Helix

peter_4059 (Peter) · #1 07-09-2010, 08:12 PM

It's taken me quite some time to get around to posting however here's one from Astrofest - Helix Neb 39x5min subs using the QHY8pro and 10" Newt. I also managed to capture what I believe is Asteroid (92) Undina.

I'm not sure about the colour balance (some of the stars seem a bit green however I'm quite pleased with the detail given the conditions.

Comments/advice welcome!

Big Dave (Dave) · #2 07-09-2010, 08:18 PM

Nice Job, got some good detail in the whisp arm. I must get to Astrofest one time, a long way from Melbourne but.

RobF (Rob) · #3 07-09-2010, 08:24 PM

Nice one Peter. Looks like you've got tracking focus etc working great there. Must be happy with that.

peter_4059 (Peter) · #4 07-09-2010, 08:44 PM

Dave and Rob,

Thanks for the encouragement. It was quite a trying week for me with the weather and power problems. I also had a lot of issues getting the colimation right so wasted a lot of nights with dodgy looking stars. It was good however to get the wispy arc in this image even if the helix itself is a bit soft.

RobF (Rob) · #5 07-09-2010, 08:57 PM

Can relate totally. My first star party with rain

Counted myself lucky not to have lost power at any stage though. Managed 2 nights in the end out of 5 planned, but wasted hours on the first night fiddling with software, and fog came in by 3am both nights.

Still, was better than being at work.....

Scorpius51 (John) · #6 07-09-2010, 09:24 PM

Nice job Peter! A tad green, but some nice detail.

Cheers
John

h0ughy (David) · #7 07-09-2010, 10:06 PM

i remember that shot - it was great to identify the astroid live while we were imaging it.

Hagar (Doug) · #8 07-09-2010, 10:17 PM

Very nice amount of detail. Your 10 inch and 8pro seem to work well together.
It is a little green. Multiweb has a nice little plug in which does a great job at removing the green. Give Marc a yell and I am sure he will send you the URL to the plugin.

p1taylor · #9 07-09-2010, 10:17 PM

Really nice image very good dental.

peter

peter_4059 (Peter) · #10 08-09-2010, 08:02 PM

Thanks for the comments John, Dave, Doug and Peter. Based on all the feedback I'll have to give that green channel some more attention.

troypiggo (Troy) · #11 09-09-2010, 05:29 AM

I love this target. And an asteroid! Cool! Going through all your Astrofest posts now, in case you didn't notice