Hi guys,

this is a preliminary view on a project I am currently running and I call this:
H-Alpha-OSC…as I used both, OSC from last year and HA from this season…
Last year I imaged M27 with the Starlight Xpress SXVF M25C, a one shot color CCD, attached to the „big boy“…the 9“ f/9 folded TMB Apo.

3.8 hours of total exposure time resulted in a nice overwiew.

I was planning on adding H-Alpha, Luminance and O3 as soon as possible.
Well, as weather was against my plans last year I had to wait…and so I commenced adding the requested data recently.
5.6 hours (2x2 binned) of H-Alpha was taken in 2 nights with Starlight Xpress SXVF H16.
I just played around a bit and blended this data in as both, luminance and additional partial information to the red-channel.
The image you will see is an interimistic „preliminary“ view of what is yet to „grow“ over the next weeks…
Next time I will add O3 (also 2x2 binned), and after that to achieve a nice pattern of tight stars I shall go for some 1x1 binned luminance.

When you click the link, please make sure to move the mouse over the small image, as this activates a roll-over effect with the HA-OSC image.

I did this a couple times with OSC and Luminance which happens to work very well.

Thanks for looking!

http://www.stargazer-observatory.com/M27-9.html

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Dietmar
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Hey Dietmar.
Wonderfully nice. Thanks for posting. Clear skies to you. Paul

Is this the Stargazer deep field series?

Very nice and clear skies.

Dietmar,

Very nice image. The Ha really adds a lot of nice detail. And no pinkish salmon color from the Ha.

I look forward to seeing the final result.

--Andy

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Wow what a difference, A very very impressive image with that extra data. You did great Dietmar, Clear Skies my friend

It's beautiful.

Thanks Diets.

Another beauty. Skies are smiling on you!

I tried that last year but I had a light leak in my system due to a missing lens cap that let in red LED from the RoboFocuser's pilot light. Lens cap is now on with tape and electrical tape over the LED as well. But the harm was done and I've now gone back to try again. Now seeing your shot the bar is set so high there's not much use in trying again. No way I'll equal that with my skies.

Rick

...thank you everyone ofr the nice comments! truly a pleasure being fed back with all those nice lines, firends!

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Dietmar
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Wow! That is most impressive.