NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula

[RyanJones]

Hi all,

After a fair layoff tuning my mount and changing my setup slightly, this is my first real session in several months.

Taken over 2 nights totaling just under 10hrs. I stacked the best 80%. The second nights FWHM was 1” worse so I’m not sure how much it contributed to the final image.

147 x 180sec @ iso 400
Canon 350d astromodified
STC Duo filter
8” f/4 imaging newtonian
HEQ5 pro guided

Thanks for looking

Ryan

[Tony Leece]

wow! That's a cool image mate

[PKay]

Hi Ryan

Lots of detail appearing and good data to play with.

Great effort!

nb: read my response to Elliot's latest image.

[jahnpahwa]

Looking good, Ryan :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I remember imaging tarantula a few months ago and it was a green, green monster straight out of my unmodified canon. Reckon its the filter or the astromod giving that much nicer hue you have? Its great!

How was the mount's performance?

[raymo]

Nice job Ryan.
Jahnpahwa, your image was green because 2070 is green, not your unmodded camera's fault.
raymo

[RyanJones]

Thank you Tony, Peter, JP and Raymo.

Always learning.

JP - As Raymo said, 2070 is blue/green and for that reason I think it’s a wonderful target for beginners because it’s bright but also you can get a really beautiful image with an unmodded camera. That is the reflection parts of the Nebula which are abundant. The heavy red hue in mine is because of my modded camera but that is because it picks up the Ha in the region. The abundance of both colors in this Nebula and the high dynamic range between the core and the feint filliments actually makes this a harder Nebula to balance in full spectrum in my opinion.

As far as the mount goes, I couldn’t be happier. It was well worth the hours and days I put in doing the tuning and all the testing I did. The RMS was around .6 for most of it which was great but it’s how quickly it corrects/responds that made it most worth the effort. It’s carrying far more than most would recommend including myself and yet it seems to be dialed in really well.

Thank you all again.

Ryan

[jahnpahwa]

haha! Thanks Raymo :) I'll have to fish it out of the bin when I get home :rofl:

0.6-ish is awesome with that load, well done mate :thumbsup: