NGC 6744- wanted more :(

[richardo (Rich)]

Hi all.
Have been sitting on this one for a month waiting, waiting.. that is to add much more colour due to its very low surface brightness and more lum but the weather, as we all have been experiencing (absolute shizen) has not played ball.

Have finally my new set of 2" filters and haven't really had a chance to use them... (typical)

Any ho... here's a link to my front page, hit the thumb if you'd like to take a peek.
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/

Hope you folk on the southern east coast and in land are going ok what with floods and mini storms... take care!

All the best for now
Rich

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Overall a fine image Richard, on a par with your usual work, well done.

Look to have that newt and SX working very well ...now just to move it high up into the Andes

Mike

[richardo (Rich)]

Thanks for taking a peek there Mike!

Yes am very happy with the image train now... think I've sorted the bugs..
Now with the new 2" filters loaded and ready, this weather is really getting me down.... all dressed up and no place to go
Would have liked at least another 3 hours on it, as we know this object has such a low surface brightness... those spiral arms and dust lanes are just screaming for more.... of well...

Guess the only place not affected by our global weather would be on a high desert plateau.. mmm perhaps pack the kit up and set up a tent next to the VLT's on Cerro Paranal..... don't think they'd mind

BTW, congrats with the new scope Mike!
Looks real nice!...
In the past Orion Optics have designed some very nice high performance Newtonians and some of the images I've seen by them are excellent.
They have by what i can tell looked into all the pitfalls and aspects of building high end imaging scopes.... even to the point as I've read via your link of designing their own 'Wynn' type corrector... impressive!
I'm sure this scope will prove to be a winner in your hands my friend...

I guess you'll have to be patient before it arrives... but I'm certainly looking forward to your first light images when it rolls up

All the best
Rich

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Overall a fine image Richard, on a par with your usual work, well done.

Look to have that newt and SX working very well ...now just to move it high up into the Andes

Mike

[Garyh]

That`s a very nice 6744 Rich! For what you got in time that is quiet detailed and the background is very smooth and neutral.

Your new camera looks like a great perfomer!
cheers Gary

[RobF (Rob)]

Yep - a very very nice 6744. Nothing shabby at all about that - plain beautiful!

[richardo (Rich)]

Originally Posted by Garyh

That`s a very nice 6744 Rich! For what you got in time that is quiet detailed and the background is very smooth and neutral.

Your new camera looks like a great perfomer!
cheers Gary

Thanks Gaz!
quite a bit of processing to use what I had. Colour was muted and needed more. (what else is new hey!)
All in all, am a happy chap with the setup at the mo... just need heaps of quality time to really push things with it.

Originally Posted by RobF

Yep - a very very nice 6744. Nothing shabby at all about that - plain beautiful!

Thanks very much Rob!

Cheers again guys
All the best
Rich

[Octane (Humayun)]

Richey's Creation,

That is superb. Love your images.

H

[richardo (Rich)]

Thanks H for the great compliment!

I wasn't even going to publish this image as I wasn't happy with the softness of the galaxy.
More hours with good seeing would have done the job....
But in this hobby, what we want and what we can get most times are at opposites.

Look forward to more of your up and coming images with your excellent new setup..

At this stage, we wait for a run of clear nights...

All the best for now
Rich