One night stand in California...

[ollypenrice]

Not often I post an image taken in a single night. This had an hour per channel in 10 min subs and 6x30 mins in Ha. Tak FSQ85 at F3.9.

It will be one of the last posts from our Atik 4000 since the new11000 Full Frame camera arrived an huor ago. :grin: No filters yet, or wheel, so first light won't be tonight.

I do rate the 4000 though.

Olly

[Gina]

That is beautiful Olly

[Marki]

What a gorgeous image. Some lovely shading, colour and delicate structure. Can't wait to see what you'll be doing with the new camera! Thanks for sharing, olly.

[TakMan]

Excellent as usual Olly - besides 6 hours in a night is pretty decent (we can only dream at the moment!)

Hope you have a hassle free start with the new camera... so Santa came a bit later this year then - or 'early' depending upon your point of view!

Happy New Year!

Damian

[ollypenrice]

Cheers. I meant to post the Ha as well. This could obviously be improved with more than a skimpy 3 hours but our guest is ready to move on and so am I, so we'll leave it. I've never imaged this before but I like some of the features like the strange arc showing in the upper left.

Olly

[TakMan]

Yes, I saw that first in 'Grindle' (was that his name - the Swedish chap)????? in his narrowband image last year.... taken with his FSQ106ED on that new (unguided) mount....

Wonder what happened to him....?

Love the Ha - so much detail - that appears to get swamped when the RGB data is added..?

Damian

[Stargazer Jack]

Amazing

[ollypenrice]

Yes, I saw that first in 'Grindle' (was that his name - the Swedish chap)????? in his narrowband image last year.... taken with his FSQ106ED on that new (unguided) mount....

Wonder what happened to him....?

Love the Ha - so much detail - that appears to get swamped when the RGB data is added..?

Damian

Jonas Grinde. He's fine. In fact we're working on a little project together at the moment. The mount is the very accurate 10 Micron.

I agree that the RGB does dilute the detail but I'm just not a false colour NB imager so I do the best I can. I like mono or real colour and I admire tricolour NB but it just isn't 'me.'

Olly

[TakMan]

It wasn't a criticism Olly (I know you didn't take it as such), I just thought that you'd have found some 'magic' way of combining the data without the loss by now - come on man, you have enough practice....!

Good to her that Grinde is fine - will await some fantastic image from the two of you then....!

Damian

[ollypenrice]

It wasn't a criticism Olly (I know you didn't take it as such), I just thought that you'd have found some 'magic' way of combining the data without the loss by now - come on man, you have enough practice....!

Good to her that Grinde is fine - will await some fantastic image from the two of you then....!

Damian

Heh heh, no breathroughs here! No magic here either in overcoming the laws of contrast. I've seen them written down in black and white...

Oh dear, I'll be off.

[Andyfx]

Damn Olly your images always make me go oooooooooo, fab as usual!

[andyo]

What a great image excellent star colour looking forward to seeing what your captures with the new camera

[stellawolf]

What a fantastic image also liked the horsehead neb with the same camara well done

[ollypenrice]

Over on the French forum I've been told I'm getting too American in my processing. One guy said this was more Texas than California, which raised a smile, and when I looked at Robert Gendler's California I found mine was more colourful so, yes, he might be right! http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC1499NMS.html ) A bit easier on the gas, then...

[Jessun]

Second 'touchup' is a delight!

I hope to see some of your 11000 work soon!

/Jesper

[Gina]

Beautiful But so is the first

So! We have "American style" processing now!

[ollypenrice]

Beautiful But so is the first

So! We have "American style" processing now!

Sure do, m'am!!

Olly

[madjohn]

Nice image Olly! and good luck with the new camera!