Robin's Egg Nebula

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

NGC1360 or Robin's Egg Nebula lies in a pretty starfield in the constellation of Fornax. NGC 1360 was discovered in January 1868 by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke. Distance is roughly about 1500 light years.

It was a bit cloudy last night but managed to get 99 x 30 second subs. GSO 10" F4 Newtonian, Baader MPCC MKIII, HEQ5 Pro unguided, Pentax K-5, in the new observatory.

First time I've imaged this. Didn't even know it was there.

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

that is very Nice Kev.
Thanks for sharing
Graz

[lazjen (Chris)]

Nice little nebula. Thanks for sharing - always good to see unusual stuff.

[el_draco (Rom)]

exquisite !

[glend (Glen)]

Very nice Kevin, i must have a go at this one day.

[topheart]

Eggcelent!
Thanks,
Tim

[silv (Annette)]

Happy Easter

really pretty!
And unguided with 30seconds AND a Pentax, too!
I am going to bookmark this.
For future Beginner's questions - and the mandatory shocking answer: "you will have to plan for guiding and CMOS camera pretty soon, too."

One does not have to.
Not even with an overloaded HEQ5.
10" on an HEQ5, unguided... what a marvellous outcome at 30 secs. unbelievable!

really awesome!

[gregbradley]

That looks great.

Greg.

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice catch, Kevin. There are some small Ha rich features if you're ever after a bigger challenge

Cheers,
Rick.

[Peter Ward]

Great resolution.

Is the image cropped?

[Atmos (Colin)]

Very nice grab Kevin, always at awe what you manage with 30s subs. At least they're not out of your kitchen window anymore haha

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by graham.hobart

that is very Nice Kev.
Thanks for sharing
Graz

Thanks Graham!

Originally Posted by lazjen

Nice little nebula. Thanks for sharing - always good to see unusual stuff.

Thanks Chris. I like some of the less shot objects as well.

Originally Posted by el_draco

exquisite !

Thanks Rom!

Originally Posted by glend

Very nice Kevin, i must have a go at this one day.

Thanks Glen! Looking forward to your image.

Originally Posted by topheart

Eggcelent!
Thanks,
Tim

Haha! Thanks Tim!

Originally Posted by silv

Happy Easter

really pretty!
And unguided with 30seconds AND a Pentax, too!
I am going to bookmark this.
For future Beginner's questions - and the mandatory shocking answer: "you will have to plan for guiding and CMOS camera pretty soon, too."

One does not have to.
Not even with an overloaded HEQ5.
10" on an HEQ5, unguided... what a marvellous outcome at 30 secs. unbelievable!

really awesome!

Thanks Very much Annette! The HEQ5 is already overloaded so no guiding for the 10". Technically, bare bones the GSO 10" F4 is about within weight spec of the HEQ5, but of course any added accessories and it goes over. I will work towards saving for an NEQ6 next.

In Mackay, we don't get long between clouds. 30 second subs means I can shoot in the gaps.

Astro camera would be good, one day. But I'm still having fun with my DSLR's.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That looks great.

Greg.

Thanks Greg!

Originally Posted by RickS

Nice catch, Kevin. There are some small Ha rich features if you're ever after a bigger challenge

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick! Yes I see that on some photos. And I did think of adding some Ha from the modified D70, but some (most) nights I'm just lazy.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Very nice grab Kevin, always at awe what you manage with 30s subs. At least they're not out of your kitchen window anymore haha

Thanks Colin! Smaller scopes were no problem, but the 10" was a real pain out the window lol.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Great resolution.

Is the image cropped?

Thanks Peter! It's only cropped a little bit to trim off the dithering overlap. It's probably 90% of the frame.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

lovely image Kevin - what an attractive object.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Thanks Ray! It's in a nice starfield too which helps.

[Tony_ (Tony)]

Nice image Kevin!

Good detail.

I've tried this one twice at f/10 - I'll try it at f/6.3 next time, should work out better. You get some good results with that reflector at f/4.

Tony.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Was this taken during your honeymoon

Nice result Kevin, this is one of those subtle objects that makes one wonder....

Mike

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Tony_

Nice image Kevin!

Good detail.

I've tried this one twice at f/10 - I'll try it at f/6.3 next time, should work out better. You get some good results with that reflector at f/4.

Tony.

Thanks Tony. I find DSLR's really like fast scopes.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Was this taken during your honeymoon
....

Mike

Hehheh, oops. I've been bad.