Hello, Richard,
I look forward to your photos on the TAC web site. I am glad to see you
posting here as well, because that means that many more people will be able to
enjoy your truly remarkable work.
Clear skies,
Bill Meyers

Richard Crisp wrote:

"Craig Levine" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 01:40:52 GMT, "Richard Crisp"
wrote:

Last night I was blessed with another clear night. There was a lot of
moon
and it was up high most of the night, but I was using Ha and [OIII]
filters
so I wasn't too worried about it; I was just happy to have a clear sky
after
all the rain we've had recently.

I took some more data for the Cone project and began taking some
exposures
of Thor's Helmet in Ha and [OIII].

I did not get but one hour's worth of Ha for Thor but did assemble it
into a
sample shot: sort of an early look-see at what may be in store.

http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/..._thor_page.htm


Hi Richard,

Gorgeous picture of one of my favourite objects! I remember panning
through a patch of space with my old 8" Discovery dob three years ago
and thinking I may have seen a slight brightening of the sky. I
dropped a UHC filter between my eye and the EP, and was struck by a
"wow" moment.

Thanks for the shot!

Hi Craig.

Thanks for the comments. Thor's helmet is easily overlooked but is a very
nice object. There is a lot of interesting nebulosity in it and also nearby.
I am happy you enjoyed the shot. I hope to take more [OIII] and [SII] data
soon to make a tricolor image of it soon. Unfortunately the past two nights
were predicted to be clear but were not and the next two nights are
predicted to be raining. Maybe in a week or so?
Richard