Ha M27 pushed

[MikeD]

Hi all.

Clear skies last night and a chance to start a new project, M27.

11 @ 600 sec's in Ha through my 10" newt and HX916.

I plan to get some more Ha then some OIII, L and RGB for this shot but in the meantime I decided to push the Ha data as far as possible to see how much of the outer shell I could see.

Defiantly need more Ha data to be able to keep the faint detail without the noise taking over but I think it will be worth the effort.

I also used some old L-Ha/R-G-B data to throw some colour at it to help show up the Ha shell beyond the main body of M27.

Mike

[daz]

That's going to be a good one Mike - look forward to see progress

[Psychobilly]

Keep on adding to it Mike as it's only going to get better and better...

Peter...

[Aza]

That will definitely become a stunner!

Looking good already!

[ashenlight]

It's already stunning Mike I can't wait to see what it is like with more added!

[MikeD]

Thanks all.

It may take some time to finnish with the nights being so short at the mo.

Mike

[Beyond_Vision]

The outer halo is begining to show nicely. Looking forward to the next installment

Regards

Kevin

[Tim]

I always get very excited when you say "New project", as I know something special is on its way.

Looking great so far Mike.

Tim

[steppenwolf]

This is looking great, Mike - we want to see more!

[Imahumanbeing]

Fantastic Mike!

All the best

Jamie

[moocher]

Loads of "fluffy stuff" in the background Mike, really well processed!!! The bars working for ya then i see?

Alan:)

[Taff]

Very nice catures' Mike,Clear with you.Mark

[MartinB]

Looks like it's going to work Mike. Good look grabbing that faint data. I guess you might need to combine 2 Ha channels to get the balance right in the main part of the neb. Interesting to see how it works out but you are certainly the man for the job.

[RichieJarvis]

great shot Mike - looking forward to seeing the final

[steve51450]

cracking start mike, i do like watching your projects progress

[MikeD]

Thanks guys for the comments and encouragement.

The bars working for ya then i see?

Alan:)

Yes Alan, I was shocked just how bad the flecture was in my setup with the standatd skywatcher bar, there is still some flecture but nowhere near as much as before ( 5 min's at 1200mm fl was the max I could go before image creep showed in the subs) and not at the interface between the mount and scopes anymore. I think the way forward is side by side mounting rather than piggybacking, so I am in the process of blagging some 1 3/4" aluminium square bar to give it a go.

I guess you might need to combine 2 Ha channels to get the balance right in the main part of the neb.

Hi martin, the shot posted is already a two layer blend as I pushed the background so hard M27 was starting to white out, another reason for loads more Ha data for this.

Mike.

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