ASTRO: Thor's Helmet

Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past that so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing from it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a third due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out most star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to take it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency. Interesting mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't deserve it.

14" LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount ME

Rick

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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past that so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing from it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a third due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out most star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to take it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency. Interesting mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't deserve it.

14" LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount
ME

Rick


Like always in awe with this kiind of photographs .... bad seeing or not, I
love it!!!

Menno

Awesome! as always

Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS. Director & Resident Astronomer,
www.stardome-planetarium.com
www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk


"TheCroW" wrote in message ...
Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past that so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing from it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a third due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out most star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to take it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency. Interesting mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't deserve it.

14" LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all binned 2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount
ME

Rick


Like always in awe with this kiind of photographs .... bad seeing or not, I
love it!!!

Menno

Menno and Andy,
Thanks for the comments
Rick

Andy G wrote:
Awesome! as always

Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS. Director & Resident Astronomer,
www.stardome-planetarium.com http://www.stardome-planetarium.com
www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk http://www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk


"TheCroW" wrote
in message ...
Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past that so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing from it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a third due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out most star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to take it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency. Interesting mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't deserve it.

14" LX200R@f/10 mailto:LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all binned
2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount
ME

Rick


Like always in awe with this kiind of photographs .... bad seeing or
not, I
love it!!!

Menno



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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

Beautiful picture Rick. I never got around to imaging this object because it
is so low...

Stefan

"Rick Johnson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Menno and Andy,
Thanks for the comments
Rick

Andy G wrote:
Awesome! as always

Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS. Director & Resident Astronomer,
www.stardome-planetarium.com http://www.stardome-planetarium.com
www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk http://www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk
"TheCroW" wrote
in message ...
Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past that
so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing from
it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a third
due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even
after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out most
star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to take
it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency. Interesting
mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't deserve
it.

14" LX200R@f/10 mailto:LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all binned
2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount
ME

Rick


Like always in awe with this kiind of photographs .... bad seeing or
not, I
love it!!!

Menno



--
Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

It was below my -15 cut off but transparency was so good that night and
it isn't far below the cut off so gave it a try figuring now or never.
Seeing down there is never very good however. Normally that low over
the lake at winter I am imaging through ice crystals that really fog the
image. For some reason I can't figure out my flats don't work with such
shots. Donuts that flat out perfectly otherwise over do it and come out
bright. The vignetting also doesn't flat out right. Must be something
to do with the distance of the reflecting crystals being out of focus or
something. I even tried taking flat through the crystals in early
evening, didn't help. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Anyway no
crystals that night, high winds blew them away I suppose.

Rick


Stefan Lilge wrote:

Beautiful picture Rick. I never got around to imaging this object
because it is so low...

Stefan

"Rick Johnson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...

Menno and Andy,
Thanks for the comments
Rick

Andy G wrote:

Awesome! as always

Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS. Director & Resident Astronomer,
www.stardome-planetarium.com http://www.stardome-planetarium.com
www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk http://www.stardomeplanetarium.co.uk
"TheCroW"
wrote in message ...
Seeing was awful but transparency was good after the storm past
that so
hit the eastern half of the country yesterday. We got nothing
from it
but clouds extreme cold (-32C) and bad seeing. I reduced it a
third due
to file size and bad seeing that really distorted the stars even
after
some deconvolution. The deconvolution seems to have wiped out
most star
color. Good transparency this low isn't common. I decided to
take it
even with the bad seeing just to get the transparency.
Interesting mix
of pink and blues in the nebula itself even if the stars are mostly
white. Since I'm in Minnesota maybe I should call it Viking's
Helmet
but they played so poorly the last couple years they don't
deserve it.

14" LX200R@f/10 mailto:LX200R@f/10, L=10x5', RGB=3x5' all
binned 2x2, STL-11000M, Paramount
ME

Rick


Like always in awe with this kiind of photographs .... bad seeing
or not, I
love it!!!

Menno




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