Wow David, Very dramatic, youve captured some faint nebulosity and faint fuzzies there too. cool
Josh
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Originally Posted by dvj
Stunning. One of the best posted on this list.
j
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Originally Posted by multiweb
That's incredible David. So many galaxies in that shot too. The Bunyip delivered once again.
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Originally Posted by RickS
Love it, David! A nice contrast to narrowband versions. Lots of detail in those small fuzzies that is not usually seen.
Cheers,
Rick.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That's a beautiful Helix David. I really like the processing as well.
Greg.
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Originally Posted by Rod771
Impressive David! Very nice colours.
Well done
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Originally Posted by alpal
Top image - plenty of detail.
Thanks for the kind words Josh, John, Marc, Rick, Greg, Rod and Allan!
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Originally Posted by alistairsam
Thats stunning David, beautifully processed.
Did you capture RGB binned?
Cheers
Alistair
Thanks Alistair; no, I take all of my data unbinned. Though I haven't tested it, I believe that colour data does add detail to images in terms of changes in the colour between pixels.
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Originally Posted by DJT
Thats really a great image, David. I love the depth of the colours as well.
Thanks David.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Wow!! I'm going to stick my neck out and propose that, in terms of detail at least, this is the best amateur Helix I've ever seen on IIS!
Cheers, Marcus
Kind words indeed Marcus, Cheers! I should mention too that this image is upsized from the original by about 33% as I found during processing that (due to the fine details) it was easier to see on the screen when upsized in this way.
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Originally Posted by bratislav
Fantastic result! Stupendous resolution and beautiful colors. I can't stop looking at those galaxies ...
Did you use AO for luminance shot David?
All we need now is for resident experts to explain how come a lowly Newtonian could do this, and perhaps offer a sharper shot done with RC
Thanks for the very kind words Bratislav! No, I don't use AO for any of the images that I take since (apart from not owning an AO device) I don't have enough backfocus between the corrector and the CCD to use one.
Wow!! I'm going to stick my neck out and propose that, in terms of detail at least, this is the best amateur Helix I've ever seen on IIS!
Cheers, Marcus
Ooooh.. big call Marcus
It is excellent though Dave and another demonstration why gathering some LRGB and Ha on this baby is useful too so you can see the galaxies and I like the deep red colour.......even if it isn't magenta
Superb detail and great image scale you've got David. One of the finest Helix images for sure I think. You've picked up a lot of faint outer shells and the resolution in the central region is excellent. Nice colours too and I love the background galaxies sprinkled across the frame!
Great Helix, but wait there is more in the surrounds, but wait again there is more in the deep background. I can't pick which I like the most the galaxies or the nebulosity. Yes narrow band makes some great images but RGB still takes the cake if the sky permits.
Thanks for the inspiration for next winters imaging.
Thanks for the very kind words Bratislav! No, I don't use AO for any of the images that I take since (apart from not owning an AO device) I don't have enough backfocus between the corrector and the CCD to use one.
An amazing image David, I thought that if I owned a large newt and mount to carry it that I would look into a system whereby I could use AO for luminance without the filter wheel in place, and then take the colour without the AO. Might be possible to keep the distances correct then but for me at the moment it is a pipe dream.
Just spent a few minutes cruising around your large image and I keep coming back to the inner shell, so much detail, just outstanding!!
Cheers,
Justin.
Thanks Justin!
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Ooooh.. big call Marcus
It is excellent though Dave and another demonstration why gathering some LRGB and Ha on this baby is useful too so you can see the galaxies and I like the deep red colour.......even if it isn't magenta
Top effort
Mike
Cheers Mike; Yes LRGB/Ha and pure narrowband images both have their place as they show different types of detail. Glad you like the colour too
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Originally Posted by SkyViking
Superb detail and great image scale you've got David. One of the finest Helix images for sure I think. You've picked up a lot of faint outer shells and the resolution in the central region is excellent. Nice colours too and I love the background galaxies sprinkled across the frame!
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Originally Posted by dutch2
Beautiful colour and detail.
Well done.
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Originally Posted by TimberLand
Great Helix, but wait there is more in the surrounds, but wait again there is more in the deep background. I can't pick which I like the most the galaxies or the nebulosity. Yes narrow band makes some great images but RGB still takes the cake if the sky permits.
Thanks for the inspiration for next winters imaging.
Thanks for the kind comments Rolf, Ingrid and Justin!
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Originally Posted by Peter.M
An amazing image David, I thought that if I owned a large newt and mount to carry it that I would look into a system whereby I could use AO for luminance without the filter wheel in place, and then take the colour without the AO. Might be possible to keep the distances correct then but for me at the moment it is a pipe dream.
Thanks Peter. Actually, the filter wheel is builtin on the STL-11000M so I am limited to about 21mm of space between the corrector and the camera, which I recall is too small for the AOL device.
So many galaxies in that shot too. The Bunyip delivered once again. 
