Ha Soul with 100D and Star 71

[StargeezerTim]

This is 14 X 10 min, iso 1600, 12 nm Ha filter. Flats and bias. Clouds stopped play last night but hope to collect some more Ha and RGB over the weekend to create a colour version... It is pretty noisy but not too bad...

I might have an overactive imagination but It looks a bit like a hippo to me!

[MarsG76]

Nice image, but I don't see the hippo....

[StargeezerTim]

22 minutes ago, MarsG76 said:

Nice image, but I don't see the hippo....

Maybe not a hippo.. Head to the right... body to left... two sets of legs and a little bobble on the let upper (10.30pm) as a tail. Perhaps I need my medication...

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Looks very good at the presented size, the noise only becomes apparent when zooming in a bit.

Now you mention it, I see a hippo's body with a curly-haired baby's head, I won't be able to un-see it now.

[MarsG76]

3 minutes ago, StargeezerTim said:

Maybe not a hippo.. Head to the right... body to left... two sets of legs and a little bobble on the let upper (10.30pm) as a tail. Perhaps I need my medication...

Maybe a little chubby creature mooning the camera...

 

[StargeezerTim]

31 minutes ago, Knight of Clear Skies said:

Now you mention it, I see a hippo's body with a curly-haired baby's head, I won't be able to un-see it now.

Sorry! 

[Adam J]

I am working on this target at the moment too, looks like you may have some clear sky tonight, up in Lincolnshire we are not so lucky. I still need more H-a but things are looking promising so far.

I would definitely prioritize more h-a before getting the RGB. You are starting to see some nice faint detail in the backdrop.

[PaulB]

What are you drinking. I want some.

But you're right. It does look like a hypo wallowing in the water.

Nice image.

[StargeezerTim]

11 hours ago, Adam J said:

I am working on this target at the moment too, looks like you may have some clear sky tonight, up in Lincolnshire we are not so lucky. I still need more H-a but things are looking promising so far.

I would definitely prioritize more h-a before getting the RGB. You are starting to see some nice faint detail in the backdrop.

Well I have 6 hours of Ha now. The seeing wasn't very good with a high layer of cloud. I'm amazed I got any results, I'm sure RGB subs would have been completely ruined by the cloud. What ratio of Ha to RGB makes for a good image?

Here is the 6 hours process. To be honest, the background noise was very pronounced and I heavily smoothed the background. (too much!)) Still, it was good to get anything with those pesky clouds...

[MarsG76]

looks great.....

Now the mooner is glowing...

[Adam J]

I can see the improvement with the added subs. Alas last night was clouded out in Lincolnshire. 

In terms of ratio of RGB to Ha, thats tricky for me to answer as I normally do Bi-color with OIII data (yes even with a dslr). I would be using shorter subs for the RGB probably 5 mins, then just keep going untill its a nice smooth image. Just give it an entire evening and see what you get. 

I guess that if you can do longer subs than 5 mins it may be that your skys are quite dark anyhow and that as such you will not see as much benefit from Ha as others do. 

[Chris]

Very nice. I'd say a hippo with a human head. Lovely image despite the gene splicing