[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Superb optics and superb guiding. The field stars are all pin-points.

The soft and gentle nebulosity makes for a very different image.

Sounds like much fun was had too!

Thanks Mike and Trish, yes I think I have the quintessential amateur wide field rig, I am very lucky and feel so privileged Yes my current arrangement for imaging means each session is a whole traditional experience, out under the stars away from home and it is pretty cool fun. We are still in the market and looking for a dark sky property to move to (have been for nearly 2 years! ) when I eventually have my own observatory in my own back yard and automate my dome I will set things up so I can curl up with a red wine or beer inside with Angie and watch Netflix, while the rig chugs away outside ....eventually

Originally Posted by Slawomir

It’s great you had fun Mike looking through a scope with a good friend - is that frost on the ground?

The image is superb, colours and sharpness top notch, but, perhaps, maybe a 2x2 mosaic would reveal the area in a fuller glory? Just teasing of course

Thanks so much Suavi and yes I love it when Attila comes out to my observatory, he only comes occasionally but we have a lot of history from our younger days and we always have a ball, beats being all alone for hours on end listening to the radio...although I do also enjoy the solitude and peace on a crisp clear moonless night with the Milky Way overhead and wee dram in hand, very cathartic

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Beautiful, Mike!

Cheers Lee

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful field. We had some good seeing lately where it was clear.

Yes, the good thing about imaging at 3.5"/pix, I hardly ever notice the seeing from my location

Originally Posted by Andy01

Beautifully subtle image - Gossamer like diaphanous veils of O3 wafting across the calm background seas of Ha, with pinpoint stars resembling lighthouses for celestial ships to safely navigate their passage.

Top shelf Sir Strongness

nice prose Andy...except, there is no OIII, that's blue refection nebula This is a true colour LHaRGB image ...does look a bit like a narrow band HaOIIIOIII bi-colour image though huh?

Originally Posted by ChrisV

That's a stunning piece of sky. Quite incredible

I agree Chris, I just pressed a few button and clicked on a few menus, aaaand turned the dome, crawled under the counterweight bar in the dark many times, avoided hiting anything in the dark in a cramped dome, etc etc ....the Universe did the rest

Originally Posted by Bart

LOL! Wot he said!

Wow, Mike, that is awesome!

Thanks a lot Bart

Mike