Suburban Helix

[traveller]

Thought I will push my luck with the Helix 10km from Melbourne CBD, so here it is. Just under 3 hrs of data with my FLT 110 and Canon 1100D.
Can just make out the outer shell, but I will need anther 3-4 hrs to tease out the details.
Hope the clouds go away soon!
Bo

[Atmos]

Showing up nicely Bo! You'll have to get that ASI out at some stage with a Ha & OIII for some Bi-colour :) Doesn't help with the clouds but at the very least makes some of the light pollution go away.

[RickS]

That's pretty good from the CBD with a DSLR, Bo. You'll certainly do better with an ASI and NB filters but it will still take some long integration times to get the faint bits!

[strongmanmike]

Yeah not bad Bo, hard to get much better with a DSLR from an inner city local, you have revealed the first outer shell (eyebrow) nicely. It's quite nice as is but I recall a time, not all that long ago really, when this would have been an image of the Helix to marvel at :eyepop:

Mike

[traveller]

Thanks all,
Yes, I need to get all the filters in the wheel and bolt the lot together to my ASI 1600. It's just there are so few cloundless nights I can't be fuddling around!
Mike, thanks for the encouragement. I will see if I can complete it in the coming weeks before getting the ASI on my FLT.
Bo

[Retrograde]

Very good Bo. It's quite a low surface brightness object and to bring out some of the faint outer shell from suburbia is impressive indeed.

[cometcatcher]

Amazing shot so close to the big smoke Bo. Did you use any LP filter?