It's looking pretty good right now Slawomir. I like the extension of OII bubbles from the O star. I got vague hints of those. I can clearly see them in your image. I look forward to your final result.
Very fine indeed, Slawomir! Superb contrast on the most subtle features, without losing anything. In particular the [OIII] bubbles that Paul mentioned are indeed well handled.
Don't know that you need hugely more H-alpha or [OIII] - your image is already smooth and detailed. We found [SII] to be a challenge. There's not so very much in the area, and it would take a long hammering to bring it out.
Excellent image of the fighting dragons Slaw Looking at this image it is not hard to see why it is a popular target this time of year .
I am working on a Bicolour image (of a different target) at the moment, should be finished tonight, although I am incorporating some RGB in mine, it is interesting to see the palette variation possible even with just two NB filters in play.
That is indeed splendid. The contrast and definition of the image is superior to MANY I have seen of this target that usually tend to look somewhat "misty" or Gaussian.
It's looking pretty good right now Slawomir. I like the extension of OII bubbles from the O star. I got vague hints of those. I can clearly see them in your image. I look forward to your final result.
Thank you Paul. I think that decent detail in OIII bubbles is due to ICX814's good sensitivity for this wavelength. I am only using a 4inch doublet and when shooting from our balcony, I have to collect data with objects relatively low in the sky (35 to 60 degrees above the horizon). I must admit that I love how 3nm Astrodons work with my QSI :-)
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Originally Posted by Placidus
Very fine indeed, Slawomir! Superb contrast on the most subtle features, without losing anything. In particular the [OIII] bubbles that Paul mentioned are indeed well handled.
Don't know that you need hugely more H-alpha or [OIII] - your image is already smooth and detailed. We found [SII] to be a challenge. There's not so very much in the area, and it would take a long hammering to bring it out.
Yes, perhaps only extra 2 or so hours for Halpha and another 4hrs in OIII. As for SII, well, I am looking forward to the challenge :-)
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That's superb Slawomir!. You nailed it!
Thank you Marc. I made several attempts at this data, but eventually got roughly where I wanted to get :-)
It is one of my favourite areas of the sky and I've never been able to do justice to it properly. I started collecting narrowband data on it this year, but, other projects have put it on scrap heap for a while. Perhaps next year.
Excellent image of the fighting dragons Slaw Looking at this image it is not hard to see why it is a popular target this time of year .
I am working on a Bicolour image (of a different target) at the moment, should be finished tonight, although I am incorporating some RGB in mine, it is interesting to see the palette variation possible even with just two NB filters in play.
Mike
Thank you Michael. I have just recently "discovered" this nebula, and it is a very dynamic and interesting DSO. I think it rightly deserves more of my telescope's attention
Looking forward to seeing and contemplating your completed bicolour image.
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That is indeed splendid. The contrast and definition of the image is superior to MANY I have seen of this target that usually tend to look somewhat "misty" or Gaussian.
Well done
Спасибо Lewis
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This is simply outstanding, mate.
It is one of my favourite areas of the sky and I've never been able to do justice to it properly. I started collecting narrowband data on it this year, but, other projects have put it on scrap heap for a while. Perhaps next year.
I will certainly continue working on this project, when we get a clear night.
I have also learnt that flats will certainly be needed to remove gradients near the edges around the entire image - I suspect some reflections within the CCD chamber or maybe light gets bent on the edges of the CCD itself. Luckily this pattern is consistent for all subs and I have not rotated the camera. With shorter exposures I got away with using Dynamic Background Extraction in PI...
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