I loved jg's comment on the FLI Yahoo Group -- "You have distroyed valuable scientific data in the creation of that image" -- Hilarious! Call the "pure data" police
I loved jg's comment on the FLI Yahoo Group -- "You have distroyed valuable scientific data in the creation of that image" -- Hilarious! Call the "pure data" police
Damn you astrophotography types. Do you know how hard it is for us visual guys to look at things like that and just sit back and go "well that is frickin' unbelievably awesome but I don't need to do that even if I could"?
Why can't I just sit back and enjoy what you guys present without wanting to launch myself into the hard work and money pit it seems to be?
Short answer.. I don't think I can. The toys are just to shiny!
Absolutely fantastic image Mike I love the colours and the detail. It's amazing what you are able to produce with that data.
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Add more..? Who knows ...needs much more lum (only 1hr here) and some RGB really to reveal the back ground galaxies, galactic cirrus and some more star colours...so yep probably
Damn you astrophotography types. Do you know how hard it is for us visual guys to look at things like that and just sit back and go "well that is frickin' unbelievably awesome but I don't need to do that even if I could"?
Why can't I just sit back and enjoy what you guys present without wanting to launch myself into the hard work and money pit it seems to be?
Short answer.. I don't think I can. The toys are just to shiny!
Nice work Mike.
Ha ha Dave, I feel the same way about visual or more specifically about having a big Dob, you know - one of those beautifully constructed 20" lightweight F3.7 jobs with all the bells and whistles like Argo Navis, excellent Suchting optics, Parracor, integrated filter holder, fans and heaters, nice set of Nagler and Ethos's etc that all folds away nicely for storage...but they are just too damn shiny and expensive ...so I look through'em at star parties and go WOW
An excellent rendition Mike! Love the structure in it.
Ted
Cheers Ted, I was pleased with the details especially the OIII spokes these are rarely seen in an image of the Helix without destroyiong the equally amazing Ha structures
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Absolutely fantastic image Mike I love the colours and the detail. It's amazing what you are able to produce with that data.
Cheers Rolf, I often get jibbed for reprocessing but I tell's ya it can pay off sometimes.
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Looking forward to it!
Think I may have missed the boat for this year now...a full 30hr multispectral emission line image with the wavelength-ordered palette, all taken through the AG12 would be something to aim for I recon...so stay tuned till next year
Great repro Migel...... excellent to use all the past data and some present to construe a brillo image...
I love the colour, but then I do love NB images... perhaps I'm a little bored with conventional colour to the well trodden objects...
NB just brings out wonderful new detail from the differing wavelengths and this really shows in this image.
I love it!
Glad you've got your replacement lappy and are back on track.......
I wish you'd stop posting these stunning images. Last time you posted this one I spent about 3 weeks trying to resolve those secondary loops and nebula without success
Can you revisit witch head next time out? Do you have the FOV to see it all?
I've been looking at it lately with every scope available to me and see nothing but stars
Great repro Migel...... excellent to use all the past data and some present to construe a brillo image...
I love the colour, but then I do love NB images... perhaps I'm a little bored with conventional colour to the well trodden objects...
NB just brings out wonderful new detail from the differing wavelengths and this really shows in this image.
I love it!
Glad you've got your replacement lappy and are back on track.......
All the best
Rich
Howsdy Richardo, I agree, the 3D detail is only possible with narrowband really and it helps here I recon, to give the Helix some depth but I ws most pleased with being able to better delineate the OIII spokes finally in the one composite image
The sky is looking good for tonight perhaps...I need to do something or I'll go battier...and that I'm affraid can only mean one thing...more repros
Cheers big ears
Mike
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All it needs now is a pupil!
The detail in the spoke structure is just awesome. It's almost like as if it is indeed a real eye looking back at you - eerie yet fascinating.
Bluddy marvellous Mike!
Darrin...
Cheers Darrin
Yes the eye appearence is most prominent in this orientation
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I wish you'd stop posting these stunning images. Last time you posted this one I spent about 3 weeks trying to resolve those secondary loops and nebula without success
Can you revisit witch head next time out? Do you have the FOV to see it all?
I've been looking at it lately with every scope available to me and see nothing but stars
He he, sorry Robin ...to repro and add to repro's is my destiny, mostly I seem to be able to get something new out of the data
Witchhead is on my to do list for this summer with the AG12 actually so stay tunned
I'm late in responding Mike but that's a great Helix you have there. Very sorry to hear about the burglary.
Cheers
Steve
Hey not late really...only first posted it....more than 2 years ago
Nah, this version is significantly different actually and shows more 3D depth and those elusive OIII spokes
yeh the burglary was a bummer, both our laptops were snitched and the I had trouble installing the Starlightxpress...turned out to be a faulty USB2 cable..last thing I thought of
Mike,far too much detail,too much color and the artistic interpretation is far to complicated for a simple mortals like myself to appreciate! honestly what were you thinking...I regress.
I love the colours and the detail. It's amazing what you are able to produce with that data.
...needs much more lum (only 1hr here) and some RGB really to reveal the back ground galaxies, galactic cirrus and some more star colours...so yep probably 
yet fascinating.
