Short Trifid Nebula

[jsigone]

Wind picked up early last night bringing the marine layer off the coast to spoil the fun. Only managed 3 subs on this, not enough for the blues to show through the CLS filter. It was a nice test for trying 10min subs with my under mounted setup. I still need to tweek the PHD setting as it was pulling it a bit.

Hardware:

Scientific Explorer 152mm Mak-Newt F4.8

Celestron ASGT5 mount

Canon XS (self mod) with Astronomiks CLS-CCD clip in

50mm Autoguider/SSAG

Settings:

30mins of data

ISO 800, 3 x 10min lights, 3 darks& 25 flats

Software:

Nebulosity 2, CS4, Fitworks

M20 Trifid & M21 short session 3 x10min by jsigone, on Flickr

[MjrTom]

Very nice image, thanks for sharing.

[Telrad]

Absolutely beautiful image of the Trifid Nebula Jsigone. Thanks for posting!

[jsigone]

thanks!! I hope to add some more time on this during the weekend. I want the blue reflection nebula a bit more present.

[ollypenrice]

Great stuff. Your camera obviously has great red sensitivity but I bet the blues will be in there if you can get the data built up. I think this is one of the most beautiful objects in the sky.

Olly

[Porl]

wow thats beautiful!

[pulsar pete]

Great image. Thanks for posting

Peter

[jsigone]

Great stuff. Your camera obviously has great red sensitivity but I bet the blues will be in there if you can get the data built up. I think this is one of the most beautiful objects in the sky.

Olly

thanks Olly, the Astronomiks CLS filter does a harsh number on blue objects. Even processing Pleiades can be challenging for me. On the flip side the CLS makes the reds signal a bit stronger then normal, which works for me cuz I like imaging nebulas more then galaxies.

[Adz]

Yup its going to look even better than it does now, with some more blue. Keep it up