Ngc1977

[codemonkey (Lee)]

We interrupt your scheduled service to bring you this rendition of NGC 1977, aka the Running Man.

I've started to feel like shooting some nebulae lately and NGC 1977 is first cab off the rank.

Had never planned to get a lot of data on this, but was hoping for a couple more. For some reason SGP failed the meridian flip though so I got less than expected. This is a mere 3.4hrs, though thankfully a bright enough target that it still looks ok.

I've now also got H and O filters again so I may well do some narrowband (different target) soon as the moon phase is starting to become disagreeable for LRGB, but the forecast suggests we'll have some clear skies.

Small version with capture details here
Full version here

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

...?... ummm?....a nebula..??

Nah it's excellent (of course), nice natural processing, looks like gas and dust and those bright stars look excellent, well done. It looks good at fit-to-screen size too ...and funnily enough, it's a framing I too was considering recently with my gear, during a fleeting moment of equal madness, deciding if I wanted to shoot something other than a galaxy ...so, another shot I now don't have to take ...hey, I think I will image vicariously through you Lee almost as enjoyable and I can sleep

Mike

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Looks great Lee - the running man is often overlooked in favour of it's more popular neighbour, so it's nice to give it some love - well done!

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

...?... ummm?....a nebula..??

I know, right?!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nah it's excellent (of course), nice natural processing, looks like gas and dust and those bright stars look excellent, well done. It looks good at fit-to-screen size too ...

Thanks mate :-)

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

and funnily enough, it's a framing I too was considering recently with my gear, during a fleeting moment of equal madness, deciding if I wanted to shoot something other than a galaxy ...

haha. I actually probably wouldn't have chosen this framing given the choice, but I needed a new target after NGC 1313 had set. I do have automated rotation, but the cables aren't set up to do that safely, so I only rotate when I'm physically at the scope.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

so, another shot I now don't have to take ...hey, I think I will image vicariously through you Lee almost as enjoyable and I can sleep

Mike

lol that's certainly a much cheaper option too :p

Originally Posted by Andy01

Looks great Lee - the running man is often overlooked in favour of it's more popular neighbour, so it's nice to give it some love - well done!

Thanks Andy! Yeah, I might do a bit of M42 as well, but I don't really want to do a mosaic and my FOV is still pretty small so I'll have to carefully consider how to compose it.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Very nice Lee! You’ve got me thinking that this should probably be my next target
Colour noise free image with a lot of subtle variation

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Very nice Lee! You’ve got me thinking that this should probably be my next target
Colour noise free image with a lot of subtle variation

Thanks Colin; definitely worth a shot given how little time you need to put into it... kinda hard to justify not giving it a shot!

I actually wonder whether I see colour noise as well as other people. My wife tends to see it veery clearly on images that I barely see it on. But then, she was always artistically inclined so maybe she just has a better eye for it.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Oh wow! Another corker. Where do you get the clear skies from?

[Retrograde (Pete)]

A gorgeous Running Man Lee!

[gregbradley]

Lovely. Its a great imaging target all by itself.

Greg.

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Oh wow! Another corker. Where do you get the clear skies from?

Thanks Marc :-) As for the clear skies, I stole 'em all from Mike!

Originally Posted by Retrograde

A gorgeous Running Man Lee!

Thanks Pete! :-)

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Lovely. Its a great imaging target all by itself.

Greg.

Thanks Greg! It sure is.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

haha. I actually probably wouldn't have chosen this framing given the choice, but I needed a new target after NGC 1313 had set.

I was going to drop the frame a tad compared to yours, moving the running man down a little and get that extra blue cluster star in, that is just out of the frame in your shot ....so, err?...can you re shoot it please



Mike