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20-12-2013, 01:11 PM
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A heavy weight division image for sure. Stinging with a knock out blow. Top work Rick.
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20-12-2013, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by astronobob
Can see the back of the retina in there Rick  what an absolute eyefull
Total Congratts 
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Originally Posted by E_ri_k
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Originally Posted by alpal
Yes - I agree - it's one of the best images posted here - & also a very difficult target.
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Originally Posted by jase
A heavy weight division image for sure. Stinging with a knock out blow. Top work Rick. 
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Thanks Bob, Erik, Allan & Jase! Much appreciated.
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20-12-2013, 08:48 PM
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Brilliant looking Rick! Congratulations.
Steve
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20-12-2013, 11:00 PM
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Rick, that's the best I've seen of that target. Great detail, and love the star colours.
Chris
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21-12-2013, 08:18 AM
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Brilliant looking Rick! Congratulations.
Steve
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Originally Posted by ChrisM
Rick, that's the best I've seen of that target. Great detail, and love the star colours.
Chris
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Thanks Steve & Chris!
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21-12-2013, 09:41 AM
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Wow, that is a cracker! Stunning details, so deep!
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21-12-2013, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by RickS
Processed to death in PixInsight using a bunch of new techniques developed on the fly.
Cheers,
Rick.
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The PI procedures (PI forum) are more than impressive but the result is b!@#$ outstanding !!!
Beautiful images ..
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21-12-2013, 01:32 PM
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Thanks Werner & Ian!
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24-12-2013, 03:10 PM
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This photo has somewhat more clarity and detail than the Hubble photo - how is that possible !
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24-12-2013, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TerryC
This photo has somewhat more clarity and detail than the Hubble photo - how is that possible !
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Perhaps you've only seen downsampled versions of the Hubble images? Here's an example that shows quite a bit more detail than I was able to capture and I'm sure it's not at full resolution: http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/i...32-d-print.jpg
Cheers,
Rick.
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24-12-2013, 05:47 PM
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Thanks rick, but your photo still shows considerable more detail than the Hubble photo. I didn't think it would be possible, so hat's off to you.
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24-12-2013, 07:35 PM
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Very kind of you, Terry. If only I had a similar budget
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25-12-2013, 08:07 AM
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Great Image Rick, definitely deserving of both IIS IOTW and AstroBin IOTD
Well done and Congratulations on an amazing image
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26-12-2013, 09:56 PM
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Thanks very much, Geoff!
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29-12-2013, 02:19 AM
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As I've already said via email... a Friggin bloody hard core image that Ricki
Like the Dumbell the amount of detail and outer extensions captured by amateurs in images of the Helix nebula has steadily increased over the past decades..in the good'ol film days just getting a faint hint of the main "eyebrow" was amazing... into the 2000's and with good CCD's and larger RC's it was the puffy cumulus extensions diagonally opposite that were cool to catch, more recently the very faint arrowhead on the far left was a rare reveal...now, moving well into the 2010's one must also get all that and the super faint thin wisps above the nebula
...ah progress
Mike
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29-12-2013, 10:37 AM
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Thanks, Mike!
Makes you wonder what we'll be able to show in our images in 5 or 10 years time. I'm looking forward to ultra low read noise cameras becoming affordable
Cheers,
Rick.
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29-12-2013, 10:18 PM
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I seem to have overlooked this! That is incredible, what a fine image and mega effort Rick  The detail in the centre and range of faint extensions is truly impressive. Colours are magnificent too. Superb work, thanks for the view.
Oh and congratulations on IOTW
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29-12-2013, 10:25 PM
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Thanks, Rolf!
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01-01-2014, 09:16 PM
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Sterling effort Rick. Well done.
Rob
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01-01-2014, 10:01 PM
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Thanks, Rob.
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