I decided to image Eta Carinae and the Homunculus nebula with a 5x powermate to see what level of detail could be squeezed out.
I got some interesting results and a surprisingly detailed image which I compiled into a little presentation of this fascinating object.
Details are:
10” Newton / ToUCam Pro SC1
Televue 5x Powermate
Combined exposures: 1046 x 1/25s, 1811 x 0.75s, 200 x 2.75s all unfiltered and finally 111 x 1.0s with OIII filter.
There is a noticeable expansion compared with David Malin's AAT image. It would be great if anyone knows when that image was taken? I have searched high and low but can't find a date anywhere. The image in question is AAT 45:
http://www.aao.gov.au/images/captions/aat045.html
Hope you enjoy
Regards,
Rolf