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Paramount
28-07-2009, 08:58 PM
Hi all
Despite the lousy weather that we get in Britain, I have been able to get out and do some imaging, I thought I would have a go at this subject again as I had done it last year with the TMB and H36 camera which gave a very wide field shot so this time I used the BRC-250 and Starlight Xpress H9 which gave such a large image scale that the subject only just fitted in the frame. This is made up of 13x10 minutes guided using dithering. I had planned on much longer but the clouds came in at 2am and stayed so I shot some dark frames to use for the rest of the session. The earlier version that I did last year can be seen on he nebulae page of the image gallery on my website http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk (http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk/) for comparison
Thanks for looking
Best wishes and clear skies
Gordon

http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk/USERIMAGES/NGC7380.jpg

telecasterguru
28-07-2009, 09:09 PM
That is fantastic, looks like a tidal wave. Awesome.

multiweb
28-07-2009, 09:47 PM
Interesting object indeed :thumbsup: Like a choppy sea :)

glenc
29-07-2009, 11:11 AM
Thanks Gordon for an interesting image. I first observed 7380 from California in 2000 with a 14" and was surprised at how easy it was to see with a UHC filter.
PS The weather here is fantastic now, I am glad I don't live in the UK.

jjjnettie
29-07-2009, 11:45 AM
You really can see where it got its moniker from.
Thanks for posting.

renormalised
29-07-2009, 12:32 PM
Nice shot there, Gordon. Looks like he's about to "allakazam" something:P:D:D:D