Henize 70

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by andyc

Imaging through twilight... cheeky skills there Ray! That's a very nice image of an unusual object

thanks Andy

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Its an interesting looking object Ray. I like the look of the colour overall. Nice 3D look to the nebula

thanks Paul - appreciate the feedback

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A fabulous image Ray. I like these types of objects. It looks like a SNR.

Greg.

thanks Greg. It probably is an SNR - seems likely that there were a few SNs and a few WR stars involved in the formation of the shell.

Originally Posted by marco

Yeah, very cool shot indeed! It would be great adding RGB to proper colorize the stars, leaving the details of the Ha/O3 combination on the nebula. Perhaps already planned next LMC season?
Clear skies
Marco

thanks Marco - good idea for next season.

Originally Posted by astronobob

Some mighty interesting activity you've captured there Ray, , This hobby has never-ending surprises for us all
Very nicely done processing and particularly acquisition wise - NB etc

thanks Bob. the variety that we can see from our back yards is just amazing isn't it.

sorry all for the tardiness in replying. regards Ray

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

beautiful as always Ray

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Hi Mike. well I figured that I was wasting an hour or more every night just waiting for the scope to cool, the twilight to go away and the seeing to settle down - wasted time that will never come around again. So I used a 7nm Ha, mainly in twilight and a bit of moonlight over a month or so and got well over 10 hours of very variable data - about half was usable. combined that with about an hour of O3 taken on a clear moon free night and ended up with a "nearly for free" image that is technically mediocre, but of an object of interest . Started imaging as soon as it was dark enough that the guider would work and used 10 minute subs that were short enough that the focus did not vary too much through the exposures.

regards Ray

Now, this is what I call using available imaging time to the max!

But more seriously, awesome work Ray, as always

[Ross G]

Beautful photo Ray.

What an amazing looking object!

Has a "pulsating" 3D look.

Great capture.

Ross.