IC4406 Retina Nebula- close up

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Hi Guys

Another small neb, 23 arcs secs in diameter, taken in a modified reverse Hubble NB pallet Ha;Ha:OIII;SII (in a vain attempt to get roughly the same colour as a hubble pic )

Detail is woefull, but I got the AO8 going at 3hz which helped a bit.

I must say, now that I know where the AOGer is pointing, Im starting to agree with Alex that OAG isnt that hard with good set up and a bit of practice .

Exposures were Ha 3nm 2.5hrs 10 off 15min subs bin1, OIII 30min 3 off 10min subs bin2 and SII 40min 4 off 10min subs bin2. Heavily cropped.

Also on my site at a slightly higher res.

There are many more Planetary nebs, but the rest are even smaller and dimmer unforch.

[Octane (Humayun)]

My goodness, talk about extreme imaging.

That is insane.

You should be well chuffed.

H

[DavidU (Dave)]

Now that's ridiculous

Amazing work

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

Hey Fred,

That is so cool, it is hard to tell if it is going butterfly or elliptical.

More, more, more.

Frank

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

Great to see these targets imaged who would have thought this was in reach of amateurs and actually reveal detail
...love it

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Thanks Guys, its nice to do something that doesnt take stupid hrs .

Here is a straight Hubble pallete version, but I dont think the colour looks as nice.

I think I would have much more detail with AO at 15hz and dark skies, but thats a bit hard to get.

[AlexN]

Thats really good work Fred... The HST pallet image is very 'technicolour' Its amazing to see detail (if a little blurry) within the neb...

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

Phwoar!!! Great effort, some difficult imaging done there.

[jase (Jason)]

Gutsy effort Fred. Can't determine whether I like the first or second rendition. Aperture is your answer to greater detail I suspect, but nothing like pushing your gear to the brink to see what its capable of. Well done.

[richardo (Rich)]

Cooking Fred...
Extreme imaging...
Nice to see these tiny little planetaries up front and personal.
Looks as though the AO and ME are working together a treat.

Look forward to more!
Rich

[Garyh]

great closeup action Fred! I don`t even try imaging these little specks!
Top work there!

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very cool. Checked out the hubble shot. You're not far behind! Actually miles ahead considering the gear used and your altitude.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Thanks Guys.

Yes, the rig is cranking along well (well, it should), its nice to have tools that do what theyre supposed to.

[Tom Davis (Tom)]

That is amazing!! Great image!

Tom

[Ric]

Both images look fantastic Fred.

Great imaging.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

That's a lovely thumbnail Fred

No seriously, excellent mate, some really nice detail there

Mike

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Thanks Tom, Ric..... Mike

Easy Tom, thanks, but detail could be measured in inches

Thanks Ric

Mike, yeah well, thumbnails are easier to post . Sure dont need flats for this, a donut wouldve obliterate it, and vignetting........well hehe, thats so far from a problem its funny. Im tempted to try a 5*barlow

[Lester]

Fantastic close-up Fred. Thanks for the view.