Helix

[bokglob]

Hi all. Here"s one of the Helix nebula, taken from Qld Astrofest this year. I collected lots of data in 10 min unbinned subs, but as I was setting up to shoot flats and some more darks, my poor Hx916 seems to have s... itself:sad:, so this image has been calibrated with only several darks no flats. So I guess this is it. My focus also seems soft, but I"ve got something coming that will fix that;). Anyway, I'll post something larger when my processing skills(and focusing skills) get better. cheers Darrell.

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab56/DARR3LL_photos/MASTER-1.jpg

[RobF]

Nice one Darryl. :thumbsup:

If I was going to picky my only suggestion would be a bit more saturation in the reds.

[strongmanmike]

Bummer re the HX Darrell, get on to Terry Platt asap, he'll sort it for ya.

The result is pretty good though, I like the structural detail you have showcased, nice job.

Mike

[TheAstroGuy]

AHHHh

One of my all time favourites, I love seeing this nebula and this is a great shot of it, nice one, thank you for putting this up.

Kind regards

Shane

[spearo]

Well done
bugger about the camera
frank

[jjjnettie]

It's lovely Darrell.
Shame about your camera. Hope it gets well soon.

[bokglob]

Thanks for the kind words and commiserations folks. Mike, thanks for the headsup on Terry. I e-mailed him and he replied that he would be happy to take a look at it, thanks again. P.S. By the way, your "eye of god" is still my benchmark;)