M16 & M20 Ha images from last night

[bluescope]

Another clear windless night last night prompted me to head out to my observatory at around midnight to do some more Ha imaging.

I particulary wanted to shoot M16 but I also decided to see what M20 would look like ... not normally a hydrogen alpha target ... as you would expect you only get half the object ... the emission ( red ) nebula ... the reflection ( blue ) nebula is disgarded by the Ha filter.
There was a fair bit of Ha in close proximity to M20 that was captured by the 7nm Baader filter... I'm not sure you will be able to see it very well in this web sized image as jpeg compresion tends to wipe it ... it was quite pronounced in PS when processing.

Anyway here are the images.

M16 1 hour 6 minutes total @-18C
M20 55 minutes 4 seconds @-15C



p.s. I reserve the right to repro these images at a later date

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Very nice detail and contrast there.

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Very nice detail and contrast there.

Cheers Troy !

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's it. You're the Ha King

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's it. You're the Ha King

Cool it Marc ... I'm just starting out

Glad you like them !

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by bluescope

Cool it Marc ... I'm just starting out

Glad you like them !

you mean ... It's going to get even better?

[batema (Mark)]

How crystal clear are those shots. Well done Steve. Through the Flt110?

Mark

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by multiweb

you mean ... It's going to get even better?

I really don't know .... .... it's all fun and always interesting to do something different ! I really like the subtle detail that can de obtained with Ha imaging so far ... there are some structures I've never seen before or at best were only hinted at in my colour shots

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by batema

How crystal clear are those shots. Well done Steve. Through the Flt110?

Mark

Thanks Mark ... yes the FLT110 ... I don't use anything else anymore ... except in my attempts at widefield with my Canon lenses

[bokglob (Darrell)]

beautiful!, detail and depth are amazing.m20 looks 3d! thanks for the pics.cant wait for next"experiment"

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Impressive Steve. Quite a different slant on the Triffid. I've never really noticed the loop in the top of M16 in other shots. Can't wait to see more.

I've also heard a rumor that Troy is going to get me to break-in his new set of Baader narrow band filters this weekend so hope to be able to post some Ha some time soon

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Awesome start to Ha imaging Steve. Good stuff.

Dave

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Such detail in the Eagle!
You've done a fabulous job.

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by bokglob

beautiful!, detail and depth are amazing.m20 looks 3d! thanks for the pics.cant wait for next"experiment"

Thanks Darrell ... me too ... did some more tonight actually ... just about to look at the data.

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Impressive Steve. Quite a different slant on the Triffid. I've never really noticed the loop in the top of M16 in other shots. Can't wait to see more.

I've also heard a rumor that Troy is going to get me to break-in his new set of Baader narrow band filters this weekend so hope to be able to post some Ha some time soon

Cheers Peter ... the loop at the top is hard to bring out in colour images it's considerably fainter than the rest of the neb. Look forward to seeing the results of the NB filters ... Baader are good gear.

Originally Posted by dpastern

Awesome start to Ha imaging Steve. Good stuff.

Dave

Thank you Dave ... glad you like them.

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Such detail in the Eagle!
You've done a fabulous job.

I always knew there was more data lurking around in the Eagle when I've shot it in colour before but the Ha filter really brings it out .... thanks Jeanette !

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

I've also heard a rumor that Troy is going to get me to break-in his new set of Baader narrow band filters this weekend so hope to be able to post some Ha some time soon

That rumour can neither be confirmed nor denied while my wife is in the room within earshot.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Another Ha ripper Steve. I particularly like the detail and 3D effect in the pillars area of Eagle Nebula.

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by Hagar

Another Ha ripper Steve. I particularly like the detail and 3D effect in the pillars area of Eagle Nebula.

Cheers Doug !