M 57 11.3 hours

[Dietmar]

hi guys,

finally I got one more night for acquisition of h-alpha.
I now have 6 hours of 2x2 binned h-alpha data.
we are looking at 11.3 hours total exposure time.

please find time to take a look.
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/m57.html

thanks :)

[Bassnut]

Holly cow Dietz, thats stunning, megadata served you well there, top work, very impressive.

[Bassnut]

And the galaxy to the right is a nice extra :prey2:

Wide field woozes, bite that :D

[Lester]

11.3 hours, That would have to be some kind of record for imaging, surely.

How many outer rings are there, It will be good to see what is being captured in 10 years from now.

Dietz, you have excelled again. Excellent.

[skeltz]

Yeah thats a nice image dietz,the outer parts of the nebula remind me of a rose.
The HA really helps this image.
Jolly good show!

[Hagar]

Amazing Image Dietmar. The detail in the nebula is exquisite and so many background galaxies. A simply wonderful photo I could look at for ages.

Great Stuff.

[h0ughy]

world class!!!!!!!!!!! i never knew they existed

[sheeny]

Impressive! I didn't realise there was so much detail outside around the ring!

Al.

[Starkler]

Awesome Dietmar!

I always enjoy your superb images. Thanks for sharing :)

[Ric]

Excellent Dietz, I don't think I've ever seen that much detail in the Ring nebula. The galaxy adds that special touch to the whole image.

A wonderful overall image.

[renormalised]

Here comes APOD!!!!!:eyepop::D

Great piccie, Dietz:D

[leon]

Agreed a top image indeed, over 11 hours, that is unreal.

Leon

[richardo]

Hey Diets,
already commented on the SX group but while I'm hear...

This is one of the best I've seen on this object.
I do remember Jon Talbot from the SX group doing heaps of hours in Ha with lrgb to bring out the outer shell to this extent.
But he didn't have a massive apo refractor. The res to the core, as well as the delicate structure of the outer shell wasn't as defined as yours.

All the best again
Rich

[citivolus]

I actually said Wow out loud when I saw that image. Very nice.

[Dietmar]

...let me thank everyone here dropping such a nice reply!
I do appreciate this!

Rich, I sure recall Jon's result, which is also very pretty.

[Kirkus]

Well, I can't repeat here what I just said out loud when seeing this. So let me just say... that is just amazing!! So beautiful!

[spearo]

Awesome!
frank

[Garyh]

What detail!
Don`t think I have ever seen M57 done so beautifully!
cheers Gary

[Tamtarn]

Stunning image Deitz. The detail is amazing. So much to take in with this image. The stunning nebula itself the outer shell regions and the added background galaxies makes it very special image.

[Dietmar]

...thanks everyone!

[rogerg]

Stunning, very nice :thumbsup: And I count 13 galaxies too :thumbsup:

[2020BC]

Seriously good.:thumbsup:

[jase]

Most excellent Dietz. The additional data has delivered the goods. Well done.

[dugnsuz]

Just googled M57 images, and very very few reveal the "shockwave" detail you have captured here Dietz.
A truly amazing effort - thanks for posting.
Jeez mate, that is so good - I keep returning to your large version!
And those galaxies too!!!
I like!:D

[strongmanmike]

Dietz Dietz Dietz....no no no...way too many faint extensions, way too much detail and way too much WOW factor! :P

Great job with the H16 :thumbsup:

What are your overall thoughts on the H16?

Mike

[venus]

Beautiful image Dietz

[Dietmar]

...thanx again everyone for the nice words!

Mike, the H16 is a wonderful item! though it holds a kodak chip...:)
I am a bit spoiled by the sony chips I worked with prior to the purchase of this CCD. (M25C and H9C)

if you fond time - take a look onto a review I wrote:
http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/reportsCCD-h16-engl.htm

[rollmebackagain]

first two words that popped into my head:

"simply beautiful"

amazing image - I'm in awe

[bluescope]

Great image Dietmar, I really like your scope setup, lucky you are a doctor to pay for all those goodies :lol:.

:thumbsup:

[Dietmar]

thnx again!

Steve, I did save the money for all these beauties over a time of more than 15 years... :)