The Bug

[Enrique]

NGC 6302, the bug nebula

RCX400 14" at F8
SX-AO-L
QHY11

I hope you like it,

Enrique

[multiweb (Marc)]

How good is that! Best details I've seen on this one. Terrific work!

[CoolhandJo (Paul)]

Excellent shot! Detail and colour superb.

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Love these hires images, at my usual imaging scales all these objects are barely dots! Nice image, deep and with vibrant colors too

Clear Skies
Marco

[astroron (Ron)]

Most detailed image I have seen of this object,Splendid
cheers

[alan meehan (Alan)]

How weird is this object ,terrific shot thanks
AL

[dcalleja]

Super view of this PN. Love it

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice shots. Now whack in a Powermate and get some really close up shots

[gregbradley]

That's a beauty.

Is the QHY11 the 11002 chip?

If so how do you find your SX AO unit? Any vignetting?

Greg.

[Lester]

Beautiful detailed image of this small unusual planetary, Enrique. Thanks for the view.

[Ric]

A lovely capture Enrique.

I enjoyed the colours and the details.

[Enrique]

Thank you all for your kind words.

Carl:
I have been considering using a Barlow even though I still have more to learn about using the SX-AO unit with the focal length of 2850 mm I took this picture with. One thing I would have to do is to get a very bright guiding star so I could use the SX-AO unit at a much higher speed (more than 10 frames per second). I believe it is doable.

Greg:
Yes, the QHY11 has the 11002 chip.
I have the SX-AO-L unit. L stands for Large. It has 60 mm free diameter. Vignetting is minor; just a little bit at the corners, nothing to think about.
What this big chip requires with my scope is very good collimation and to be orthogonal to the light path. I am collimating the scope, quick and easy to do with the RCX400, at the average position that I am going to take the picture. The image train is quite long and heavy: RCX400-->SX-AO--> SX-Off Axis Guider + Lodestar -->QHY Filter Wheel-->QHY11. Any flexure will be shown on the big chip.

Regards,

Enrique