IoW Star Party DSO's

[RichieJarvis]

Hi All,

Managed to bag these three at the IoW Star Party last weekend.

M13

Date: 2009-03-26

Scope: Astro Professional 102ED @ F/5.6

Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Guide Scope: Williams Optics Zenithstar 66mm

Guide Camera: SX Guidehead

Exposure (L): 15 x 104 seconds

Exposure (RGB): 13 x 60 seconds

NGC6960

Date: 2009-03-27

Object: NGC6960 - Witches Broom (Part of the Veil Nebula)

Scope: Williams Optics ZS66 @ F/4.6

Camera: SXV-H9

Guide Scope: AstroProfessional 102ED

Guide Camera: SX Guidehead

Exposure (Ha): 7 x 600 seconds

Exposure (OIII): 7 x 600 seconds

NGC2236

Date: 2009-03-27

Scope: Astro Professional 102ED @ F/5.6

Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Guide Scope: Williams Optics Zenithstar 66mm

Guide Camera: SX Guidehead

Exposure (Ha): 7 x 600 seconds

Exposure (OIII): 7 x 600 seconds

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,

Richie

[MikeP]

Three great images Richie. The Witches Broom has a real 3D quality.

Mike

[Imahumanbeing]

WOW! Incredible detail, awesome colours, stunning pictures!

[steppenwolf]

These are great, Richie, I particularly like the 'Witches Broom'

[MikeD]

Ver, very nice results.

Great colour in the broom:headbang:

Mike.

[RichieJarvis]

Thanks guys...

The rest of the data I captured I don't think is up to posting quality, but he-ho, nevermind - I had 4 days at the camera, so I can't complain too much

[markcol]

Great stuff Richie. -Skies aren't too bad down here then!

Mark

[CELESCOPE]

Great show there Richie, looks like you had a good time , my fav is the Witches Broom as well , but all good images .

Rog:)

[RichieJarvis]

Thanks guys...

Good to meet you on Saturday Mark - yup, the skies aren't too bad. I was pleased to get the Veil this early in the year (and, fyi, this was pointing towards the light pollution on the main-land at about 2am) as at home it doesn't come out from behind the trees until about August time.

I've also got data from M57, M84/M86 and M97/M108 as well, but they are not up to scratch - might see if I can do anything to 'fix' that though if I get bored

Cheers,

Richie

[RichieJarvis]

Oh, and on the Veil - This is a screen-shot of the tracking and first sub as it was coming in - OIII data - thats when I knew I would like what came out!

This is the first time I've gone mobile with the EQ6 I purchased from Brympton on SGL last June. He did a cracking job setting up the Polar scope on this mount, and I had no problems with tracking, alignment or rotation all weekend, despite having to setup every night! Very chuffed - thanks Brympton!

I can also report that EQMOD completely ignores the GMT->BST change when its running - I was wondering whether it would throw a hissy-fit when Windoze updated it, but it didn't

Cheers,

Richie

[Stephen Green]

Great images Richie I love the detail

Stephen

[Tim]

nice pics rich, thats a very early veil!!