Im back up and running

[peter shah]

Ive not done much over the past few month just a bit here and there, the lack on GOTO and the light summer night really put me off doing anything....but the Gemini is back and im all automated once again just in time for this clear spell i manage to get one night setting it up and another doing this shot of the Iris....conditions were qute variable with high haze never reall going away, but enough for me to get something.

LRGB 7x 600s in Red &x420s in Green and 8x530s in Blue and 8x900s in Luminance...im a bit rusty but enough spark to reignite the enthusiasm. Ive included a full res crop

thanks for looking

Peter

[NickK]

That's quite something, it looks like the star is burning through.

[foundaplanet]

What a great image..

I do like that red star...

[twotter]

Back up and running??? I should say so! Great detail in the dust clouds

[Fenriz]

Superb image Peter, only wish I could've achieved anything half as good as that on my attempt.

[MikeD]

A stunning result Peter.

I really love these "dusty" shots, just wish I had the skies to pull one off.

Mike.

[thegoatboy]

first class!

[BlueAstra]

OK, my narrowband filters are going back in the box and I'm going back to LRGB. Great image!

[Spikey]

A star is born !

[Black Knight]

Pretty amazing. Love those dusty clouds. Great stuff!

[MartinB]

Different class Peter, that is absolutely superb. What is your sky darkness like?

[SlipperySquid]

Can't say anymore than what has already been said!

Except!

I'm jealous

Matt.

[James]

...im a bit rusty...

Not from looking at the image you're not

...but enough spark to reignite the enthusiasm.

Excellent, your pictures are always worth a good look (with a certain amount of 'how does he do that?')

James

[peter shah]

Many thanks everyone....there has been so many stunning images posted over the past months i need to do some catching up

Different class Peter, that is absolutely superb. What is your sky darkness like?

cheers martin...its pretty dark here regular 5.8 mag on moonless nights and better after the rain. I was imaging in one of the darker parts of my sky, SE is the most LP effected by local villages but still not bad.

[peter shah]

Not from looking at the image you're not

Excellent, your pictures are always worth a good look (with a certain amount of 'how does he do that?')

James

i have no secrets you only have to ask

[Beyond_Vision]

Thats really come out well despite the hazey conditions, the star colour looks great. Nice to get up and running ready for the new season.

Regards

Kevin

[laser_jock99]

....conditions were qute variable with high haze never reall going away, but enough for me to get something.

Peter

Cracking image again Peter- had I known it was possible to get such a picture in the hazy conditions we had I would have got my cameras out and had an imaging session. As it was I took one look at the skies and decided good images were not possible. How wrong I was.

[mark7331]

Top class Peter and incredibly inspiring as always. Lovely image.

[Black Knight]

That is very nice

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[peter shah]

Thanks again everyone

Cracking image again Peter- had I known it was possible to get such a picture in the hazy conditions we had I would have got my cameras out and had an imaging session. As it was I took one look at the skies and decided good images were not possible. How wrong I was.

I probably wouldnt have bothered myself but its been so long and i wanted to give the gemini a good testing. The other thing is I dont have lots of LP especially in that part of the sky, so the haze knocked down the signal a bit, there is a little spreading around the brighter stars, the haze was variable so not all the frames were effected.