Quick M8

Hagar (Doug) · #1 26-05-2011, 04:03 PM

Taken last night in the wee hours as I had a look at the M83 RGB data I had collected.

Image details for M8:

Scope: Takahashi FSQ 106ED at f5 (530mm)
Camera: QHY9 Mono with Baader LRGB filters
7 X 5 minute Luminance exposures
3 X 5 minute each RGB
Calibrated and combined in CCDStack

80minutes exposure in total.

multiweb (Marc) · #2 27-05-2011, 12:15 PM

Very nice. Little burnt around the core but I like it.

Hagar (Doug) · #3 27-05-2011, 12:23 PM

Thanks Marc. I was beginning to think something was dreadfully wrong with this one. I looked at it a few times and thought, not my best but still not too bad either.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 27-05-2011, 12:26 PM

Very nice for a quickie Doug.

Ross G · #5 27-05-2011, 05:32 PM

Smooth, subtle colours and so sharp.

Great shot Doug.

Ross.

Hagar (Doug) · #6 28-05-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Very nice for a quickie Doug.

Thanks JJ maybe I will get some good data on M20 and M8 when it gets a bit higher in the sky at a respectable hour.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross G

Smooth, subtle colours and so sharp.

Great shot Doug.

Ross.

Thanks Ross. Always an interesting target. It encompasses all the chalenges of Deep Sky imaging.

ChrisM · #7 28-05-2011, 02:05 PM

I like it Doug. Nicely framed at that FL.

Chris

Hagar (Doug) · #8 30-05-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisM

I like it Doug. Nicely framed at that FL.

Chris

Thanks Chris.

RobF (Rob) · #9 30-05-2011, 07:46 PM

One of my favs, and a great rendition for a "stopover". Colours seem nice and natural too.

Stevec35 (Steve) · #10 31-05-2011, 04:00 PM

Not bad for a quickie Doug

Cheers

Steve

gregbradley · #11 31-05-2011, 04:22 PM

Very nice Dougie. You got the nice faint blue nebula as well

Greg.

Lester · #12 31-05-2011, 04:29 PM

Very nice image of the Lagoon, Doug. Thanks for the view.

Jeffkop (Jeff) · #13 31-05-2011, 09:39 PM

Really nice Doug ... Id say maximum reward for moderate effort ... you have to like that in this game !!!!

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #14 31-05-2011, 09:43 PM

Nice one Doug,

Really nice, I like it.

Cheers

Chris

atalas · #15 02-06-2011, 05:24 PM

Nice Doug.

tlgerdes (Trevor) · #16 02-06-2011, 05:55 PM

People must think we come from Jupiter or something, 80mins is a quick image

Nice though Doug.

Paul Haese · #17 03-06-2011, 10:58 AM

Nice work Doug. Good field of view too.

CoolhandJo (Paul) · #18 04-06-2011, 09:16 AM

Nice natural looking colours and good detail

Hagar (Doug) · #19 05-06-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RobF

One of my favs, and a great rendition for a "stopover". Colours seem nice and natural too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Not bad for a quickie Doug

Cheers

Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very nice Dougie. You got the nice faint blue nebula as well

Greg.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lester

Very nice image of the Lagoon, Doug. Thanks for the view.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffkop

Really nice Doug ... Id say maximum reward for moderate effort ... you have to like that in this game !!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Screwdriverone

Nice one Doug,

Really nice, I like it.

Cheers

Chris

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Originally Posted by atalas

Nice Doug.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlgerdes

People must think we come from Jupiter or something, 80mins is a quick image

Nice though Doug.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice work Doug. Good field of view too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Nice natural looking colours and good detail

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I now have my new 120 fitted up on the mount so this and a few other images will have to wait for a while to be finished with the FSQ although I might shoot some frames with the 120 and use good old Registar to combine with this.
Thanks again.