Final Helix (For now)

[petershah (Peter Shah)]

just beautiful

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great blend. Extensive Ha but I also like how you've accentuated the Oiii channel in the core. Very dynamic.

[Martin Pugh]

Wow...you like it! Many thanks for the comments and clear skies

Martin

[bokglob (Darrell)]

Who needs hubble! Cancel Webb project Maybe we can set Martin up on the ISS This is truly deep and meaningfull. (the image I mean) Congratulations

[RickS (Rick)]

Awesome, Martin!

[Osirisra (Ken)]

OMG! that is stupendously awesome! 50hrs dam! some serious image right there.

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Absolutely beautiful .. Wont be bothering to post my LRGB 3.5hrs worth thats for sure .. Legendary is the word that comes to mind.

[Peter Ward]

To quote B. Simpson: "Ay Carrumba"

Superlatives are at a loss.

You are churning out the best (amateur...and I'm wondering if that phrase is relevant) deep sky imagery on the planet at present IMHO

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Where I live I think it would take years to get 55.5 hours of clear sky.

The BiColour long exposure image really works. I wouldn't be surprised if publishers come knocking at your door looking for more of your images to hit the books.

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again

I chose to bring the striking OIII result to the foreground in this image while leaving the Ha to occupy the background. The 3nm OIII filter really does reveal incredible detail.

cheers
Martin

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Nah, far to WFW for me, nice try though

[David Fitz-Henr]

Very impressive image Martin - those radial spikes are stunning! Did you say what equipment you used to capture this?

[Martin Pugh]

The equipment used was an FSQ106N and SBIG STL11K with Astrodon 3nm Ha and 3nm OIII filters.

cheers!
Martin

[h0ughy (David)]

WOW - now thats no TLA!! fantastic - absolutely fantastic - eat hubble for breakfast

[RobF (Rob)]

You sure are in an imaging sweet spot at the moment Martin. Just stunning.

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

What can I say about !!!
I hope this smile help me:


Congratulations Martin ...

All the best,
Leo

[Osirisra (Ken)]

Congrats on the APOD!

[alexch (Alex)]

Just saw it on APOD today and found this thread. Congrats, Martin!

Alex

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks Ken/Alex - much appreciated.

cheers
Martin

[andyc (Andy)]

Fair to say I think that's the best planetary nebula image I have ever seen. I think that might include Hubble's Cat's Eye or Hourglass, and I just put them side-by-side to verify. Visually gorgeous, like a big blue eye looking back out the screen, but so much more as well. Superb!