[Dennis]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

tuti fruity colours Dennis - very sharp - how do you get 6 spikes? the trap look good

Hi Dave

Thanks for your comments, I like garish colours and the Mewlon has 3 spider vanes, hence the 6 spoke diffraction patterns. On bright stars, the 3 vanes act much like a Bahtinov Mask – quite a nice design feature from Mr Takahashi!

Hope you guys get some relief from the unrelenting heat soon!

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

Pretty amazing stuff hey, guess it all adds up. Like the colours too.

Thanks Mighty_oz – I like the colours too!

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

Thats a great close in shot of the trap area with strong green emmission and lovely reds.
John.

Thanks John – It’s been several months (poor weather) since I last managed to set up and I appreciate your comments.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Looks well defined and nice colours too. I like the trap stars.

Thanks Paul – I appreciate your comments.

Originally Posted by Lester

Very nice close-up view Dennis. Thanks.

Thanks Lester – it’s always good to hear from you.

Originally Posted by DavidU

A fine image Dennis, great colour & detail.

Thanks David – I was really surprised at how this turned out with only 35 seconds of exposure. It shows how bright this region is and how sensitive the SBIG ccds are.

Originally Posted by irwjager

That's pretty cool for such little data. Kudos for sticking with it and giving processing bash nonetheless - I love the result! There's something very eerie about the trapezium in this pic. Like it's staring at you...
I reckon the Tak in question has got 3 spider vanes?

Thank Ivo – I appreciate your comments and you’re spot on – the Tak Mewlons have 3 spider vanes.

Cheers

Dennis