[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

Wow, Thats magnificent, Rolf! Love the detail and colours

Thank you Larry

Originally Posted by alistairsam

Thats beautiful Rolf
Do you bin RGB at 2x2?

Thanks Alistair, yes RGB is binned 2x2.

Originally Posted by naskies

Very nice, Rolf! I always look forward to seeing your images as I know they'll be interesting, beautiful, or usually both

Thank you for your kind words Dave, I'm glad you found it interesting

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Another great image Rolf - well done!

Cheers

Steve

Thanks very much Steve

Originally Posted by Enrique

Beautiful object, great image.

Enrique

Thank you Enrique

Originally Posted by prokyon

Wow, great exposure time and a very nice result with a lot of details!

Thank you Werner, the exposure time really helps for this target as it is quite faint.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

That's gorgeous Rolf!! Rich in detail & colour which looks spot on. It's a difficult target too!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks a lot Marcus, I'm glad you liked the colours. Most renditions I've seen actually tend to be mostly blue with hardly any reds showing, but I believe there is quite a lot of reddish hues in the area due to the dust. It certainly was prominent right out of the camera.

Originally Posted by LewisM

I have tried M78 many times, but with my 102mm refractor, it takes a LOT of subs! Many more than the data you got My best effort was a smudge so far

I want to try it, it's just one that get's frustrating

Thanks Lewis, good luck with your attempts - it's a beautiful target but needs quite a lot of exposure

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very dramatic Rolf. It looks like a celestial bushfire!

Greg.

Thank you Greg, indeed it does There is so much going on around M78, it's an interesting nebula for sure.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I know what a tough target this is to image. Very faint and requiring quite long subs, although with your extra aperture this would have been less of a problem.

You have very nice detail showing with excellent colours and a more appealing field of view than I got. Some minor noise present (understandable given the dimness of te dark dust) and what looks like some tilt on the right hand side. A selective mask to control both with make for a absolutely superb image.

All that said, I really like this image and it looks very similar to Martin Pugh's fine image. Lovely work Rolf and nice to see your work again.

Thanks very much Paul. I actually hink the scope has come slightly out of collimation due to some testing and accudental bumping I did recently while measuring up for my upcoming new 12.5 inch scope. I re-collimated it just the other night, but unfortunately too late for the stash of data taken during Dec-Jan

Originally Posted by Ken

Hi Rolf great image plenty of detail and colour, this is my current imaging project also.
clear skies Ken.

Thank you Ken, glad you enjoyed it

Originally Posted by RickS

A lovely image, Rolf. Well done!

Thanks Rick

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hey Rolf this is lovely, the colours are beautiful, well done. I won't point out the obvious little things because I imagine you are well aware of them ...and they don't prevent the image from being very pleasing on the eye

Mike

Thank you Mike, glad you liked the colours. As mentioned to Paul I re-collimated the scope recently, hopefully that should put things right again.

Originally Posted by DavidU

Nice.

Thank you David

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Gorgeous!! Can't stop looking at it.

Thanks JJJ, glad you enjoyed it. I like this nebula too, I'm happy that I managed to grab it this season.

Originally Posted by allan gould

Great dedication and a superb image. Can't say more than has been said by others.

Thank you Allan, much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful image...congrats.

All the best,
Leo

Thanks Leo

Originally Posted by midnight

Thoroughly enjoyed this image Rolf. Fantastic and thanks for showing us.

Darrin...

Thanks Darrin

Originally Posted by alan meehan

a wonderful image of a very difficult target Rolf,well done
AL

Thanks Al, yes it's not an easy one because it's rather faint.

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

Very nice rendition!

Thank you Paul, I'm glad you enjoyed my take on this one.

Originally Posted by RobF

+1 what Dave said - thinking same and saved me typing it

Thanks Rob

Originally Posted by Ross G

A beautiful photo Rolf.

Ross.

Thank you Ross