new 300mm lens images under full moon

[tornado33]

hi all
I got Bert's 300mm lens out again last night , even though there was a full moon. I installed my 7 Nm Hydrogen Alpha filter.
Eta Carina 7 x 200 sec iso 200
larger version here
http://scottalder.fotopic.net/p27955528.html
The full moon helped there as it was the only thing in the sky bright enough to see through the filter to focus on.

I then replaced the Ha filter with the UHCS one.

RCW 103 area in Norma 7 x 200 sec iso 200, larger here
http://scottalder.fotopic.net/p27955527.html

Lagoon and Triffid nebulae 7 x 200 sec iso 200
http://scottalder.fotopic.net/p27955526.html
Scott

[avandonk]

That H alpha picture is an indication of what to expect when there is no moon at a dark site. There is also no star bloat due to IR.
Very nice.

Bert

[ving (David)]

200 iso? i asume this cuases less niose than say 1600?
great shots

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

those are magnificant scott. plenty of clouds in the ETA image.

[tornado33]

thanks folks.
Yes I did ISO 200 to keep noise as low as possible.
The HA filter does work well with the lens (as does the UHCS filter)

Heres is a labelled pic of the UHCS filtred RCW 103 area in Norma
http://scottalder.fotopic.net/p27959148.html
Hit the full size button for a full sized view (large download)
Theres so many of these obscure little nebula regions in the southern sky. I hope to re image this area with no moon soon.
Scott

[tornado33]

I forgot to mention, MZ3 is one of the 3 Menzel planetaries in Norma, and is also known as the Ant Nebula. RCW 106 is large and faint.
Scott