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Old 14-08-2008, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassnut View Post
Interesting you say thet Peter, its still just Ha isnt it?. I have much less signal from the Helix than any other neb, whys that?. A prevoius attempt at 15nm was far more sucessefull, Im puzzled.
The ionized nitrogen line is also pretty close to the H-Alpha, and this would be transmitted by a broader filter.

Also with the Helix in urban skies, you are chasing a signal to noise ratio optimum. It's very low surface brightness is easily affected by skyglow and transparency. Any thin cloud would make it a very difficult target.

Last edited by Peter Ward; 14-08-2008 at 11:40 PM. Reason: typo
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