Quick M83

[Hagar]

M83 captured at Snake valley Astro camp while waiting for true darkness to fall.

Image is a compilation of 4X10 minute each RGB and 5X10 minute Lum frames captured with QHY9, Baader filters and Takahashi FSQ 106ED at f5.

The image does suffer a gradient problem but here it is.

[Stevec35]

Not bad for a quickie Doug.

Cheers

Steve

[Paddy]

Nice one Doug.

[tlgerdes]

Nice pic Doug.

One question though, if you are using an FSQ why do the brighter stars show hints of difraction spikes?

[mill]

One explanation would be some moisture in the air.

[desler]

Still picked up plenty of detail in the spiral arms. Given the conditions, a very good image.

Darren

[RobF]

Looks great for a preliminary target Doug. It looks like you're still shooting with the QHY9 sometimes then? Any reason the SBIG didn't get an outing to Snake Valley?

[Hagar]

Thanks Trevor, The difraction spikes evident are a result of the shutter operation. The operation is quite short thus the tiny spikes.

[Hagar]

Thanks Rob. I have the Atik 11002M over in Portugal getting an overhall at the moment and Theo was kind enough to loan me a QHY9 Mono to use while my big CCD was away. It has taken over a month to get to Atik and through Portugals Customs service. I am seriously thinking of settleing on the 8300 CCD for all my imaging and moving the big CCD on. Not sure I want such a big field of view as I get with the 11002.

[Hagar]

Thanks for the kind comments guy's. It has been an interesting exercise using the 8300 QHY9 again. A great camera at a bargain price.

[RobF]

Theo to the rescue again
The QHY9 is hard enough to go past , even without such stirling backup and service, for sure :thumbsup:

[danielsun]

Nice quicky Doug.:thumbsup:

[mill]

Looking very good doug for a quicky:thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Thanks must go to Theo, he is one out of the bag for sure. I am thinking about going back to the QHY9. It is a great camera and does lower my field of view a bit from the 11002 which seems to be what I am after.



Thanks Daniel.



Thanks Martin, You didn't miss a lot on the last night.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: not bad for a quickie Douggie ;) wish i could say the same about your toasted sangas in the early hours of the morning :lol::lol:
:P

[multiweb]

Given the FL this is very nice. Colors are spot on and lots of details to boot. :thumbsup:

[allan gould]

Nice quicky Doug. I enVy you in getting some imaging time. Here in Brisbane we have had so little time.