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Dear All,
Thanks all for your kind words.
To be frank, I didn't expect to be able to even have this image. I figured that my luminance wasn't actually going to be any better than at f7 (and perhaps worse!) and I was fairly certain I didn't have nearly enough colour data, especially at f7 as I needed to upscale it to match the luminance. But, surprise surprise. I guess the tools these days are just heaps better than 3/4 years ago.
Mike, now that you mention it, I do vaguely remember that conversation about the BARADV. Then I promptly forgot I even owned it! I guess this happens when all the focus back then was on a new TEC-180, and camera and rotator system that to this day is something of a nightmare. Add moving and building a house and well, things go astray! BTW, your observatory is to die for....I hope I can see it some day.
Martin, Yes, sky can be quite dark out here at Rylstone (~3.5 hrs W of Sydney). But, it's also quite damp and fog prone....Very good, but not ideal at times, but I'm learning to cope. Wiruna is just a 30 min drive, but rather higher and I think less damp.
I'm very curious to actually try this on my TEC-180 on a planetary nebula. I think exposures will need to be quite long in narrowband.
Cheers,
Peter
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