Thor's Helmet (NGC2359)

I was lucky with the seeing this week, so I tried on this very low but fascinating object from my 47 N location.
The 16" in f/3 primary focus together with the STL11000 helped to get the necessary deepness, see data and bigger images at:
http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/deepsky/doc/NGC2359_cass.htm

Johannes
http://panther-observatory.com

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EXCELLENT!
Beautiful shot Johannes!

Thank you!

hi Johannes

That is a beautiful image, wonderful details and colors both in the nebula and stars.

One of the very very best images of Thor's Helmet I have ever seen !!!

clear skies,

Larry Citro

Incredible. Those stars are as stunning as the Helmet itself. All that time really paid off.
Larry

Beautiful! You did an outstanding job on this one.

Cal

Your website images of Thor's Helmet are just incredible, Johannes. I don't see any evidence that it was low on the horizon for you. The star colors are great and you have a lot of detail in the nebulosity. I'm envious of your exposure times: Imaging at f/3 sure has some advantages.
I like how you substituted the Ha, too.

dan kowall

Great image Johannes! I am amazed at the great star colors that are visible in your images. I love it! The star colors all look the same in my images. :C I'm not sure why, but I suspect it is due to overexposure in the individual frames. Do you have any tips for learning imagers about how to get those great colors in the starfield? I could use the help!
Cheers,
Tyler