M20 Trifid

[MeyGray3833]

Howdy,

Weather hasn't been the best at all lately and I've also been quite slack around the forums. The oppresive grey clouds and rain has certainly dampened my enthusiasm.

To that end, I was well pleased to get a few nice clear, cold, still and moonless nights to get a few frames of something. So here it is, for better or worse, nearly 5 hours of M20, the Trifid Nebula.

http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/146053493/large

Details with image. Click original at the bottom of the page for a larger image.

I hope you enjoy the view,

Graham.

PS: If you click on next, I have shown a crop of the nebula.

[Scott]

now thats gotta lift your spirits mate.

Scott

[DirkSteele]

Lovely picture. Should definitely reinvigorate the astro bug in you.

Clear skies,

[Mark72]

Nice image!

Welcome back to astro passion!

Mark

[Gina]

Wow! That's superb :)

I know what you mean about the weather Even when we've had the odd clear night the dew has been horrendous and stopped any imaging except for one or two subs. Also, the last week I've had one father and mother of a cold!

[mgirdwood]

great image. send some of the clear skies here please.

[mindburner]

one could just fall into this beautiful image!

[paul schofield]

Now that there is what I call a lovely image.

[MeyGray3833]

Thanks for your uplifting comments guys! It certainly was good to get out and get some data.

Gina, I hope your cold gets better soon!

I would send some nice weather your way too, however, I have not finished with it yet!!

[Shibby]

Stunning, superb detail! We must have had a reversal of luck with the clear skies, because there's actually been quite a few on this side of the planet!

[alpal]

That's a perfect pic - such beautiful colours in the stars as well.

[fwm891]

Superb image. I'm glad no 'Ha' was harmed in producing this - the world needs it's 'Ha'

[MeyGray3833]

Thanks for stopping by to take a look, guys! I'm glad you liked it!

Aipal, the star colours come out easy with the Tak and PixInsight.

LOL, Francis, I wondered if any one would pick up on that!!

[MikeD]

A lovely deep image with bags of detail, congrats.

Mike.

[Gina]

Gina, I hope your cold gets better soon!

Thank you I think I'm on the mend Managed to get some imaging in last night up to about 1am. Then I parked, closed the roof and finished off with biases and set up for darks to run overnight. It was a nice clear night though with a fair bit of dew. I'll take flats this morning then I can see how well I did. Seemed pretty good with good guiding.

[MeyGray3833]

Thanks for looking, MIke, appreciate your comments.

Dew is always a problem, Gina. I built some nice heaters and a PWM box to run them so the glass stays dry. Sometimes it still isn't worth it, but I try to stay out as long as possible as I can never bet on getting two nights imaging in a row. Hope to see your results soon.

[Gina]

Thanks for looking, MIke, appreciate your comments.

Dew is always a problem, Gina. I built some nice heaters and a PWM box to run them so the glass stays dry. Sometimes it still isn't worth it, but I try to stay out as long as possible as I can never bet on getting two nights imaging in a row. Hope to see your results soon.

I've posted my results in other threads I'm well on the way to having dew heaters working