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Comment by Richard Crisp on May 18, 2011 at 7:05pm

well thanks Steve

Someone sent me an invitation to join. It looked like a small group of dedicated people so I decided to check it out and see if there's some way for me to contribute.

I am happy that you are glad to have me here.

best regards
rdc

Comment by Steve Coates on May 18, 2011 at 7:00pm

I'm glad you found and contribute to this forum.

Comment by Jeff McFarlin on May 18, 2011 at 6:30pm

Actually - I see that you've posted a good amount. Most excellent! Someday I'll probably end up attempting some narrow-band imaging, looks quite fun!

Comment by Jeff McFarlin on May 18, 2011 at 6:28pm

Great story, glad you're here. Post more pics! :)

Jeff

Comment by Richard Crisp on May 18, 2011 at 6:26pm

well thanks

Actually there is a history behind this: many years ago when the Hubble image was released I decided that I wanted to take images like that someday. So in 2001 I started imaging with a goal of making such an image.

In mid 2001 I was well along the way of developing this method of using three different emission line filters to make color images of nebulae. I was the fellow that pioneered this method in the amateur community. That begain in mid 2001... I wrote the original article on this technique that appeared in S&T in August of 2005.

At the time I began doing this, I got lots of negative comments from the "powers that be". That only steeled my resolve... now most of those "negatrons" are all practicing this method and some of them seem to be confused as to who did it first.... thinking that they did when all they did was criticize...

in fact here are the first such images I published.... beginning in 2001. I don't think there are any that predate this: at least I have never seen any that did. When i hear that so and so claims to have been first I just direct them to this page and I never hear any follow-up claims as to priority date :-)

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/264861.jpg

Comment by Steve Coates on May 18, 2011 at 6:19pm

Wow, amazing detail...almost Hubble-like.