Amazing Cat

[Peter Ward]

This one blew me away.

http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/gallery/ngc6543.jpg

Adam block is one of those quiet achievers (albeit with a *really nice telescope* at a great site) that consistently produces great images.....

[Octane]

Oh, my God. You have got to be kidding me.

Far out!

Humbled.

Regards,
Humayun

[rogerg]

That is quite something.

[Garyh]

Awesome image of this PN!
Thanks for sharing Peter!

[iceman]

yeh that's pretty special.

[multiweb]

That's amazing how deep he goes with his rig. :eyepop:

[erick]

That is beautiful. I've only ever seen photos of the inner shells - never realized there was such delicate "lacework" outside that! Thanks Peter.

[RB]

Adam does great work indeed.
This is another corker, thanks for sharing.

[Ric]

Certainly is one amazing image.

[Jen]

:eyepop: beautiful pic :thumbsup:

[dcalleja]

It is amazing - what kit does he use?

[Peter Ward]

One of these....

http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/24inch.html

[dcalleja]

Ok - well that explains that

[Bassnut]

Why do these toys have a "call" price ?

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: well dam thats one big scope :eyepop:

[Kevnool]

Plenty of intricate detail there, truly fascinating work...cheers Kev.

[Tandum]

To be honest any image at http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/ by anyone looks stunning. Do any of those people know that investing in depreciating assets is not a good idea.

How do they get a return from the investment?
I mean we're talking $35K minimum.....
That is not a hobby it's a business...

[Kal]

You could say the same thing about a ferrari or a porsche, but if fast cars aren't your thing and you have $100K+ to spend then why not spend it on your hobby?

I've never seen the outer shells as well, I suppose that he used some sort of HDR processing?

[Peter Ward]

:lol: If you have to ask then you can't afford one....

Seriously, we are in the institutional league here (that particular telescope belongs to a University) ... about $US250k

[Peter Ward]

Depreciating assets?

Try boating.... Bring up two children.... or a second wife.... now that's expensive! :)

BTW last time I checked....you can get more for nearly any Astro-Physics scope on Astromart than what they cost when they were new.

[AlexN]

Indeed... AP scopes appreciate the minute you get your hands on them, because if someone was to buy it from you, they pay a premium for having no wait time...

Sure investing in depreciating assets isnt financially a good plan, however, buying telescopes/astronomy gear sure does make me happy. Isn't that what lifes all about... Sure my ~13k of gear might not be worth 13k anymore, but still, I get the same big smile on my face every time I see it all set up, I get the same enjoyment every time I use it... So in a way, to me, it has not depreciated at all... its still priceless...

[bluescope]

I'm sure we would all love to have a scope like that sitting in it's custom built observatory on it's own mountain top somewhere in South America or the like.
I haven't seen such a widefield view of the Cat's Eye before regardless of which scope it was imaged with. I still prefer the glorious Hubble images of this beautiful object.

p.s. I can't afford a Hubble Space Telescope either.

:thumbsup:

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: and i bet your still paying out to the first wife too :lol:

[Bassnut]

Thats an odd comment. Looked at the cost of a Hot rod, tricked up Harley, holiday house, motorised caravan, jet ski boat, ultra liite plane and all the other toys ppl buy ?. I bet "return on investment" is hardly the motivation in most cases. Would be a sad world if enjoyment was based purely on monetary return. Not to say money always creates joy, its just sometimes the spending-of is the required entry fee :P

[multiweb]

ouch....
:rofl:

[Peter Ward]

Actually no.

While I have a number of work associates who have no done so well, I still have my delightful Mark I.

[Jen]

;) thats good to hear Peter cheers :thumbsup: