Running Man Nebula - GSO RC8

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Hello all,
Got sick of bloody reflection testing, so I tried out the scope on the Running Man Nebula in order to stop testing and start imaging.

Not too bad, but still needs work/technical tweaking - I can see the potential in the scope.

Scope: GSO RC8 (+ Astrotech Flattener) FL=1624mm, f8
Camera: Astro 40D (average temp -11ºC)
12 x 10min exposures, iso1600 (No Darks/Flats)

High Res...
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k...urrent=12a.jpg

Anyway - still having fun!

Happy Xmas all...
Doug

[apaulo (Paul)]

Nice work Doug.

You should try and put a Xmas hat on top and called it the Xmas Nebula

Seriously! Fantastic image...are you moving away from Wide field?

Regards Paul.

[trent_julie]

Nice shot!

Trent

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

beautiful work Doug.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Looking good Doug, some nice detail and colours there.

It's good to image rather than trouble shoot huh?

Mike

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by apaulo

Nice work Doug.

You should try and put a Xmas hat on top and called it the Xmas Nebula

Seriously! Fantastic image...are you moving away from Wide field?

Regards Paul.

Thanks Paul - moving away from widefield...to a degree, with the AP reducer the RC8 operates at f5.3 FL=1088mm. Many here would class that as widefield! Thought I needed a challenge of late - the RC8 on a HEQ5 Pro certainly provides that!!

Originally Posted by trent_julie

Nice shot!

Trent

Thankyou Trent

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

beautiful work Doug.

Cheers jjj - it's a start!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Looking good Doug, some nice detail and colours there.

It's good to image rather than trouble shoot huh?

Mike

Thankyou Sir - and Absolutely! I can see glaring flaws in this image but that's the nature of the beast! We tweak, tweak and tweak again until we get images that bake our cakes!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

We tweak, tweak and tweak again until we get images that bake our cakes!

Yep amen to that brother, Merry Christmas

[midnight (Darrin)]

Mate, that's what it's all about - having fun!!!

That's one big running man there Doug. Some nice dust captured there too. Go the 40D!! Mine's out on duties at the moment.

Darrin...

[Craig_L]

Great image Doug - Christmas present for perseverance.

Look forward to the M42 with the reducer for the wide field version.

Go those cooled 40Ds.

Craig

[mill (Martin)]

Looking good Doug
I am still tinkering with mine but it gets there
Merry Christmas.

[RickC (Richard)]

nice image Doug, no need to test anymore!

cheers

Richard

[TrevorW]

Good one Dougie

[Paul Haese]

Nice Doug. I like the colour and the nebula is well resolved.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice Doug.... A bit of a step up in focal length fror you Doug...... I almost fell off my chair. Good to see you back with a scope.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent Doug, top work.

[cventer]

Very nice. Looks like you have collimation nailed spot on.

[danielsun]

Very nice Doug!

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a great shot. Gotta be happy with that. Outstanding details.

[Ross G]

What a great closeup photo Doug.

Excellent!

Ross.