Allinthehead Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I managed to get a couple of clear nights last weekend in the south of Ireland. Conditions were poor with high cloud at times but nice to get anything at all. I'm hoping to start my Autumn/Winter project soon so even though this needs more time i doubt i'll get round to adding to it. Ldn 673 is a dark nebula of dust and gas in the constellation of Aquila. This molecular cloud is massive around 67 trillion kms across, and it is between 300-600 light years from Earth. LDN 673 lies in front of the larger Aquila Rift that is part of the Great Rift in the Milky Way stretching from Centaurus to Cygnus. Taken with my Asi2600mc through a Tak Epsilon 130, 5.5 hrs in 180 second subs Mounted on an AzEq6 Captured with SGPro, satcked in APP, processed in APP, PI and PS. Richard. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Well done, nice contrast of dark nebula against the mass of stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 Just now, MarkAR said: Well done, nice contrast of dark nebula against the mass of stars. Thanks Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApophisAstros Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Allinthehead said: I managed to get a couple of clear nights last weekend in the south of Ireland. Conditions were poor with high cloud at times but nice to get anything at all. I'm hoping to start my Autumn/Winter project soon so even though this needs more time i doubt i'll get round to adding to it. Ldn 673 is a dark nebula of dust and gas in the constellation of Aquila. This molecular cloud is massive around 67 trillion kms across, and it is between 300-600 light years from Earth. LDN 673 lies in front of the larger Aquila Rift that is part of the Great Rift in the Milky Way stretching from Centaurus to Cygnus. Taken with my Asi2600mc through a Tak Epsilon 130, 5.5 hrs in 180 second subs Mounted on an AzEq6 Captured with SGPro, satcked in APP, processed in APP, PI and PS. Richard. Great image, do you have to collimate the Tak Epsilon much? Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Nice image Richard, skies too LP here for dark nebula, started on Shark last year but not got back to dark site since Still having Sharpstar fun, waiting on Rainbow RST-135 mount from FLO to make a nice portable setup as it's a bit of a pita trying to balance it especially with the ZWO ASI2600mc and hopefully get back to dark site soon. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, ApophisAstros said: Great image, do you have to collimate the Tak Epsilon much? Roger Hi Roger, thanks. Once i get it set up correctly i can leave collimation for about 3 months depending on how much i use it. If i had a permanent setup i'm sure it would hold collimation for much longer but as i move it around a lot it needs some tweaking more often. 1 hour ago, Davey-T said: Nice image Richard, skies too LP here for dark nebula, started on Shark last year but not got back to dark site since Still having Sharpstar fun, waiting on Rainbow RST-135 mount from FLO to make a nice portable setup as it's a bit of a pita trying to balance it especially with the ZWO ASI2600mc and hopefully get back to dark site soon. Dave Thanks Dave. Yes it's hard if not impossible to balance the Epsilon too. I have the camera hanging to the side of the scope but on the AzEq6 it seems to guide adequately. I don't get too hung up on it, might be different with your Rainbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, Allinthehead said: Thanks Dave. Yes it's hard if not impossible to balance the Epsilon too. I have the camera hanging to the side of the scope but on the AzEq6 it seems to guide adequately. I don't get too hung up on it, might be different with your Rainbow. According to the blurb the Rainbow doesn't require balancing for light loads so no counterweights to cart about. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 16/08/2020 at 14:20, Davey-T said: According to the blurb the Rainbow doesn't require balancing for light loads so no counterweights to cart about. Dave That's handy. One less thing to pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 49 minutes ago, Allinthehead said: That's handy. One less thing to pack. One less thing to forget 😂 Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiga Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 16/08/2020 at 10:31, Allinthehead said: I managed to get a couple of clear nights last weekend in the south of Ireland. Conditions were poor with high cloud at times but nice to get anything at all. I'm hoping to start my Autumn/Winter project soon so even though this needs more time i doubt i'll get round to adding to it. Ldn 673 is a dark nebula of dust and gas in the constellation of Aquila. This molecular cloud is massive around 67 trillion kms across, and it is between 300-600 light years from Earth. LDN 673 lies in front of the larger Aquila Rift that is part of the Great Rift in the Milky Way stretching from Centaurus to Cygnus. Taken with my Asi2600mc through a Tak Epsilon 130, 5.5 hrs in 180 second subs Mounted on an AzEq6 Captured with SGPro, satcked in APP, processed in APP, PI and PS. Richard. That's gorgeous Richard. A sea of golden stars, punctuated by the Dark nebula. Subtle, yet striking, at the same time. Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us with your Autumn/Winter project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Thanks Ciarán. Hopefully a fruitful winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom OD Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Great result. I love the dark nebula on a background of the central Milky Way. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Yes, I agree with Tom. This is a dramatic image. Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertI Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 A striking image of an extraordinary looking nebula. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Tom OD said: Great result. I love the dark nebula on a background of the central Milky Way. Tom 22 hours ago, ollypenrice said: Yes, I agree with Tom. This is a dramatic image. Olly 21 hours ago, RobertI said: A striking image of an extraordinary looking nebula. Thank you! Thanks all, i do enjoy imaging these dark nebulae. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I love the spoky shape of that dark nebula - seems like it is dancing against the golden star field. Great image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiga Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 hours ago, gorann said: I love the spoky shape of that dark nebula - seems like it is dancing against the golden star field. Great image! My first thought was that it resembled a ballerina. I take it you see it too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Xiga said: My first thought was that it resembled a ballerina. I take it you see it too? Yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allinthehead Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 21/08/2020 at 14:11, gorann said: I love the spoky shape of that dark nebula - seems like it is dancing against the golden star field. Great image! Thanks Gorann. Looks like a sprite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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