Amazing Cat

[Peter Ward]

This one blew me away.

http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/gallery/ngc6543.jpg

Adam block is one of those quiet achievers (albeit with a *really nice telescope* at a great site) that consistently produces great images.....

[Octane (Humayun)]

Oh, my God. You have got to be kidding me.

Far out!

Humbled.

Regards,
Humayun

[rogerg (Roger)]

That is quite something.

[Garyh]

Awesome image of this PN!
Thanks for sharing Peter!

[iceman (Mike)]

yeh that's pretty special.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's amazing how deep he goes with his rig.

[erick (Eric)]

That is beautiful. I've only ever seen photos of the inner shells - never realized there was such delicate "lacework" outside that! Thanks Peter.

[RB (Andrew)]

Adam does great work indeed.
This is another corker, thanks for sharing.

[Ric]

Certainly is one amazing image.

[Jen]

beautiful pic

[dcalleja]

It is amazing - what kit does he use?

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by dcalleja

It is amazing - what kit does he use?

One of these....

http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/24inch.html

[dcalleja]

Ok - well that explains that

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Why do these toys have a "call" price ?

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

One of these....

http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/24inch.html

well dam thats one big scope

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Plenty of intricate detail there, truly fascinating work...cheers Kev.

[Tandum (Robin)]

To be honest any image at http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/ by anyone looks stunning. Do any of those people know that investing in depreciating assets is not a good idea.

How do they get a return from the investment?
I mean we're talking $35K minimum.....
That is not a hobby it's a business...

[Kal (Andrew)]

You could say the same thing about a ferrari or a porsche, but if fast cars aren't your thing and you have $100K+ to spend then why not spend it on your hobby?

I've never seen the outer shells as well, I suppose that he used some sort of HDR processing?

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Why do these toys have a "call" price ?

If you have to ask then you can't afford one....

Seriously, we are in the institutional league here (that particular telescope belongs to a University) ... about $US250k

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Tandum

To be honest any image at http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/ by anyone looks stunning. Do any of those people know that investing in depreciating assets is not a good idea.

How do they get a return from the investment?
I mean we're talking $35K minimum.....
That is not a hobby it's a business...

Depreciating assets?

Try boating.... Bring up two children.... or a second wife.... now that's expensive!

BTW last time I checked....you can get more for nearly any Astro-Physics scope on Astromart than what they cost when they were new.