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Originally Posted by RickS
I haven't seen that object before, Mike. Looks very small and tricky! You've done a wonderful job, especially on the faint extensions.
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Its a beauty I recon, the rabbit ears make it I recon
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Originally Posted by Atmos
You seem to have done a better job with the fainter material than Hubble. Hubble pips you at the post for resolution however 
Wonderful job Mike  |
He he of course it does, I use it purely to reference the detail
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Another amazing and delightful result, Mike.
Reminds us a bit of the Eskimo nebula. Perhaps this is the Eskimo's Husky. It would explain the very cold weather that you experienced.
Lovely work.
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Thanks guys and yes I thought of the Eskimo neb too
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Given the less-than-optimal seeing and image scale, that's akin to pushing s**t uphill with a pointed stick!!!  Not bad though Mike and another teeny weeny puff of gas under your belt!  |
Ha ha what can I say, I love a challenge
and I am falling in love with these colourful little teeny weeny puffs of gas
After many years of doing this I like the challenge of these rarer objects too, after all one can only image the bright showcase objects for so long
(will be doing a few of those once the FSQ is up and running though
). It's hard to match some of the big very expensive RC's on Paramounts etc out there, especially those automated with AO units attached and particularly those on high Chilean mountains, using only the very best subs!!..but the almost manually operated F3.8 12" Newt and SX camera can get pretty respectable results...soooo, I guess stick, s**t and hills are becoming my specialty
20" RC
14.5" RC
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Originally Posted by Slawomir
Certainly unusual object and a great composition, very nice work Mike
When you get your wide field rig going, you will start imaging popular targets like the rest of us |
Thanks Suavi and yep, a 4deg square field will be a whole new world for me, so look out for the barrage of popular targets
Mike