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Old 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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Old 20-12-2013, 06:24 PM
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Can see the back of the retina in there Rick what an absolute eyefull

Total Congratts
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Like I said on FB Rick, amazingly good!
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Yes - I agree - it's one of the best images posted here - & also a very difficult target.
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A heavy weight division image for sure. Stinging with a knock out blow. Top work Rick.
Thanks Bob, Erik, Allan & Jase! Much appreciated.
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Old 20-12-2013, 08:48 PM
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Brilliant looking Rick! Congratulations.

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Old 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.
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Old 21-12-2013, 08:18 AM
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Brilliant looking Rick! Congratulations.

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Rick, that's the best I've seen of that target. Great detail, and love the star colours.
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Old 21-12-2013, 09:41 AM
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Wow, that is a cracker! Stunning details, so deep!
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Old 21-12-2013, 12:18 PM
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Processed to death in PixInsight using a bunch of new techniques developed on the fly.
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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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Old 21-12-2013, 01:32 PM
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Thanks Werner & Ian!
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Old 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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Old 24-12-2013, 04:40 PM
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This photo has somewhat more clarity and detail than the Hubble photo - how is that possible !
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

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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 26-12-2013, 09:56 PM
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Thanks very much, Geoff!
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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

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Old 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

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Old 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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Old 29-12-2013, 10:25 PM
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Sterling effort Rick. Well done.

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