M76 (with a 12 month interval between exposures.....)

[Tim]

M76 - Planetary nebula in Perseus. Good visual target this one, especially with a larger dobsonian.

I got my first capture of this at last years Kelling SP using a C9.25 and a 350D.

http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-deep-sky/69679-m76.html

This year I went back with the Skywatcher MN190 and a Starlight CCD camera, and some narrowband filters. It will be a better target in the C9.25, but I was pleasantly surprised by what the MN190 combo produced, especially as I found out a week later that the camera was not sitting squarely in the drawtube, making for stretched stars and dodgy collimation.

This was 12 x 900secs Ha + 10 x 900secs O3 + 1 hour in total for a quicky LRGB layer for the star colour. Once my pier is set up,i'll come back to this I think and do it properly, not from a windy field in Norfolk

I was lucky enough to be given a tour of a few planetary nebs at Kelling, apparently there is a new one roughly every 12 months in our galaxy. I saw a great one I am keen to have a go at when it comes to a more sensible height, contrary to red field tradition I was shown it visually at around 4.30am, I was quite impressed with the stamina of some of the visual only guys! Of course, by 4.30, most of the imagers have only just got Maxim running smoothly..........

Thanks for looking.

TJ

[johnh]

That is very nice indeed as the extensions are fully developed and fine filaments I don't normally see from m76, the 15min subs do give a significantly higher SN ratio which shows. John.

[rich_t]

You've got some fantastic colour and detail in the nebula there Tim and those pinpoint stars look perfect to me. Like it a lot:)

Rich.

[daz]

That's great Tim!! Well worth the extra staying-up stamina :D

You'll be frowned on next year for staying up so late, y'know!!

[narrowbandpaul]

well that aint half bad tim.....

good job there I think

[MikeP]

Of course, by 4.30, most of the imagers have only just got Maxim running smoothly

Ain't that the truth.

Great image - its on my list now.

Mike

[Beyond_Vision]

A great capture Tim after looking at other examples on the web I can see you have caught a lot of detail.

Regards

Kevin

[prokyon]

Fantstic,

so many details and wonderful colours! And you continued a session after 12 month, I am impressed.

Regards

Werner

[DAVPPK]

Not bad considering the gap! M76 is captured in all its glory...Well Done

Dave

[Tim]

I didnt use any of the 2008 data Werner, although I do still have it, I posted the original pic to demonstrate the difference 12 months can make to our images

[prokyon]

I didnt use any of the 2008 data Werner, although I do still have it, I posted the original pic to demonstrate the difference 12 months can make to our images

okay