M16 The Eagle Nebula

[peter shah]

M16 The Eagle Nebula imaged in SII Ha and OIII with the 17in Planewave and FLI's Kepler 4040 large format Cmos from Spain.
Exposures were unguided, times were 4hrs in SII, 1hrs in Ha and 3.7 hrs in OIII all 180s exposures.

Thanks for looking

Peter

 

Edited July 4, 2021 by peter shah

[fwm891]

I like that Peter. I like that a lot.

[peter shah]

21 minutes ago, fwm891 said:

I like that Peter. I like that a lot.

Thank you Francis.... I am getting some more Oxygen for it see if I can improve the colour....but I am very pleased with the core detail.

[AstroAndy]

Awesome pic., Peter.

[DaveS]

That is seriously wow!

How are you finding the Kepler 4040? I've heard it said that it's actually made up of four sub-sensors stuck together, and with variable characteristics between each.

[peter shah]

4 minutes ago, AstroAndy said:

Awesome pic., Peter.

thank you Andy

[peter shah]

52 minutes ago, DaveS said:

That is seriously wow!

How are you finding the Kepler 4040? I've heard it said that it's actually made up of four sub-sensors stuck together, and with variable characteristics between each.

Yes the Kepler has four quadrants and on the face of it looks noisy, but actually is super clean when correctly calibrated ...... it cant be used in the same way a regular Cmos ....Its just too sensitive, 180s ha similar S/N ratio as 900s with the 16803. so 15mins stacked180s subs just demolishes the noise floor, its astonishing.....The L500mount is good for unguided for nearly 10mins at 3meters FL but with the Kepler there is no way you will ever need it.....a real dream machine IMO

Edited July 4, 2021 by peter shah

[Martin Meredith]

Simply stunning!

Martin

[Tan Zhi Qi]

Wow! Love the details! Amazing! Wondering what camera are you using? 

Edited July 4, 2021 by Tan Zhi Qi

[steppenwolf]

Oh yes, Peter, that is stunning👍

[peter shah]

1 hour ago, Martin Meredith said:

Simply stunning!

Martin

Thanks Martin

34 minutes ago, Tan Zhi Qi said:

Wow! Love the details! Amazing! Wondering what camera are you using? 

Thank you.....its the Finger Lakes Instrumentation Kepler 4040 latest generation large format camera. 50mm square 9un pixels

6 minutes ago, steppenwolf said:

Oh yes, Peter, that is stunning👍

Thank you Steve. I'm  quite pleased with this one..

[simmo39]

Small flat fish! Brill, luv it!

[dark knight]

OMG, simply stunning, no other way for me to describe it!!!

[Sunshine]

Oh WOW! this is a beautiful image of the eagle, detail galore!

[peter shah]

1 hour ago, simmo39 said:

Small flat fish! Brill, luv it!

Never heard it called that before

9 minutes ago, dark knight said:

OMG, simply stunning, no other way for me to describe it!!!

Thank you Carl

5 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Oh WOW! this is a beautiful image of the eagle, detail galore!

I was very pleased with the amount of detail in the core. I used some deconvolution and sharpening in Pixinsight.

[tomato]

Great job, as good as any Pillars of Creation that I have seen captured from the ground.👍

[tomato]

Just looked up the details on the camera, that’s nice!

[astro mick]

Wow.

That is good Peter.

Mick.

[nfotis]

Beautiful. This was unguided, you say?

What kind of mount achieves this?

N.F.

 

[peter shah]

1 hour ago, tomato said:

Great job, as good as any Pillars of Creation that I have seen captured from the ground.👍

Thank you

1 hour ago, tomato said:

Just looked up the details on the camera, that’s nice!

It takes some getting used to but is stunning

19 minutes ago, astro mick said:

Wow.

That is good Peter.

Mick.

Thank you Mick

14 minutes ago, nfotis said:

Beautiful. This was unguided, you say?

What kind of mount achieves this?

N.F.

 

Yes easily, The L500 from Planewave its a direct drive mount with around 0.02 arc/sec tracking.....its a wonderful mount. Polar alignment was very simple despite its size. The whole kit weighs nearly 200KG 

[saac]

Stunning , truly stunning. 

Jim 

[tooth_dr]

Very detailed Peter, a real triumph. What filters are you using - 65mm square?

[tomato]

Presumably you operating the L500 with a wedge rather than in Alt/Az mode?

[peter shah]

9 hours ago, saac said:

Stunning , truly stunning. 

Jim 

Many Thanks Jim

1 hour ago, tooth_dr said:

Very detailed Peter, a real triumph. What filters are you using - 65mm square?

Thank you....They are all Asrtrodon LRGB, Ha,OIII,SII, and NII all 3nm 50x50 square 

50 minutes ago, tomato said:

Presumably you operating the L500 with a wedge rather than in Alt/Az mode?

Yes it has the optional wedge, although I was a bit worried when fitting it, all that weight leaning over at 38 degrees does not look natural.... 

[maw lod qan]

Excellent image! That is definitely a wall hanger!

At 200kg, I'm guessing that's not your grab and go setup!😊