Corona Australis

[richardo]

Hi again,
just added some colour to my previous
Lum image of Corona Australis.
Have left it a bit lighter to bring out the
fainter wisps.
Not happy with my spacing on the corrector
and will take off
another mil to try and get the stars to the
L & R of the chip better.
I'm about 57mm away and been meaning to take a bit more off the thing.

Could have used a mile more colour data but 'aint that always the case!
Overal happy enough with the detail the lum
picked up.
Love this reflection neb.

Here's a link to my front page..
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/

Thanks for checking it out.
And hope you're all able to get out this night.

All the best for now
Rich

[strongmanmike]

Very nice Rich, the subtle details and colour look really nice. Stars look good to me? or have you cropped it?

Man you need a bigger chip for that beautiful astrograph! Have you considered a DSLR even, they are pretty cheap?

Mike

[gregbradley]

That is a fantastic image.

Greg.

[Bassnut]

Very nice Rich, diffraction spikes are a bit many and severe, but a very smooth image.

[skeltz]

YES i think you have captured the essence of this neb well.
Looks like a jolly good show to me:thumbsup:

[Garyh]

Lovely closeup Rich!
Love that little wispy bit near the variable neb, never really noticed it before in other images!
Beauty Mate!
cheers Gary

[richardo]

Hey Mike,
thanks there for the comments!
Yes is cropped a bit due to me having a slight rotation with the rgbs from when I took the lum.
Have taken a mil off the spacer a month or so ago and things to the longer edge were better. Just 1 more mil and I reckon I'll be there.
Will look into the H16 later in the year.
Yes I have a 300D that I used a couple of times but always went back to my HX916 with a sigh of contented relief.:)
I still sort of like the narrower fov with this ccd, although the pressure would be off with a larger fov.
Guess I should do some pec training on this mount, never have but would make life a bit easier.




Thanks Gregg!



Thanks Fred.
That double star is probably what you are referring to, and conditions can make the refraction spikes appear a little thick at times.
But hey, it is a Newt.
Some love the spikes, some hate em.
Me, I love em!:D



You gotta stop replying to emails half cut Rob... says your drinking com padre :D:lol::thumbsup:



Thanks a lot Gaz,
yeah, some interesting little details and wisps that came out pretty well.

Thanks team
All the best
Rich

[AlexN]

Thats GOLD!

Looks stunning, Well done.

[jase]

Another great image Rich. You're on a roll. As a blue reflection neb aficionado, you can now cross this one off the list. Well done.

[richardo]

Thanks Alex,
I see you are a reflection lover too!



Thanks Jase!!
It was good to get this done with this scope to see what it could bring out.
Previously I used the ED80/ Hx916 combo and before that a VC200L/ Hx516 combo. (the latter was pretty ordinary, looking down a drain pipe)

Yes, just love the blue:thumbsup:

Thanks guys
All the best
Rich

[AlexN]

Sure am.. dieing in wait for a mount so I can start taking photos of every reflection neb I can find...