[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

Amazing stuff u do there Can't imagine what your going to be like when u get that new camera.

Thank you, I look forward to it too but I'm sure it'll be a bit of a learning curve!

Originally Posted by Octane

Rolf,

Incredible. So inspiring.

H

Thank you H, glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Looks cool Rolf but I'm not sure your latest data really adds to the original high res shot of the lobes..? There is a lot more ejecta around the Homunculus than the new data shows looks like you just need more exposure.

Your original essay montage is excellent .

Mike

Thanks Mike, I was aware of the large amounts of ejecta there but couldn't detect it in my raw shots other than the brightest arc. However, upon reflecting on your comment I dug down a bit further and streched one of my longer exposures to the very limit. One that at first glance didn't show anything of interest - and there it was
Definitely no easy task due to Eta's glare but I was able to squeeze a bit extra out so that the ejecta is now visible all the way around, in quite good agreement with the famous ESO images that have shown this earlier.
Image is now updated with the new version. Thanks again Mike

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

That shorter fl has given you really fine detail, stars suffer a bit but they are not important, colour is about right and redness of ejecta you captured is quite startling. Eta C is so bright it does drown out a bit but you controlled it pretty well with chosen exposures.

John.

Thank you John, yes the key to this one is to combine multiple images of varying exposure. Thats what I did for the Homunculus itself originally, otherwise I couldn't have got any detail in the core at all, and now I also had to do it for the ejecta but it's definitely worth it.

Originally Posted by Dennis

Hi Rolf

Some really nice work on such a difficult object – well done! You have a knack for digging out the difficult stuff and producing these remarkable images with such basic equipment. I also like how you present the results with the comprehensive descriptions. In a word – inspirational!

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis I think a proper CCD camera would be better suited to this object, especially regarding the ejecta. But the Homunculus itself absolutely benefits from the many short exposures a webcam can capture. In this case it's very similar to planetary imaging.

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

You've done good Rolf.
All that detail!

Thank you JJJ, glad you enjoyed it