NGC 6744 & NGC 246 - We're back on board again

Tamtarn · #1 22-09-2009, 05:50 PM

We haven't been on line for a while due to me having a bad case of pneumonia. David has been doing lots of running around taking me to specialists x-rays cat scans and procedures and so we both lost interest in turning the PC on at all.

I'm now feeling a little better and we both feel like getting back into things again

We see we have missed many amazing images posted during our spell off line. Congratulations to you guys and gals you just keep on improving with each image posted. Great Stuff .

We have only managed a couple during the past couple of months so here's our last two.

Hopefully we can get out again next month. Clear skies permitting of course

Details

25//7/09 NGC 6744 - faint barred spiral galaxy which seems to be in a rich star field.

18/8/09 NGC 246 - planetary nebula

Celestron C9.25 using 6.3 focal reducer
Canon 40D unmodded

Larger file 6744 - http://www.pbase.com/rangeviewobserv...90532/original

Larger file 246 - http://www.pbase.com/rangeviewobserv...49092/original

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renormalised (Carl) · #2 22-09-2009, 05:56 PM

Nice images

Hope you get over the bugs soon

TheDecepticon · #3 22-09-2009, 06:24 PM

As usual, very nice!

Hope you shake your illness off soon.

Tamtarn · #4 22-09-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Nice images

Hope you get over the bugs soon

Thanks Carl

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Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

As usual, very nice!

Hope you shake your illness off soon.

Thanks for the thoughts Gray. Hey your two QHY8 shots are great

RobF (Rob) · #5 22-09-2009, 07:42 PM

Beautiful work. I love 6744 in particular. What sort of exposure length were these taken at?

Tamtarn · #6 22-09-2009, 08:01 PM

Hi Rob

Exposure length of both images were 15 x 10 minutes ISO 800 at 1485 FL..

Thanks for the comments glad you liked them.

David

AlexN · #7 22-09-2009, 08:20 PM

WOW! - 6744 is amazing! I had a crack at it a few weeks back, the result was so horrible I didnt even bother posting it... I did (from memory) 35x5min subs and just got the central structure and a little bit of the arms...

That is - incredible.

Well done indeed, and welcome back to imaging! I've missed your images!

Hagar (Doug) · #8 22-09-2009, 08:21 PM

A very nice pair of images Guys. Glad to hear you are recovering. Pneumonia seems to be fairly prevalant this year. My mother is recovering from a bout which put her in hospital for 5 weeks and layed up for another 3 at home. Medico's at Wodonga say it is the worst year most can remember.

Glad to see you returning to normal and on the meand.
Keep those images coming. Looking very good.

alan meehan (Alan) · #9 22-09-2009, 09:12 PM

HI Barb& David that is a lovely detailed shot of ngc6744,that unmodded 40d takes such a good image ,sorry to hear of your illness Barb its such a lousy thing to have ,have ing just got over a chest infection myself,then to have a fall and break a rib i can understand how you feel.keep up the good work and hope to see more.
ALAN

jase (Jason) · #10 22-09-2009, 10:30 PM

Deeply sorry to hear of your illness Barb. Certainly looks like you've made up for the lost time with these two gems. Keep them coming.

Tamtarn · #11 22-09-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexN

WOW! - 6744 is amazing! I had a crack at it a few weeks back, the result was so horrible I didnt even bother posting it... I did (from memory) 35x5min subs and just got the central structure and a little bit of the arms...
That is - incredible.
Well done indeed, and welcome back to imaging! I've missed your images!

Thanks Alex, we were pretty pleased with the detail in 6744 it took a bit of work to get the extensions but managed to draw more than expected.
Appreciate the comments.

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Originally Posted by Hagar

A very nice pair of images Guys. Glad to hear you are recovering. Pneumonia seems to be fairly prevalant this year. My mother is recovering from a bout which put her in hospital for 5 weeks and layed up for another 3 at home. Medico's at Wodonga say it is the worst year most can remember.

Glad to see you returning to normal and on the meand.
Keep those images coming. Looking very good.

Sorry to hear about your mother Doug good to here she is improving though. Sure does seem to be bad for respiratory problems this year.

David has missed getting data and of course I have missed the processing side of things, but hopefully we can gather more soon.

RobF (Rob) · #12 23-09-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Hi Rob

Exposure length of both images were 15 x 10 minutes ISO 800 at 1485 FL..

Thanks for the comments glad you liked them.

David

Thanks for the info David - puts in perspective the great amount of effort to produce such stunning pics.

Pardon me not wishing your wife a complete recovery too - I was too distracted by the beautiful pics on display.....

atalas · #13 23-09-2009, 08:33 PM

Back with a bang guys!both very nice shots.

mill (Martin) · #14 23-09-2009, 08:35 PM

Very nice pics Dave and Barb, hope you will be processing fully fledged soon and without pneumonia.

Tamtarn · #15 23-09-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by alan meehan

HI Barb& David that is a lovely detailed shot of ngc6744,that unmodded 40d takes such a good image ,sorry to hear of your illness Barb its such a lousy thing to have ,have ing just got over a chest infection myself,then to have a fall and break a rib i can understand how you feel.keep up the good work and hope to see more.
ALAN

Thanks for the encouraging comments Alan.
Boy you're sure having a bad run with a broken rib on top of everything else.
It has to get better from here surely

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Originally Posted by jase

Deeply sorry to hear of your illness Barb. Certainly looks like you've made up for the lost time with these two gems. Keep them coming.

Feeling better each day now Jase. Glad you liked our two new pics

multiweb (Marc) · #16 24-09-2009, 08:25 AM

Very very nice guys!

Glad to see you back and get well soon.

RB (Andrew) · #17 24-09-2009, 09:21 AM

Beautiful work guys.
Great to see you back and hope you make a full recovery Barb.

Both these shots are great, I keep flicking between the two and can't decide which one I like better.

Cheers guys.

Tamtarn · #18 24-09-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by atalas

Back with a bang guys!both very nice shots.

Appreciate the comments Louie

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Originally Posted by mill

Very nice pics Dave and Barb, hope you will be processing fully fledged soon and without pneumonia.

Thanks Martin

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Very very nice guys!

Glad to see you back and get well soon.

Glad to be back into it again Marc

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Originally Posted by RB

Beautiful work guys.
Great to see you back and hope you make a full recovery Barb.
Both these shots are great, I keep flicking between the two and can't decide which one I like better.
Cheers guys.

We enjoyed doing these two Andrew both totally different in capture and processing. We sometimes like to stray off the mainstream and try different objects sometimes.

dugnsuz (Doug) · #19 24-09-2009, 06:02 PM

Amazing NGC 6744 - beautifully done.
Hope you're fighting fit soon Barb.
Good on'ya David you're a trooper too for taking good care of your lovely wife!
All the best to both of you and good to see you back posting.
Doug