M16 in hydrogen alpha.

[skeltz (Rob)]

Well moons out again?? and that means more HA.
this image was taken on the 19th of august whatever day that was!
Combo of10 x 20 minute shots..no dark frames..so enjoy..
http://www.pbase.com/skelty/image/84533061
CHEERS ALL ROB

[Dietmar]

hi Rob,

that is truly a splendid image of yours!
I am curious - 11k and no darks?
is this one of the new release...?

[jase (Jason)]

Rob,
The image link is broken. The page loads, but the image doesn't display. Perhaps its only a problem for me.

Cheers

[Ric]

I got the same, it says that the image is missing.

[skeltz (Rob)]

okay don,t know whathappened gremlins in the works!!i have reloaded the image and it is was working try this one guys ...sorry about this ???
http://www.pbase.com/skelty/image/84533061

[Ric]

Lovely Rob, the stars are nice and sharp and the detail is very nice. Well worth the wait. I just love those B/W images that Ha can create, they always seem to bring out the fine detail so wonderfully.

I certainly admire those Sbig cameras they are definitely worth every cent you pay for them.

Cheers

[jase (Jason)]

Nice work Rob. Shame about the fs102 field size though as some star elongation is present. Data is rich and smooth. When can we expect to see some data collected through the zambuto optics?

[skeltz (Rob)]

Well jase my zambuto primary will arrive around xmas time,my plywood tube is made and i have my jmi ngxtn 3 inch focuser with motor focus..i have my 3 inch Wynne corrector coming and astrodon ha lrgb filters coming...all i have to do is make the primary mirror cell and secondary and spider....no worries!!!!
ps zambuto now have a ..no joke ...a waiting list for the waiting list
IN FACT I CAN,T WAIT TO HAVE A SCOPE THATS COMA FREE TO THE EDGES THE FS102 IS A GREAT SCOPE JUST NOT FOR THESE BIG CHIPS MY 12.5 is going to be a great scope when i finish it \CHEERS SKELTY........i hope!!

[Starkler (Geoff)]

"Bad Image Reference
The Image ID specified in the URL does not exist. It was probably deleted, but verify the URL."

Did you delete this one?

[iceman (Mike)]

Neither link works for me

[richardo (Rich)]

Yep, none of the links work for me either here Rob...

Rich

[skeltz (Rob)]

All right guys dont worry about this image until i hear back from pbase.
i don,t know what is going on???

[Dr Nick (Nick)]

Stunning!

[jase (Jason)]

Hope you don't mind Rob, I enjoyed your image but the stars really began to irritated me - so I create a star less cropped version to provide another expression of the great nebulosity you've captured. Some faint stars are still present and couldn't be bothered chasing these after numerous selection masks and filters. Its so much easier to collect data with a red continuum filter (aka the Ha filter companion) to subtract the stars so you're left with only nebulosity. Unfortunately jpeg compression has taken control.

[skeltz (Rob)]

Quite alright jase,yes it is a pity the fs102 doesn,t suit these big chips and i am using the dedicated tak reducer/field flattener..which itself was a expensive piece of glass.
I mean i really like the widefield shots so the stars are a bit upsetting,but my newt when it is finished will still have a good fov.that image was cropped about 40% so its such a waste
anyway cheers...rob

Originally Posted by jase

Hope you don't mind Rob, I enjoyed your image but the stars really began to irritated me - so I create a star less cropped version to provide another expression of the great nebulosity you've captured. Some faint stars are still present and couldn't be bothered chasing these after numerous selection masks and filters. Its so much easier to collect data with a red continuum filter (aka the Ha filter companion) to subtract the stars so you're left with only nebulosity. Unfortunately jpeg compression has taken control.

[Garyh]

That is one very nice Ha Rob!! Didn`t realise that there was so much faint stuff around the eagle!!
cheers