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Thors Helmet NGC2359

This Is a Narrow band shot of Thors helmet using two filter's Ha Red colour and O3 Blue colour to get the colour photo with the B/W camera. A lot of detail has come out of using the filters as well. Slowly coming to terms with the world of filters one of the drawbacks I am not able to rotate the filter wheel without upsetting the balance of the mount. the shot needed to be rotated a few degrees to the right to square up the wings on the helmet.

As it was just two filters I took 110 shot with each filter to make up this shot Combined in the Pallet of Ha O3 O3 to get the colours you see here much like the pure colour shot from before.
Thors Helmet NGC2359


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Ha O3 110 shots each filter 5 min over 4 night.
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Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
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8 comments

TOZ said:

Beautiful Image Steve amazing excellent work.
All the best TOZ
16 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to TOZ:

Thank you Gordon. This is refining the technic so I understand it. While its easier with a one shot colour you don't get quite so much detail you will see this also with my next target Pencil nebula when you use narrow band. Its certainly not faster. The other benefit narrow band is not bothered by moonlight.
16 months ago

David G Johnson said:

Brilliant Steve,.. way above my understanding of your sytem and expertise,.. but brilliant images,..
Cheers'.. and Good Wishes for the year ahead,.. from > Dj.... U.K.
16 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to David G Johnson:

Thank you DJ there is so many interesting things out in deep scape. So far we have had a good new year and not to hot but that usually changes when schools go back usually the start of very hot days.
16 months ago

Peter Castell said:

Superb captures Steve I have no idea what the technical details mean but the results are amazing, on the first image looking at the right hand wing I see the head of a large dog or wolf
16 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Peter Castell:

Peter simply put a Black and White camera but photos taken through coloured glass or filters. that it put simply. The filters and made up of two groups LRGB normal colour as per a camera and narrow band using filters that show of the Elements of the gasses that make up of the nebula.

Even in the Black and white stage all three filters of narrow band show more or lesser detail depending on the elements of the object. its rather interesting My wife saw the same Wolf. Many thanks glad you found the image interesting.
16 months ago

tiabunna said:

Beautiful work, Steve. Did you see the ABC special (now on Iview) of Prof Brian Cox and the Sydney Symphony mixing astronomy and music?
16 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to tiabunna:

No I did miss it but I will search it out and have a look.
16 months ago
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