Helix

[peter_4059]

It's taken me quite some time to get around to posting however here's one from Astrofest - Helix Neb 39x5min subs using the QHY8pro and 10" Newt. I also managed to capture what I believe is Asteroid (92) Undina.

I'm not sure about the colour balance (some of the stars seem a bit green however I'm quite pleased with the detail given the conditions.

Comments/advice welcome!

[Big Dave]

Nice Job, got some good detail in the whisp arm. I must get to Astrofest one time, a long way from Melbourne but.

[RobF]

Nice one Peter. Looks like you've got tracking focus etc working great there. Must be happy with that.

[peter_4059]

Dave and Rob,

Thanks for the encouragement. It was quite a trying week for me with the weather and power problems. I also had a lot of issues getting the colimation right so wasted a lot of nights with dodgy looking stars. It was good however to get the wispy arc in this image even if the helix itself is a bit soft.

[RobF]

Can relate totally. My first star party with rain :sadeyes:
Counted myself lucky not to have lost power at any stage though. Managed 2 nights in the end out of 5 planned, but wasted hours on the first night fiddling with software, and fog came in by 3am both nights.

Still, was better than being at work.....;)

[Scorpius51]

Nice job Peter! A tad green, but some nice detail. :thumbsup:

Cheers
John

[h0ughy]

i remember that shot - it was great to identify the astroid live while we were imaging it.

[Hagar]

Very nice amount of detail. Your 10 inch and 8pro seem to work well together.
It is a little green. Multiweb has a nice little plug in which does a great job at removing the green. Give Marc a yell and I am sure he will send you the URL to the plugin.

[p1taylor]

Really nice image very good dental.

peter

[peter_4059]

Thanks for the comments John, Dave, Doug and Peter. Based on all the feedback I'll have to give that green channel some more attention.

[troypiggo]

I love this target. And an asteroid! Cool! Going through all your Astrofest posts now, in case you didn't notice :)