Backyard Thor's helmet

[zipdrive]

Hi Everyone,

Just getting back into imaging again after a long break.
Here's one taken from my backyard while learning to do it all over again.
2hr40min exposure with DSLR and UHC-E filter on my aging EQ6...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dahn/gallery/nebula/ngc2359/ngc2359.html

[dpastern]

Not too shabby! :) Welcome back to the imaging fun, hope to see more of your images.

Dave

[jjjnettie]

Wowee, that's nice indeed.

[DavidU]

Very tidy mate ! Nice pin point stars

[spearo]

Very nice!
I love Thor's Helmet its a real challenge beign so faint!
frank

[troypiggo]

Ooh, very nice.

[multiweb]

Very nice. Sharp and colorful. :thumbsup:

[bmitchell82]

? when the hell did you take that? :) great shot by the way :)

[tornado33]

Nicely done, the filter sure brings out the nebulosity

[jase]

I concur with others, this is indeed a pleasing result. Thor's Helmet is an illusive target that requires considerable exposure time or alternatively large aperture to compensate. It can also benefit from OIII data given its strong emission line. Top effort. Keep it going!

[strongmanmike]

Yeh, another nice job Dave, you've picked up right where you left off - a solid image of a cool object :thumbsup:

Mike

[Gallifreyboy]

very nice work, something to aspire to for lesser mortals:D

[rastis95]

Great shot, nice and sharp

[Hagar]

Very nice David. Lovely clean image with great detail in the OIII areas .
Well done.

[gregbradley]

That's a really nice image, well done.

Greg.

[zipdrive]

Thanks for your comments everyone!! :)
Was very lucky to get some clear sky over my house for this one...it looks like the clouds over perth are not gonna go away for the new moon....

[Octane]

Excellent! :)

I would love to try for this target some time.

Regards,
Humayun

[Paul Haese]

Lovely image, I can concur Jase's comments about this object. It is a tough target and you have done it nicely.

[Ric]

A fine effort, the wispy arms have come up very nicely indeed.

Definitely a target on my list as well.

Cheers