Crescent from Bromley - Not Blacklands...

[JohnP]

OK - Couldn't visit Blacklands this weekend Anyway did some imaging on Thurs night (I think that was the night Fay got a shock bumping into Carole) - Used ED80 + OAG + Atik 16ic _ Baader 7nm Ha. Took 11X15min subs (first time I have ever fallen asleep whilst imaging).. Anyway quick process - no darks, flats.

Not too bad for Bromley - the 7nm certainly does a good job of isolating the Ha...

Thks,  John.

[RobertM]

What a great result, there's so much detail showing.  I'm really looking forward seeing the full narrow band monty - that is on the cards isn't it John ?

Robert
PS. I didn't know you were in to unattended imaging 

[Carole]

Great image John, didn't understand all the narrow band stuff as I am not into that type of imaging. 

Carole

[mickw]

Really nice John loads of detail in there

[JohnP]

I'm really looking forward seeing the full narrow band monty - that is on the cards isn't it John ?

Unfortunately not Robert - I only have Ha filter - Never purchased S2 or O3...

I have some 'old' RGB data I took with a different scope a few years back so I may play with overlaying that...

First time I have ever fallen asleep... I think since I got OAG working doing 15 or 30min subs is so boring... also have ultra VNC set up now

Thks Carole, Mick - Appreciate the comments.

John

[Mike]

Really nice image John and good scale.

[JohnP]

Thks Mike - Yep just happens to fit nicely on my small chip - shame all the objects I image aren't at this scale... John

[Mike]

Well there is a lot you can image that us guys with the DSLRs can't such as all those small galaxies and the great planetary nebulas that rarely get imaged.

[The Thing]

Great image John, I'm sure some kind sole could lend you the  S2 and O3 filters so you can have a go at a Hubble palette image. I can't wait to have a go at it from Beckenham for comparison with Blacklands. Narrowband certainly knocks out the light pollution, shame I'm a DSLR imager as it's not really an option.

[JohnP]

Thks Dunc - but being a Astro CCD imager means all those lovely widefield DSLR images aren't an option for me (unless I want to spend 1,000's on a large chip camera)..

Cheers,  John

[Mike]

I've got a spare set of astronomik Ha, SII and OIII filters you can borrow John.

[MarkS]

I'm sure some kind sole could lend you the  S2 and O3 filters

I've got a spare set of astronomik Ha, SII and OIII filters you can borrow John.

So Mike's a fish?

[Mike]

Only on Frydays when in Finland wearing a Herring aid.

[Carole]

 

[MarkS]

Sorry - I made a fishy joke and forgot to comment on the image!

It's a stunning result John.  Technically everything is right and the scale and detail are great.  In spite of its low number of pixels that Atik is a very fine camera with excellent Ha sensitivity.  It takes a lot to beat it.

Mark