ASTRO: Jones 1 at 31 hours

looking a bit better now that the halpha is up to 14 hours

now at 31 hours total (62 x 30 minutes overall)

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/jon...ao3o3_page.htm

Let's see, to double the signal to noise ratio you'd need another 124
hours. Least I'd think the square law would apply here.

Now the connection between the main nebula and the red blob on the left
is starting to show. I was wondering if they were even related.
Appears they are.


Rick


Richard Crisp wrote:

looking a bit better now that the halpha is up to 14 hours

now at 31 hours total (62 x 30 minutes overall)

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/jon...ao3o3_page.htm

You'll end up in the Guinness book of records if you don't stop now ;-)
I wonder if there is a practical limit to "useful" exposure times. Adding
some more hours certainly improved the image, but would e.g. 80 hours be
noticeably better than 60 hours? Maybe you will show us ;-)

Stefan



"Richard Crisp" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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looking a bit better now that the halpha is up to 14 hours

now at 31 hours total (62 x 30 minutes overall)

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/jon...ao3o3_page.htm

i'd like to get another 10 hours of Halpha and then decided what to do next
if anything
rdc

"Stefan Lilge" wrote in message
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You'll end up in the Guinness book of records if you don't stop now ;-)
I wonder if there is a practical limit to "useful" exposure times. Adding
some more hours certainly improved the image, but would e.g. 80 hours be
noticeably better than 60 hours? Maybe you will show us ;-)

Stefan



"Richard Crisp" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
looking a bit better now that the halpha is up to 14 hours

now at 31 hours total (62 x 30 minutes overall)

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/jon...ao3o3_page.htm

"Richard Crisp" wrote
....
i'd like to get another 10 hours of Halpha and then decided what to do
next if anything
rdc


Rick thinks you need another 124 hours! Or it may be time to order that
36-inch scope and liquid nitrogen cooled back-lit camera!

Of course the results you have are spectacular and really tell the story of
this nebula.

George N