Wolf in the Fold

[Andy01]

An American Werewolf in Scorpio? :lol:
Lol - this dark nebula near the Dark Tower is known as SL 17.

Not very often imaged, but Paul Haese did a nice version a few years ago.
Sure looks like a wolf though!

Ha RGB (https://www.astrobin.com/full/342889/B/) from my backyard in Melbourne.

10 hrs Ha 1800 secs
1 Hr ea. RG&B 300 secs

GSO collimation has been slightly improved, but there are still some issues to resolve, as the stars arn't quite round all over the frame...
Got some 1 & 2mm spacers on order to help get the flattener fine tuned at the edges as well.

Technical issues aside, I'm having a nice time playing with the longer FL :D

[LewisM]

Hound of the Baskervilles :)

[strongmanmike]

Nice result there Andy, slight technical issues aside, good to hear you are having fun with the new scope too :thumbsup: With this one, I have always switched between seeing a Wolf and seeing an Eagle landing with its talons out...?

Mike

[leon]

Great image Andy defiantly a wolf I reckon. :shrug:

Leon :thumbsup:

[JA]

WOW - There be a wolf (and/or bear). Great Image Andy :thumbsup:

Best
JA

[RickS]

Must be a Direwolf. Very nice image, Andy!

[Placidus]

From up here in the Central West it's a flaming dragon's head, and it's magnificent.

[Paul Haese]

The Wolf seen again. Nice rendition Andy. I really like the scale too. Certainly more detail visible than my image.

[marc4darkskies]

Very nice Andy! The image scale (much bigger than my version taken in 2013) yields excellent nebular detail and the shock fronts in front of the snout are very clear . Nice work!

[h0ughy]

^^^^^^^^^what they said

its a lovely mongrel and i can see the wolf!!

[Peter Ward]

I rather like this..

Some scale...and an certain edginess to it.

Nice one :thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Oooh, Indubitably Watson, I like that reference Lewis :thumbsup:



Cheers Mike! ��
Eagles, Wolves - predators alike & both deserving of their place in the sky :thumbsup:



Onya Leon, thanks :thumbsup:



Thanks very much JA!



Cheers Rick! Suspect you’re a G.o.t fan by that comment. Nymeria lives on! :D



Cheers M&T- wolves,eagles, bears, dragons - Paradolia lives again! :lol:



Cheers Paul, hoped you would see this one as it was your great image a few seasons ago that registered very favourably with me.
I filed it away in the “Must have a go at that target one day file!”
Glad I didn’t let you & the Wolf down :thumbsup:




Cheers Marc, I’ll have to go search your image out as there arn’t too many of these beasties about!
Thanks for the nice feedback :)

[gregbradley]

A fantastic image Andy. You have the dusty areas popping and the wolf silhouette really stands out. Good star colours as well.

Greg.

[Andy01]

Ha ha! Woof! cheers David! :D



Thanks Peter! :)



Many thanks Greg!
It’s a balancing act shooting under LP.
Would love to try this under a dark sky.

Then again, Werewolves only come out under the full moon:D

[multiweb]

Nice image scale. Loads of details. :thumbsup:

[atalas]

Great contrast and detail Andy....not so keen on the saturation but a great shot anyway with good composition :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: