Abell 33 Diamond Ring Nebula.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

Here's another large faint planetary, Abell 33, the diamond ring nebula in Hydra. Diameter 270 arc seconds, magnitude 13.4.

The diamond in the ring is star Hipparcos 47369, magnitude 7.226.

Here's a link with more info.

http://www.spaceanswers.com/deep-space/abell-33-is-this-cosmic-diamond-ring-real/

8” F/4 astrograph , baader type 3 coma corrector,. HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Camera.
Unmodded Cannon 1100D plus cooler box. 25 subs x 2 minutes at ISO 6400. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in Photoshop Cs2..

Cheers,

Justin.

[Bassnut]

Excellent with a non modded DSLR!. Very well done.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Fred!:)

Cheers,

Justin.

[RickS]

Nice work as always, Justin.

[Tony_]

Great image Justin,

The PN has come out well in only 50 minutes - must be the fast F/4.
I am seriously considering an 8" F/4 or F/5.

Tony.

[Placidus]

Congratulations, Justin. Most impressive. Nice handling of the stars, too.
Best, Mike.

[Larryp]

Great work Justin

[Stevec35]

Your images continue to impress Justin - another great shot. You must also live in a place where clear skies occur too given your output.

Cheers

Steve

[strongmanmike]

Bloody beauty Justin, how cool does that look!

Mike

[rustigsmed]

awesome work Justin,
you've added it to my object list.

Cheers

Russ

[Camelopardalis]

Cracking stuff Justin :thumbsup:

[Geoff45]

Great work Justin, especially with a DSLR. That planetary is pretty faint.
Geoff

[cometcatcher]

Very jewel like. Beautiful shot!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Rick!



Thanks Tony!

An 8" F/4 will perform well, just be prepared for some frustration with collimation and a few flexure issues.
Once you are on top of those they are a pleasure to image with.:)



Thanks Mike!

Yes, reasonably happy with the stars, just wish I was little more consistent processing them.



Thanks Laurie!



Thanks Steve!

Autumn usually delivers reasonably clear skies, and I usually only go to 3 hours on most images, ten being the most I've done.
Allows me to post lots and trawl for less imaged DSO's.



Thanks Mike!

Reckon it would come up a treat with your resolution and skills.:)



Thanks Russ!

You should romp it in with your setup!



Thanks Dunk!



Thanks Geoff!

My next challenge will be Abell 31 being mag 27 per arc second. Diameter 17 x 16 arc minutes.
Visual mag is listed at 12.2, I think it will be like Abell 35 to image and process.




Thanks Kevin!

I think they got the description spot on.:)

Cheers,

JUstin.

[Ross G]

Another great capture Justin!

Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Ross!

Cheers,

Justin.

[astronobob]

That is just magic Justin, beauty of a field, dig the spiky stars and the PN looks real nice and tucked away in there, tho still steels the show, a mighty fine image - well done :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Bob!

Abell 33 is my favourite so far.

Cheers,

Justin.