SMC @300mm f4 in fizzy OIII light

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Hi all,
Tried to get Ha, RGB and OIII images of the SMC on hot SA nights - not a good idea with an uncooled DSLR!

Image that turned out best was the OIII!

Doug

[DavidU (Dave)]

Now that's different ! O111 mmmm

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Bit of a rough RGB added... you see my hot pixel/DSLR problem in this one - loads of blue and red stars!!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

And, heaps obvious heat sensor problems in the synthetic RGB!!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

...Gotta get me something cooled!!!

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by DavidU

Now that's different ! O111 mmmm

Cheers David - OIII always reminds me somewhat of what you see through the eyepiece, naked eye!

[telemarker (Keith)]

Some interesting formations in there Doug.
'scuse my ignorance, but what is the hexagonal shaped nebulous structure lower left of centre? Hope you get a respite from the heat soon.

[glenc (Glen)]

I like that OIII image Doug. Keith the hex below NGC 346 is part of NGC 371.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a cool shot Doug. Love the colour one. Nice and sharp.

[telemarker (Keith)]

Originally Posted by glenc

I like that OIII image Doug. Keith the hex below NGC 346 is part of NGC 371.

Thanks for enlightening me Glen. It is indeed Heinze 97 (imaged by sjastro here http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=52027 ). Doug's OIII rendition really highlights the hexagonal structure and gives it real depth.

What a wonderful resource this site is and thanks for sharing this great image Doug.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

There's so much there.
Very nice work.

[Paul Haese]

The colour image is very cool. Nicely done.

[Rob_K]

Nice one Doug, great to see a new perspective, lots of good OIII 'emitters' in the SMC!

Cheers -

[Astrobserver99 (Rob)]

good to see the smc in color Doug... nice image

[TrevorW]

Different Dougie

[leon]

Different alright however you captured it nicely Doug even if your camera was red hot.

Yea I know you want a cooled camera mate, and so do I, that is why I have undertaken to do the job myself, nearly half way through the project as we speak

Will post some pics of the procedure soon

I'm game.

Leon

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Originally Posted by leon

Different alright however you captured it nicely Doug even if your camera was red hot.

Yea I know you want a cooled camera mate, and so do I, that is why I have undertaken to do the job myself, nearly half way through the project as we speak

Will post some pics of the procedure soon

I'm game.

Leon

If it works I'll be your 1st commission!
Which DSLR are you doing it on?

[Garyh]

Good work Doug! color image is coming along nicely.

Ah a nice cool DSLR, I want one too! Has been real hot and smokey the last few days so havn`t bothered to image as I know the thermal noise will drive me mad !
Keep us posted Leon! Might do my 20D as they don`t cost too much now if I destroy it!
cheers

[Hagar (Doug)]

The colour image gets my vote. Cooling makes such a diference during these hot spells. Stil very nice with a lot of nice detail.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Thanks all for the comments.
I've been playing around with a LRGB repro which looks a bit more promising.
Hope to post soon
Cheers
Doug