5 hours Ha on IC443 "The Jellyfish Nebula" with the SuperNewt

[Catanonia]

Nice clear night for the 1st time in weeks and of course a full moon, so no point in going for colour

I have added another 2+ hours to the Jellyfish Nebula and changed my processing a bit, hopefully making it look a bit better.

So 5 hours in 10 minute unbinned subs on the SuperNewt

Scope : TS SuperNewt 200mm @F2.8 = FL 568mm

CCD : QHY9 Mono + 2inch OrangeBright 8nm Ha Filter

Guide : TSOAG, QHY5, NEQ6Pro and PHD

Software : PI, CS5

I hope you like it, I am sure there is more I can do with the data, but I am out of practice.

Full sized image is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10801850/Astro%20Pictures/Large%20Files/IC%20443%205%20Hours%20HA%20Large.jpg

[Catanonia]

Dropbox link now working again.

[IainMcD]

I like it in monochrome, it adds a certain vintage feel to it.

[Zul]

Great image!

[Spikey]

Looks really good Cat, no sign of the 12" yet?

[Catanonia]

Looks really good Cat, no sign of the 12" yet?

LOL not yet, still seriously contemplating whether to get one or go for a deep dive long FL scope with lowish F Ratio for those galaxies.

[ollypenrice]

You've certainly dragged the scope into the big league, Cat. It is giving a great result. Looks clean across the chip.

The Jellyfish looks really striking here.

Olly

[Catanonia]

You've certainly dragged the scope into the big league, Cat. It is giving a great result. Looks clean across the chip.

The Jellyfish looks really striking here.

Olly

Cheers Olly, it has been a struggle, but eventually the scope is starting to pay back the investment I have put into it.