troypiggo Goldmember  4,743 posts Likes: 172 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, AUSTRALIA More info | Aug 09, 2012 17:31 | #1 Got this the other night, but it went below my horizon before I could finish the RGB. Thought I'd post the Ha in the meantime. I've never imaged M17 before, and it's bright core is a bit of a challenge not unlike M42, although to a lesser extent.   M17 Swan Nebula in Ha by troypiggo, on Flickr"Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic." - Sheldon
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Aug 09, 2012 21:15 | #2 It is a tough one to image but you did very good ! Got tons of data and yes it's quite different from M42 .
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Desertraptor Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 12, 2012 01:19 | #4 Great shot Peter
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troypiggo THREAD STARTER Goldmember 4,743 posts Likes: 172 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, AUSTRALIA More info | Aug 12, 2012 04:35 | #5 Thanks guys. "Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic." - Sheldon
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megrac Senior Member 635 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Whangarei, New Zealand More info | Aug 12, 2012 04:43 | #6 Desertraptor wrote in post #14847028 Great shot Want to buy a telescope and get into astro. Just not sure what to get ? There's a few sales on atm Just get a good mount with some sort of autoguider setup, most of your lenes you already have will keep you going for some time yet. 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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megrac Senior Member 635 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Whangarei, New Zealand More info | Aug 14, 2012 03:36 | #7 Have you added any colour to this yet. I love the fine detail and res you get the a mono cam and a good scope like this. 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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troypiggo THREAD STARTER Goldmember 4,743 posts Likes: 172 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, AUSTRALIA More info | Aug 14, 2012 10:06 | #8 G'day mate. I have some colour data, but not overly happy with the results. Might have to revisit. I'm off to Astrofest in the morning, so if get a chance might add some there. If not, when I get back. "Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic." - Sheldon
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I started off with a Skywatcher ED80. Can be bought for a few hundred bucks. You'll need to budget a field flattener though, as there is a bit of curvature in them. The mounts are where it's at, too. Basic starter goto mount with guiding capability runs around $1000-1500. Check out IceInSpace, Aussie-based astro forum.