Pelican Nebula (Feature) IC5070

[Carole]

My 5th and last image of the recent trip to Cairds.

This again was not on my imaging target list but it has been something I was planning to do.  Again it was something I managed to find when my mount was playing up.

13 x 900 Luminance
6 x 300 binned Oiii and Sii
Atik314L and 130 PDS
HEQ5

Total 4 hours 15 mins

[ApophisAstros]

Stunning as usual carol,
Roger

[Carole]

Thank you Roger.  Kind words but not always stunning.

Carole

[MarkS]

Another fine image Carole and processed very nicely.

I do think that your narrowband images are getting better and better each time.

This one and M16 are the two best images from the Cairds trip, with M81/82 coming closely behind.

Mark

[Carole]

Thanks very much Mark. 

I must say I find narrowband much easier to do, but as I can do very little broadband from home, I probably get more practice with it.  I can't even do some of the narrowband targets from home.

Carole

[JohnP]

For a mount that's playing up you are getting some very good images - this one almost has a 3D feel to it... Nice one - John

[Carole]

Thanks John.  It was the GOTOs and alignment that was playing up.  Once I found the target, it worked just fine.  But wasted a lot of time trying to find alignment stars and targets which was really frustrating.

Carole

[Fay]

You are a trouper Carole and deserve to get your good results!

[Carole]

Thanks Fay, though its Tuesday now and I am only just starting to feel normal again after all those late nights.  Or I should say early mornings as we were up until 5.30am.

Carole

[The Thing]

I agree, your images are getting better and better. Lovely to look at.

[Carole]

Thank you Duncan, very kind.

Carole

[Carole]

This is a reply I got on another forum.

A very nice image of this Herbig-Haro object (I can see the jets shooting out from the snakes head).

I did not know about this, so this is something new I have learnt.

Carole

[MarkS]

This is a reply I got on another forum.

A very nice image of this Herbig-Haro object (I can see the jets shooting out from the snakes head).

I did not know about this, so this is something new I have learnt.

Carole

Yes - the jets are definitely visible in your image!

Mark

[Carole]

Thanks Mark, yes I can see them now it has been pointed out, but I didn't even know what he was referring to as the "snakes head" at first, let alone know to looks for jets.

Carole

[NoelC]

Terrific Carole
(I just love the colour).
Noel