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Originally Posted by Larryp
Wow, Thats magnificent, Rolf! Love the detail and colours
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Thank you Larry
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Originally Posted by alistairsam
Thats beautiful Rolf
Do you bin RGB at 2x2?
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Thanks Alistair, yes RGB is binned 2x2.
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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
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Thank you for your kind words Dave, I'm glad you found it interesting
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Another great image Rolf - well done!
Cheers
Steve
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Thanks very much Steve
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Originally Posted by Enrique
Beautiful object, great image.
Enrique
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Thank you Enrique
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Originally Posted by prokyon
Wow, great exposure time and a very nice result with a lot of details!
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Thank you Werner, the exposure time really helps for this target as it is quite faint.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
That's gorgeous Rolf!! Rich in detail & colour which looks spot on. It's a difficult target too!
Cheers, Marcus
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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.
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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
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Thanks Lewis, good luck with your attempts - it's a beautiful target but needs quite a lot of exposure
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Very dramatic Rolf. It looks like a celestial bushfire!
Greg.
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Thank you Greg, indeed it does
There is so much going on around M78, it's an interesting nebula for sure.
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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.
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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
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Originally Posted by Ken
Hi Rolf great image plenty of detail and colour, this is my current imaging project also.
clear skies Ken.
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Thank you Ken, glad you enjoyed it
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Originally Posted by RickS
A lovely image, Rolf. Well done!
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Thanks Rick
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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
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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.
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Nice.
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Thank you David
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Gorgeous!! Can't stop looking at it.
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Thanks JJJ, glad you enjoyed it. I like this nebula too, I'm happy that I managed to grab it this season.
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Originally Posted by allan gould
Great dedication and a superb image. Can't say more than has been said by others.
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Thank you Allan, much appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Leonardo70
Wonderful image...congrats.
All the best,
Leo
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Thanks Leo
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Originally Posted by midnight
Thoroughly enjoyed this image Rolf. Fantastic and thanks for showing us.
Darrin...
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Thanks Darrin
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Originally Posted by alan meehan
a wonderful image of a very difficult target Rolf,well done
AL
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Thanks Al, yes it's not an easy one because it's rather faint.
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Originally Posted by CoolhandJo
Very nice rendition!
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Thank you Paul, I'm glad you enjoyed my take on this one.
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Originally Posted by RobF
+1 what Dave said - thinking same and saved me typing it
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Thanks Rob
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Originally Posted by Ross G
A beautiful photo Rolf.
Ross.
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Thank you Ross