Now I know why people image Eta ... over and
over and
over again!!!
Forget about "standard candles"
... there's a lot to see in this giant,
extremely bright Neb!!!!
I took this a week or so back and, as always, the clouds and rain have prevented me adding colour
... so it's a "rough & ready" WORK IN PROGRESS.
This is an F5.5 image (2.21 arcsec/pixel) but still the detail you can observe in this object is stunning. I used 30 minute Ha subs so I got a massive amount of Ha signal. I added some 5 min Lum subs (1 hours worth) mostly to get some more attractive stellar profiles.
Small:
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/141866212/large
Large (Full res): Use Cntrl + or - to zoom in and out in your browser
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/141866212/original
Can't wait to get some colour - fingers crossed for next month!!
Cheers, Marcus