Helix Nebula in lurid narrowband

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Magnificent work Rick! Top shelf!!! That's a mega effort through a fine instrument that would be very hard to match!

Cheers, Marcus

[dvj (John)]

Most excellent!

[DavidNg (David)]

Fantastic, worth the effort.

Cheers
David

[Shiraz (Ray)]

well that sure sets a high standard! - wonderful work Rick.

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Just amazing! Well done.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's incredible Rick. Insane close up. Best Helix on IIS to date I reckon with flying colors.

[iceman (Mike)]

Really nice result, Rick. This is now IOTW.

[Peter.M]

A great image from a great setup Rick, you should be proud

[batema (Mark)]

Very beautiful image Rick. Well done and you must be loving the new rig.

Mark

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

fantastic work Rick!

[Peter Ward]

Very impressive.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Terrific image Rick! I think it's the best NB helix I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful result...congrats.

All the best,
Leo

Originally Posted by Davide_Coverta

Absolutely amazing image!
Great details!

Thanks Steve, Leo & Davide!

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

I have been waiting for this since you mentioned it back in August, the outer material you have captured is superb. The cometary detail is so sharp inside the blue central soup. Amazing dedicated capture at that FL has produced a top result.

Yeah, it took me a while to process, John. Partly because I had some travel and work commitments and partly because it took several goes and a lot of experimentation with new techniques. It was a very educational process and I don't regret the many hours of processing (probably more than the acquisition time.) Thanks for your kind comments!

Originally Posted by alexandre

Very nice Rick !!

Thanks, Alexandre.

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Amazing result with stunning detail in all aspects.

It's nice to see that you've produced these results using an F9 system, to me the trend seems to have gone away to the super fast scopes, and clearly this kind of image proves beyond doubt you don't have to go down that path to get exceptional results.

Thanks, Clive. Big pixels and long FL still work The nice thing about the Ceravolo is that it will do f/4.9 as well by just swapping the corrector.

Originally Posted by Spookyer

Rick, looks very real to me, great details. I was looking at it waiting for it to blink at me It very much reminds me of an eye looking out on the universe.

Originally Posted by DJT

Fantastic Helix, Rick.

Originally Posted by Rigel003

Very sharp detail and beautifully processed. Lovely image!

Originally Posted by Ross G

A beautiful photo Rick.

So sharp and the detail is amazing.

I have to agree, one of the best photos I have seen of this object.

Ross.

Originally Posted by WingnutR32

Seriously stunning detail. Nice work, Rick.

Thanks Brett, David, Graeme, Ross & Sam!

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Magnificent work Rick! Top shelf!!! That's a mega effort through a fine instrument that would be very hard to match!

Thanks, Marcus. I'm looking forward to what your lovely new scope can do. Hurry up with that first light

Originally Posted by dvj

Most excellent!

Originally Posted by DavidNg

Fantastic, worth the effort.

Originally Posted by Shiraz

well that sure sets a high standard! - wonderful work Rick.

Originally Posted by mbaddah

Just amazing! Well done.

Thanks John, David, Ray & Mohammed!

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's incredible Rick. Insane close up. Best Helix on IIS to date I reckon with flying colors.

Very kind of you, Marc.

Originally Posted by iceman

Really nice result, Rick. This is now IOTW.

Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated!

Originally Posted by Peter.M

A great image from a great setup Rick, you should be proud

Thanks, Peter. You picked up a lot of that extended nebulosity in your Helix too. I was watching with great interest as you were posting at the same time I was collecting my early data.

Originally Posted by batema

Very beautiful image Rick. Well done and you must be loving the new rig.

Thanks, Mark. It's a nice setup and portable too. Very happy with it. You'll love the AP mount if you decide to go that way I'm still keen to upgrade to an AP1100 or maybe even a 1600.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

fantastic work Rick!

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Very impressive.

Thanks Russell & Peter.

[ChiefDreamer (Hun)]

Wow.. that is just sooo beautiful.. how did you do it?

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent !. Tight, top extention and awesome detail. Lurid?, nah, love it :-)> The RGB stars are a nice addition.

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by ChiefDreamer

Wow.. that is just sooo beautiful.. how did you do it?

Thanks. I pointed my scope at the Helix for many nights and took lots of individual sub-images. Then I processed them all in a software package called PixInsight. Anybody can do it with some research and practice...

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Excellent !. Tight, top extention and awesome detail. Lurid?, nah, love it :-)> The RGB stars are a nice addition.

Thanks very much, Fred. I'm still trying to determine which stars you like and don't like. The experiments will continue

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Wow! well done Rick!

Congrats on IOTW

I wont be surprised if you make "Image of the day" on Astrobin too, great image! A BIG like from me

Cheers

Rod

[RickS (Rick)]

Thanks, Rod! Appreciate your support again

[astronobob (Bob)]

Can see the back of the retina in there Rick what an absolute eyefull

Total Congratts

[E_ri_k (Erik)]

Like I said on FB Rick, amazingly good!

[alpal]

Originally Posted by Rod771

Wow! well done Rick!

Congrats on IOTW

I wont be surprised if you make "Image of the day" on Astrobin too, great image! A BIG like from me

Cheers

Rod

Yes - I agree - it's one of the best images posted here - & also a very difficult target.