M20 Ha and Lum mono

[Paul Haese]

With the return of my STXL from repair I decided to reshoot all the data I had collected for my M20 image. Also I have removed the TS Optics flattener which was not working as it should. So there is some slight field curvature but for now I am going to live with it and just crop what I need to make the image look ok.

The AOX makes a huge difference to how tight the data sets can be. I am still not convinced that I have got the bump settings right yet but this is more promising I think.

This set is:

Ha = 210 minutes
Lum = 120 minutes

Click here (http://paulhaese.net/M20.html) for large resolution image

[allan gould]

Paul, that's very very sharp and detailed. I like mono images as it focuses you on the details and not the colour.

[multiweb]

Impressive details in there. Should make for a really good pic. :thumbsup:

[John K]

Impressive details there Paul.

[PRejto]

Paul, I sure wish you had a similar data (with same optics) set without the AO. It would be rather interesting to compare. Sure, I know seeing would be different between the two sets, but still probably interesting at some level. You've got to be happy with the detail here!

Peter

[gregbradley]

Hats off to you Paul. That is simply phenomenally sharp detail.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

A great result. :thumbsup:

[batema]

Amazing detail Paul. Simply incredible.

Mark

[Paul Haese]

Thanks Allan, Marc, John, Peter and Mark for your comments.




Thanks Peter, I have noted just from a cursory point of view there is a tangible difference in detail level and sharpness obtained from using the AOX. Taming the bugger though can be a bit problematic if you are not aware of what you need to do. As you might know, ones standard guiding has to be good enough to obtain round stars prior to using one of these things. The AOX or AO of any description will not work well without the rest of the system being fine tuned. An experiment with and without would no doubt be interesting. I am not really afforded the time now on this object due to the need to have the camera repaired. Maybe some time in the future. And; yes I am pretty happy with the detail in this image. Not as good as a 20" image from Jay but certainly more detailed than many other images on the web.




Thanks Greg, these sort of results have me champing at the bit for some galaxies I have in my list of imaging targets. After this project I will be doing a couple of galaxies in a row and then I will be able to see what I can really get out of the system.

[Paul K]

That's awesome Paul...top shelf ! !

[Octane]

You've gotta be happy with that. That's sensational.

I might have to try and see if I can find an AO-L from Astromart.

H

[Somnium]

Great image Paul , I look forward to the completed project

[Rex]

Paul I am without words mate. Absolutley stunning detail.