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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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 I used my Dream Machine exposed through a Custom Scientific 3nm Ha filter. The scope was my C14. I used and AO7/ST7 for guiding via an RCOS Optical Systems Dichroic Beam Splitter. The C14 is running about f/12.46 with the long imaging train hanging off the back. At that slow focal ratio, I was running 20 minute exposures and took three, which were median combined to make the image. More results when they become available. Richard |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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! Cheers, - Craig Craig Levine Observing Chair RASC, Halifax Centre www.halifax.rasc.ca |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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! Cheers, - Craig Craig Levine Observing Chair RASC, Halifax Centre www.halifax.rasc.ca |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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! Cheers, - Craig Craig Levine Observing Chair RASC, Halifax Centre www.halifax.rasc.ca |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
"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 |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
"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 |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
"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 |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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 |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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 |
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ASTRO: Thor's Helmet in Halpha
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 |
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