Gotcha !! The Soap Bubble Nebula.....

[Craney]

Morning all.....  people talk about  "Wow!!"  moments in astronomy, well I had one last night.    That elusive Soap Bubble nebula,  just under and to the side of side of the Crescent Nebula (Ngc 6888).  A few people on SGL have imaged this recently and if I don't go for it now, then it's another Year......

Tricky little beastie.  I have tried to hunt this one down over the last couple of nights but have backed off due to gusty breezes, usb issues and encroaching tiredness.   

5 minute subs were not giving me anything, so I pushed the boat out and went for the whole 600 secs.  Would the guiding hold out, would the neighbour's house get in the way,  would that iffy USB connection hold on to the port at such an angle...would that  slug dare to slither over my keyboard in the middle of the image run ??????    A lot of jeopardy going on at mid-night......

but... believe it not.......thar she blows....!!!

 

Although I'm old enough to know better, but I'm really chuffed with this,  giddy as a kipper....

Details : Bi-Colour image , Atik 414mono ( -20'C)   6 x 10 min  ( Ha and O3 )    with   SW 10" F4  on  Eq6.

 

Sean.

 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Craney

[Davey-T]

Well done Sean, had a couple of indifferent stabs at it in the past, must try harder 

Dave