IC 410 HaRGB

Here is an image of IC 410 near the Flaming Star nebula in Auriga. I have attached a mid size image. A full size image as well as exposure and processing details can be accessed at:

http://jthommes.com/Astro/ic410.htm

Scope was a combined effort of my C8 at f/3.1 and my Megrez II at f/6.25, Camera was my Art285. Ha:L:R:G:B - 35:24:10:10:10


Just for grins, earlier versions of images I made of this object are here:

2004:
http://jthommes.com/MiscAstro/Archives/ic410.htm

2003:
http://jthommes.com/MiscAstro/Archives/ic410b.htm

Sorry they are not all the same orientation.

Attached Image:

Gorgeous shot Jim! Your setup is working very well and your processing is excellent.

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

Nice one Jim. Just beautiful in both detail and color!

Nicely framed, surprisingly deep color for the exposure times (and use of Ha data), lots of detail on the tadpoles, and well processed, Jim.
My only quibble would be that the f/3.1 stuff has given you elongation along the left hand side?
You're braver than I for showing earlier versions! I use my 'delete' key a lot.

dan kowall
photonhunter.com

That's a huge improvement! The tadpoles show up nicely over the old versions all right!

Eric

Thanks guys for the comments on this image. As you can see, I do save my old images in an archive. I know some of the oldimages can be, well, somewhat spotty. But heck, its always fun to look back.

Tim, Improvement in these three images I guess is part equipment and part experience and a lot of learning on forums like this. I think a big part is equipment though - moving to a 16 bit higher resolution camera was a big step up for me.

Dan, I tend to shoot a lot of stuff at faster focal ratios and as you know, they are not too forgiving. This particular set up is all threaded couplings. But as you pointed out, something is not quite square. I haven't seen anything obviously amiss and I am relectant to start tearing camera's and optics apart just yet to isolate any issues. Could be just plain old flexure in the train.