Ring Nebula and Outer Halo

[Martin Pugh]

Hi folks
this data was acquired by my SRO partner Bill Snyder when we first set up the telescope last Aug.

Its a bi-colour image consisting of 10 hrs Ha and 8 hrs OIII, with the intent of showing the outer halo.

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/M57_BiColour-v4.jpg

cheers
Martin

[Mighty_oz]

Well Martin it sure does do that :) Very nice, what instrument and camera ?

Thanks Marcus.

[Ric]

Very spectacular Martin and you've captured a nice little galaxy at the top as well.

[RickS]

There's a lot of stuff out there that you don't normally see. A fine image, Martin!

[Nikolas]

One of these I'd reckon
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/Equip&Obs/Equip&Obs_Index_AUS.htm

[omegacrux]

Very nice image
Interesting even the background trying to find hidden galaxys

David

[marco]

Fantastic details on the halo Martin, well done.
Clear skies
Marco

[Ken Crawford]

Nicely Done! You have the petal details very nicely!

Regards,

[alpal]

I like that - the narrow band is allowing you to see detail that
would otherwise be invisible.

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks folks.

Sorry, I should have listed the scope and camera - data was taken with the 17" Planewave and U16M.

Cheers
Martin

[Ross G]

A great photo Martin.

The detail is amazing.

Ross.

[iceman]

So sharp, stunning!

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks very much

clear skies
Martin

[Peter Ward]

Martin...I normally genuflect when I see your deep sky images :)

...but to cut to the chase, the stars in this one have 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock elongation...other minor quibbles as well....(that said I suspect I have a non-PC profile...but I prefer peer review, to PC )

Nice image, but not one of your best :thumbsup:

[Peter.M]

I think the issues in the image were likely due to the fact that this was when the telescope was first set up.

Lovely image Martin.

[Paul Haese]

Nice image Martin. I love the detail in the outer rings.

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks folks.

Peter - I certainly agree with you about the stars in this image....and to tell the truth, I didnt pay hardly as much attention as I normally would.

It was a good spot.

cheers
Martin