NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet (Narrowband)

[CoolhandJo]

Hi all - thought I would image the Helmet for the first time!
This is 2 hours Ha,Oiii,Sii 40:40:40 x 10 min each.
The conditions were perfect and the clouds stayed off so I was very happy with the weather last night!

I will possibly add some LRGB if conditions stay good.

Comments Welcomed

Scope 8 inch Newtonian
Camera Atik 314L+ at -7.5deg (No flats, darks or bias taken)
Mount EQ6 Pro

[renormalised]

Nice shot Doc':):)

Shows you how good the little Atik cameras are:)

[allan gould]

Very nice NB shot, good focus and tracking etc and well processed. You have to be happy with that

[telemarker]

Sweet! :thumbsup: good resolution and detail. I presume you're using the Hubble palette - loads of OIII signal and nicely processed.

Regards
Keith

[jjjnettie]

Very nice!

[DavidU]

I think it's a great image. Well done.

[Kevnool]

Thats a great image you have there.
Its also great to view visually.

Cheers Kev.

[Astroman]

Beautiful image of a beautiful object, I have fond memories of seeing this object in my old Baffled 8" f7 Newtonian scope. I love the colour represented here, really a striking image.

[spearo]

good capture
frank

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks, the Sony chip with cooling works pretty well. Atik have good electronicsin my opinion. No calibration done on this image at all!


Thanks.. Yes, happy as it came together for once without issues!


Yes - Hubble Palette used..Thanks



Cheers..


Thank you..


Never seen it visually..may seek to at spsp!


Thanks! NB really brings out the colours!


Cheers!

[batema]

That looks amazing. WELL DONE.

[RobF]

What a corker! :jump2:
(why don't we have an emoticon for clapping hands?!)

Most people seem to comment on the faintness of this one, but that is a wonderfully striking image. Congrats!

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks Rob and BateMa - appreciate the comments - Narrowband imaging can really be effective sometimes!

[AG Hybrid]

Thor would approve. :)