[alistairsam]

Originally Posted by Meru

Very nice, gotta love f/4! I'm glad I didn't bring my scope that night by the sounds of the wind. Gah Melbourne!

thanks, yeah was pretty windy that night which was a shame cause it was clear throughout. maybe next time.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Missed this one Alistair..that area really looks cool especially in B&W Ha actually, go the fast Newt

Mike

Thanks Mike, I love these nebs with the wisps, only wish I could get it sharper.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That came out nicely. The neb looks like a giant ear! Nice tight stars and detail in the neb.

It would look good in colour if weather permits.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. it does look like a giant ear. Hoping to add a few hours worth of O2 and S3 this weekend.
I'm very happy with how the stars turned out. This was my first where stars are quite tiny given my OTA is home built.
but I don't understand how the fwhm is so high. it was 4.6 or so. during focusing, lowest I got was 3.7.

A friend was getting 5 plus in his ED127 on a G11 from the same site, same night, not sure if its the backlash thats causing the stars to be smudged around.
I'm getting some upgrades happening to pimp my OTA so hope it improves.
I just want it a bit sharper.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Alistair,
That looks great.
In some ways these Ha pics are more spectacular in terms of detail
than the colour pics.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Alan, yeah, Ha has its own appeal and best is its possible all month, moon or no moon.

Originally Posted by atalas

Strong detail...nice work.

Thanks Atalas.

Cheers
Alistair