May Challenge Image - NGC2359

[iceman]

Hi all.

We'd love you to take part in the May Imaging Challenge (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?id=69,198,0,0,1,0). Please post your deep-space images of NGC2359 in this thread. Discussions about the images can also be in this thread.

Please ensure the image obeys the image posting guidelines when you attach them.

For observation reports and sketches of the object, see the "Space & Astronomy Talk" forum.

[EddieT]

I'll get the ball rolling on this one with an image taken over seven nights during September/November 2004. Again with the MN61, a HaRGB combination totalling 330 minutes of exposures.

[h0ughy]

Wow, such file whispy detail in that one. It is supurb!:cheers:

[EddieT]

Thanks Houghy. It's an awsome object that's for sure.

I have larger versions on my site if you went to see them.

http://astroshed.com/st10pics/2359.html

[iceman]

That's a bewdiful shot Eddie, just lovely. The image is not that much different from the eyepiece view I saw at the SPSP, through Mike Kerr's 25" dob. It's truly a stunning object and your image certainly does it justice.

Thanks for posting it!

[EddieT]

Thanks Mike, I'd love to be able to image through a quality 20"+ scope some day. Until then I'll just have to do hours and hours of exposures.

[rumples riot]

Lovely image there Eddie. Goes to show if you got the equipment and the know how; then you can do anything.

[ving]

fantastic shot! :)
even on my crappy monitor it looks good

[EddieT]

Thanks Paul. Like most technical pursuits there's a lot to learn and it can't be rushed, but well worth the effort :)

[EddieT]

Thanks Ving. There's a lot to be said for crappy monitors. A bit of blurring can do wonders for noise reduction :)

[seeker372011]

great shot..makes the name of this object so appropriate

[EddieT]

Thanks Seeker! I like your third eye :)

[seeker372011]

Here's my (poor) attempt at Thor's helmet-canon 300d, 8 inch newt

I took 27 minutes of images but had to discard 9 minutes because IRIS for some reason wouldnt stack

Each image had to be curtailed to 3 minutes because of sky glow problems-the object was really too low in the sky

The blue nebulosity is consistent with other images of this object on the net-it seems H alpha is what brings out the superb detail that eddie has posted.

Anyway I had a go, that's about all that can be said. This is one tough target.

I stacked the images using IRIS for the first time, so a bit of learning there

[iceman]

Nice work seeker, always good to have a go!