Ha Helix

[Maurice]

Attached is a Ha only helix nebula from the past two days. 150min of data in total in 1200 & 600s subs.
GSO RC14 @ 2850mm FL. QHY9 & EQ8. AIS120MM + OAG. Captures binned 2x2

Stars are a bit wonky due to a couple of bad subs, but didn't want to discard them as its difficult to get new data down here due to our very cloudy Melbourne winter this year..

Regards
Maurice

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Those cometary knots are excellent!

The 2x2 binning at your focal length helps.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Nice detail and appears quite smooth. RC14 captures a fair bit of light

[gregbradley]

Impressive Maurice. Lots of fine detail showing there.

Greg.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Impressive Maurice. Lots of fine detail showing there.

Just what I was going to say

[TR (Terry)]

Excellent stuff.

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

What they all said! Really promising image, so detailed

[multiweb (Marc)]

Superb!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

...aaah, Helix season is on us again....

Looking good Maurice

Mike
hmmm?.. maybe I should have another crack... ...been 5 years since my last

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Those cometary knots are excellent!

The 2x2 binning at your focal length helps.

Thanks M&T. Yes, the binning sure makes things brighter quicker.. even though its not properly implemented in the 8300 chip

Originally Posted by Atmos

Nice detail and appears quite smooth. RC14 captures a fair bit of light

Thanks Colin. The RC actually gives a noticeably brighter image for the same exposure time as in the older C14 that I was using. No corrector & possibly better coatings must help.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Impressive Maurice. Lots of fine detail showing there.

Greg.

Thank you Greg. I've just ordered the SII & OIII filters so I'll be able to finish an image soon...

Originally Posted by RickS

Just what I was going to say

Cheers Rick..

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by TR

Excellent stuff.

Thanks Terry

Originally Posted by SimmoW

What they all said! Really promising image, so detailed

Thanks Simon.. Lets hope I get enough good weather to finish it this year..!

Originally Posted by multiweb

Superb!

Cheers Marc..

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

...aaah, Helix season is on us again....

Looking good Maurice

Mike
hmmm?.. maybe I should have another crack... ...been 5 years since my last

Thanks Mike... Go on, have another go...you know you want to..

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Thanks Mike... Go on, have another go...you know you want to..

Well...yes I do...but the seeing is currently bloody tops here outside Canberra and I'm cracking on with a small far southern galaxy field instead...

Looking forward to what you finish up with though Maurice, the colour combine is always the tricky bit

Mike

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Excellent resolution and the structure is very well defined.

looking forward to the colour version.

[Phil Hart]

Great to see you imaging productively again Maurice (despite the cloudy winter). You've done well getting all that gear working like that.

Phil

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Well...yes I do...but the seeing is currently bloody tops here outside Canberra and I'm cracking on with a small far southern galaxy field instead...


Looking forward to what you finish up with though Maurice, the colour combine is always the tricky bit

Mike

Look forward to seeing your galaxy field...best of luck with it.
I'll get QIII & SII if/when the weather clears up down here.

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Excellent resolution and the structure is very well defined.

looking forward to the colour version.

Thank you Ray.

Originally Posted by philiphart

Great to see you imaging productively again Maurice (despite the cloudy winter). You've done well getting all that gear working like that.

Phil

Thanks Phil. Hopefully we can catch up sometime soon...?

[topheart]

Well done Maurice - looking forward to the final image.
Cheers,
Tim

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by topheart

Well done Maurice - looking forward to the final image.
Cheers,
Tim

Thanks Tim....
The other NB filters arrived today...so its raining.
We'll see how the rest of the image goes...

cheers
Maurice

[atalas]

Yep,very impressive Maurice....I too am looking forward to seeing It finalised.

[Maurice]

Thanks Louie....
Just waiting for the clouds to disappear......waiting, waiting.....