IC405, 410, 417 Aurigae 291114

[Fay]

This was taken at High Halden, Kent on saturday night, in thick fog!  The sky  was supposed to be clear, did not mention the fog!

it is a good dark sky area, but could just about see any stars when looking straight up.  I was amazed that the guiding was working.  There were a few of us, and it was funny to see all the scopes working, we have not got anything for so many weeks now, that we just kept going.

QSI 583ws, 5nm Astrodon ha filter, Leitz Telyt 180mm lens @ F4. 14x900

[Psychobilly]

A cracking lump of glass and a nice result

[x6gas]

Very nice capture, Fay.

[ollypenrice]

Greetings, Fay. Firstly that is the definitive way to frame this lot and everyone (including me) gets it wrong. I will mend my ways and add that prong of Ha heading down towards the cluster at the first opportunity. Superb composition.

And if that was a bad night then who knows what you could do on a good one.

Really great.

Olly

[PhotoGav]

Loving this image Fay, it's such an evocative target. To me, definitely an insects head with two large compound eyes and a long proboscis heading down the image. As for fog, looks like that Astrodon will cut through anything!

[Fay]

Well I am really pleased you all like it, thanks for your nice comments

Fay

[laser_jock99]

Great result despite the fog- maybe we write marginal nights off too easily? And great framing.

[Fay]

well i would not have got a result from home. it was first timeI I had used the Astrodon as well.

Thanks

[Thalestris24]

Excellent image! Interestingly expensive combo of camera and lens, lol Who needs a scope...

[symesie04]

Very nice Fay, great texture. Was this Friday by any chance, I was going to head out to sheppey but the hazy mist scared me off. Looking at your result kind of wished I had made the effort now.

[Fay]

Thanks Thalestris24, Symesie04.

no it was saturday 

[fwm891]

Magical piece of imaging there Fay - that leitz lens is superb, and the framing is spot on

[morimarty]

That's a great capture Fay, very well done!