Trifid Nebula with 450D and 12" GSO

[PhotonCollector]

Hi all,

First light image from the newly coated GSO 12" mirror.

75-minute exposure with Hutech modded Canon 450 DSLR.

there is a 25% reduced version here worth a look http://www.skylab.com.au/pmsa/TrifidNebula_080627.html

clear skies

[iceman]

Wow Paul, that's stunning! Heaps of detail and great colours.

How much did re-coating the mirror cost?

[PhotonCollector]

G'day iceman,

About $320 from memory. Done by Chi Qin Co. Excellent job, great service.

cheers

[Matty P]

Fantastic image, Paul.

Vivid colour and lots of detail in the nebula.

Makes me want to mod my 450D. :confuse3:

Well done. :thumbsup:

[Tilt]

Fantastic image Paul, nice detail. I would really like to mod my GSO newt one day.

[h0ughy]

err umm when did you find the time for this mr mayo = weren't you just in Perth?

[Garyh]

Very nice Paul, beautiful colors and contrast!
:thumbsup:

[peter_4059]

Great triffid Paul. Colours and details are magnificant. How long was the turnaround on the mirror?

[PhotonCollector]

Yeah David, arrived back last night. Did this image before that trip. Hadn't had time to show until now.

cheers

[PhotonCollector]

Not too long at all... about 2 weeks or so including transport.

[skeltz]

Nicely done my friend,colours look good and guiding ,well done.
cheers

[tornado33]

Cant fault that, colour rendition is perfect as is guiding and focus
Scott

[h0ughy]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:its a great image;)

[alan meehan]

got to agree here paul lovely image well done

[sjastro]

Very nice image Paul.

Regards

Steven

[strongmanmike]

Hey Pauli! wher ya at man? Good to have you posting again and what an image :eyepop: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you are feeling better :)

Mike

[jase]

Lovely rendition of this target. Rich colours and details. Good processing, well done.

[PhotonCollector]

thanks all for your comments.

clear skies
:hi:

[PhotonCollector]

The mod. makes all the difference. I got the clear filter so I could do wideband imaging in the future ( if I decide too ). I use a 2" screw on Baader IR cut filter and it all works fine. Hutech also sell a filter which makes corrects the colour balance back to "normal" so that you can still use the camera for normal daylight/flash photography. And..... the AUS dollar is currently very high...;)


cheers

[PhotonCollector]

Yeah mate, back on the East cost now... was a pretty exhausting trip but feeling fine now.

PS. Don't forget if you have nowhere to setup your AP 6" and FLI ProLine,,, well there's always my obervatory :lol:

[gregbradley]

That is a beauty.

Did you find that the mirror recoating made much difference?

Greg.

[Martin Pugh]

That is a stunning image for a DSLR.....excellent focus and colour reproduction.

cheers
Martin

[Ric]

Hi Paul, that is a lovely image. The clarity and colour is excellent. The extension of the blue nebulosity looks amazing as well.

Cheers

[Deeno]

Beautiful Trifid:thumbsup:
So rich and sharp......

[PhotonCollector]

Hello Greg,

I think the recoating certainly made a minor improvement. You may be interested to know the reason I needed it recoated.

Recently I purchased a WO 110mm refractor and have been using that to do some wide field imaging for a change.
When I disassembled the GSO 12" from the mount I stood the OTA on it's end so it was facing skyward and then forgot about it for a few months. Then when considering it was time to resurrect the 12" I was horrified to find that something (maybe glue?) has dripped (over time) from the secondary mirror onto the primary mirror and permanently stained the mirror surface. So that's why I had to have the re-coat done. Moral of the story is: never store your GSO pointing skyward?

regards