first attempt at the helix nebula

5ash (Philip) · #1 15-08-2006, 06:13 PM

this shot is made up of 4pics @iso800 stacked and 4 pics at iso 1600 stacked and the resulting two pics stacked in registax , levels adjusted in photoshop , noise reduced in neat image and picture finally cropped. Taken using a canon 350d unmodified attached to an Lx90 with a ~f7 homemade focal reducer on an adjustable polar aligned wooden wedge mounted on a pier. telescope was unguided and pictures taken using a homemade interval timer . best pics (no trailing) were stacked.Nothing like the Hubble look alikes i've seen on this forum but best i can do so far with my setup.
philip

Lester · #2 15-08-2006, 06:22 PM

Hi Philip,

Well I'd say that is a great start. What was your exposure time?

Nice colour comming through on the Helix.

5ash (Philip) · #3 15-08-2006, 09:41 PM

sorry Lester i forgot to put the exposure . itwas 2minutes unguded.
regards philip

EzyStyles (Eric) · #4 15-08-2006, 10:26 PM

great shot phil! more stacks will enchance the colours + a UHC-S filter will do the trick.