NGC6164 bicolour and bicamera

[Shiraz]

Hi

http://www.astrobin.com/full/268402/0/

have been trying for years to get something on this beautiful object and finally got just enough data to put together an image. combined ca2015 Ha using a H694 camera with ca2016 O3 using an ASI1600 camera. ~3.5 hours Ha and ~4 hours O3, all with 300s subs. Due to a paucity of data, needed a lot of noise reduction, but even so, was very pleased to be able to see a little of the outer oxygen halo. Thanks for looking. regards ray

[Atmos]

Looks good Ray, the shock fronts are showing up nicely especially the fainter OIII at the very bottom of the frame.
On the left side of NGC6164 there is a patch of deep red that has a sharp cut off. Is that natural or an artefact of the two sensors?

[topheart]

Hi Ray,
That is a gorgeous image!

Very well done.
I love the colours and depth.
Cheers,
Tim

[clive milne]

Ray... I can only find one aspect of this image worthy of criticism, and to be fair, it is a subjective quibble.

That being; you have spent time imaging something other than a galaxy.
(forgive my prejudice if you will)

I'm curious to know how you rate the ASI1600 against the SXH694?

best
~c

[Mighty_oz]

Great shot, love the colors and details. :thumbsup:

[Placidus]

Excellent depth, especially in that outer faint OIII ring. Great work!

[strongmanmike]

Geez Ray, your latest bag of work just keeps getting better...really enjoying the show mate :cheers: :thumbsup:

Mike

[astronobob]

Well, thats pretty awesome Ray, on-tap with mentioning it a 'beautiful object' - you have definitely presented that-a-way :cool2:
Job very well done and a very pleasing to the eye image :cool2:

[PRejto]

Welcome to the "two camera club!" Great shot. I really love the rich hue. The image pops.

Peter

[Shiraz]

thanks Colin. That linear feature seems to be present in other images of the region - I think it is real.


thanks Tim - appreciated


:lol:Sometimes the sky is just not dark enough for galaxies Clive - that's the excuse anyway. The cameras are both very good. The 694 is a perfect match for my scope in normal seeing conditions and has a high QE. The 1600 has lots more pixels and has amazingly low read noise - allowing short subs. Still haven't worked out which one to keep - maybe both...


thanks a lot Marcus!


thanks M&T. it was nice to get something in the outer ring, but more data would help - weather just did not oblige though.


thanks Mike. have been hanging off hoping to get more data on a whole bunch of stuff, but finally realised that it wasn't going to happen this year - so, process what I have


thanks very much Bob - nice object isn't it


Thanks Peter. and thanks to PI - don't know how anything else could have put together an image out of such diverse data.

[oernulfs]

Wow. Very nice! Well done:)

[Camelopardalis]

Another beauty Ray :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

I have imaged this one a lot. That is a stunner Ray. Really nice work.

Greg.

[multiweb]

Beautifully processed. Very smooth with great depth and colours. :thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Looks great Ray, well worth the persistance & effort :thumbsup:

[batema]

Stunning. A beautiful photo. Well done and only to dream of taking a photo like this.

Mark

[Slawomir]

That is seriously a great photo, beautiful work Ray.

[Spookyer]

WOW, that one has a lot of pop!

[Shiraz]

thanks Oernulf!


thanks very much Dunk


thanks Greg - appreciate the comment.




thanks a lot Andy.


very generous Mark - thanks.


really appreciate the comment Suavi - thanks



thanks a lot Brett!

[marc4darkskies]

Beautiful object, beautiful job Ray! :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Terrific stuff Ray! One of the best shots of this thing I've seen. The quality of NGC 6164 images seems to have moved up a notch or two in the last few years.

Cheers

Steve

[rustigsmed]

awesome stuff Ray!
as you can see by my profile pic it is a bit of a fav of mine!
unfortunately i couldn't get to it (or really anything else) with the 694 chip this season.
from memory yours, mikes, Ricks (captain o3!) and suavi's are all top notch.

cheers

[Shiraz]

thanks Marcus - appreciated.


that's very generous - thanks Steve.



thanks very much Russ. I think Rick set the bar too high for us mere mortals with his last image, but it is still nice to have one of my own :).

[RickS]

An excellent rendition, Ray! That Oiii is very dim and you've dug up an amazing amount of it :thumbsup:

[Shiraz]

Thanks Rick. nothing like as good as yours, but still nice to have.

[Crushellon]

Very nice, I like that a lot.

[Shiraz]

thanks very much Tim.

[glend]

Very nice Ray, i will need to write this one down on my 'to do' list.