A Couple of Takahashi Widefields

[leon]

Hi Guys, couldn't resist the clear night and wanted to do the Helix again, but while waiting for it to rise a bit more decided not to wast the clear skies and did a few frames of M7.

This one of the Helix Neb has a few more frames than the previous one I did the other day so I hope there is an Improvement.

So here we have Two un-cropped wide fields though the Tak and modded 5D, both at 400 ISO, The Helix is 9 exposures @ 7mins each, and M7 is 10 @5 min's each, on the G11 and autoguided.

I just love the Helix Nebula in a wide field just hanging out there in the vastness of space.

Processed in Image Plus and a little fix up in PS2.

Thanks for looking, and please feel free to comment.

Leon

[madtuna (Steve)]

both stunning shots mate!

I like!

[Craig_L]

Hi leon,

Both look very good. I shot the Helix last night but might try for a few more frames tonight. Are you using any filters?

Craig

[Matty P (Matt)]

Excellent images Leon, looks like you've been very busy lately.

Maybe you should stack the exposures that you have captured previously of the Helix and these exposures and see what result you get. Will be interesting.

Very well done.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Love the M7 shot against the background. So many stars in the back. Very cool.

[leon]

Many thanks guys, much appreciated, Craig yes I do use a Hutech 72mm Light Pollution Filter It is screwed into the back of the Tak, just in front of the rear element, works very well.

Might give that a try Matty, can't hurt, but seeing that the object is off center in relations to the two nights of imaging, I would just wonder how that would work, but I will give it a shot.

Leon

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by leon

I just love the Helix Nebula in a wide field just hanging out there in the vastness of space.

Leon

I agree, puts in perspective, shows how, what appears to be a massive exploded star is but a puff of gas in the vastness of space.

Seen todays APOD of the Helix..? and I thought we had seen all the Helix nebula images we could for one day incredible!

Mike

[leon]

Thanks for your comment Mike, and Matty this is just for you, seeing you requested an experiment.

The two nights of imaging of the Helix resulted in 5 exposures for one night and 9 for the other.

The object was in both sets was that far apart that I didn't think the aligning procedure of Image Plus could handle it, but it managed, this was the result, 14 exposures.

Leon

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

[RB (Andrew)]

Great shots Leon, so many stars in the first one and I love the Helix just drifting around in space.
Can't even begin to imagine the vastness of it all.

[h0ughy (David)]

wow a very sharp widefield like that - i love it and i do agree it really puts everything into perspective