did back in 07 as a quicky tester image from LP location, I thought it was very underwhelming but she likes the minimalist subtle colour :thumbsup:

Mike

[RickS]

Nice work, Rod. That's a great result from a light polluted location!

[pvelez]

That is a tough subject from the burbs - a very nice rendition

Pete

[Rod771]

Thanks Greg! :) Its starting to get pretty cold out on the imaging deck and the 60Da's loving it. The average sensor temp for this run was a chilly +14c ;) . But seriously, its got a bloody good sensor this one. It even smashes my 6D at ISO 800 with less hot pixels. Its a different story at ISO 6400 though.

I've been eyeing off the Trius SX-814 looks like it would suite the Hyperstar very well. I've emailed Santa but without reply :shrug:



Cheers Mike! :thumbsup:

Yeah they do look similar, your wife is quite welcome to hang my image if one is not enough ;)

To be honest, my minds eye was picturing something like Roberto's image here (http://astrob.in/100409/0/) but I quickly realized that wasn't happening :rolleyes::D Slightly different recipe needed I'd say. Like, dark site, longer integration time and better flat calibration (I'm almost there with flats). I am happy with how this came out though.



Thanks Rick! The Idas LPS filter certainly pulls its weight when imaging here at home. Here's a 120 sec F2 Hyperstar sub for reference. DBE is the best thing since sliced bread :D

Thanks for dropping in whilst on holidays :thumbsup:

[Rod771]

Thanks Pete! :)

Yeah I definitely waited for it to be well above Sydney's murky glow.

Cheers

Rod

[Shiraz]

Whatever you did, it paid off - that is a very attractive and "natural" image. Nice work.

[Rod771]

Thanks Ray :)

[Octane]

Well done, Rod. That's a great effort.

H

[David Fitz-Henr]

That's a nice image Rod, great FOV and from the suburbs too :thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

I really like the field of view. I like the space surrounding the object and the perspective this gives. Subtle colours but pretty good given the LP you must have.

[Rod771]

Thanks H! :)



Thanks David! I was pretty happy considering it was taken from home.



Thanks Paul! :) The APS - C sensor / hyperstar combo covers a good bit of sky. Great for wide field shots in one frame.

Cheers

Rod