Helix with vc200

[bert (Brett)]

Another helix. Here is this months project. The helix was a lot harder than I thought to get the detail that I wanted. Weather was most unco-operative.

Vc200 at f9
St4000xcm with ao8
Eq6
54*15 minute subs
Stacked in maxim, CS4 for post processing

Comments welcomed.
Brett

[sheeny (Al)]

I always like a helix, Brett! The weather hasn't been the best for these things...

Al.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Nice helix Brett, It's a much harder target than we think. It's big but it's quite dim and takes a lot of exposure to dig out much of the intricate detail it holds in the core.
Well done. Looks like you have the VC well collimated.

[Alchemy (Clive)]

I'm surprised, I have looked at hundreds of images of the helix, and yet for the first time it's obvious it's a double ring........ Go figure. Cant see the forest for the trees
Good stuff brett

[multiweb (Marc)]

Top shot Brett.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Hi Brett

Looks promising but I am sure 13.5hrs through that scope could yield more. DDP can dim an image have you ddp'd it? I usually DDp then log stretch in Astroart, then curves in photoshop, anchor the ends of the graph and pull the line around until you are happy.

Still, it's a rather imposing image

Mike

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Nice one. Up close!

[bert (Brett)]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Mike, I stretched it some more. I had to be pretty fierce with the noise reduction. Whaddya think?