My first M8 in H-alpha

[Omaroo]

This is one I took the other night down at Magellan Observatory using my FS102/ST-8i and 7nm Ha filter on my G11 guided by an FS60-C/QHY5 combo.

3x600 sec subs stacked in PS CS3.

Thanks for squizzing!

[lesbehrens]

i really like the detail. very nice:thumbsup:

[toryglen-boy]

Another lovely image Chris, nice and sharp, with plenty of detail captured, well done


:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Very nice details. Love the contrast - top shot :thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Very nice for only 30 minutes worth Chris. Imagine what you would capture in a couple of hours and how smooooooth it would be.

[Omaroo]

Thanks fellas :) Now that I have two of the three filters I want, I guess that I'll be starting to use the SBIG again. :thumbsup:

[Matty P]

That's a beauty Chris. Nice sharp and crisp detail. Would love to see a couple of hours worth.

Very nice. :thumbsup:

[DavidU]

Nice job Chris !
I'm fond of Ha:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Don't usually go for B/W myself, but that's very nice Chris. Beautiful contrast coming out of it. :thumbsup:

[Bassnut]

Top detail and depth there for short expoure time Chris, but get the ST8 cranken, youll enjoy the difference

[Omaroo]

Thanks a lot Matty, David, Rob & Fred :) Cheers!

Fred - thanks. A couple of your narrowband images of late are my inspiration. I hope you're happy with yourself.

:lol: :D

[dpastern]

Excellent shot Chris - plenty of good detail there. I do like the b/w H alpha shots - there's just something about them. Good focus, nice round and tight stars too.

Dave

[Omaroo]

Thanks Dave :) Yep H-alpha is becoming a firm fave of mine. :thumbsup:

[Alchemy]

looking good, the detail in the core areas looks great. i would probably do a little cosmetic surgery on the dark line above the hourglass, a little bit of cloning should tidy that up.


clive

[AlexN]

I cant wait to see what you can do when you line up SII and OIII filters !! :) Looking very nice mate.. definitely a lot more "in your face" than my shot of M8 from last weekend.. bit of extra focal length always helps I suppose..

I love NB stars... they're so tiny...

Ps.. I'm always a fan of black and white Ha images.. keep em coming!!

[Omaroo]

Thanks Clive and Alex :)

Clive - I haven't had time to do any work on it at all unfortunately, so the whole thing was a 5-minute slap-up jobbie. I hope to get far more data this weekend, and will then put some serious effort in. I was just too excited about Ha I guess! LOL!