Go Back   IceInSpace > Images > Deep Space

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 07-09-2015, 05:17 PM
Octane's Avatar
Octane (Humayun)
IIS Member #671

Octane is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 11,159
The Pleiades (M45) in Taurus

All,

This is data that had been sitting on my hard drive, neglected, for five years. Shot in August 2010, on a DSLR, this was quite low on the horizon and the image shows it; there's an abundance of noise exacerbated via stretching.

I thought I'd attempt a process on it as I was out early one morning last week and I saw these gems sparkling in the north-eastern sky. I look forward to re-imaging them this year with the CCD camera.

Overall, I'm not terribly excited by this image, but, thought I'd post it anyway.

Slightly larger version available here.

Thanks for looking!

H
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (m45__.jpg)
78.7 KB166 views
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-09-2015, 05:25 PM
Somnium's Avatar
Somnium (Aidan)
Aidan

Somnium is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,669
you captured a lot of nebulosity and dust in that image, great stuff
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-09-2015, 05:37 PM
RobF's Avatar
RobF (Rob)
Mostly harmless...

RobF is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 5,716
Thanks for sharing H. Certainly a gem from the archives!
Be keen to see what you can do if the weather co-operates too.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-09-2015, 05:55 PM
blink138's Avatar
blink138 (Pat)
Registered User

blink138 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: perth w.a.
Posts: 2,275
i wish i could be "not terribly excited" with an image like that H!
pat
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-09-2015, 06:33 PM
Rod771's Avatar
Rod771 (Rod)
Turn the lights off!

Rod771 is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Parklea NSW
Posts: 1,207
That's pretty good for our hemisphere, H! Lots of faint dust, well done!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-09-2015, 06:35 PM
LewisM's Avatar
LewisM
Novichok test rabbit

LewisM is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere in the cosmos...
Posts: 10,388
Looks MUCH nicer on FB and your site H - looks grainy with the IIS compression.

I am with Pat's sentiment. I like it actually quite a lot.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 07-09-2015, 06:43 PM
Leonardo70's Avatar
Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)
Registered User

Leonardo70 is offline
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Italy - Turin
Posts: 771
Very nice.

All the best,
Leo
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 07-09-2015, 07:47 PM
Placidus (Mike and Trish)
Narrowing the band

Placidus is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Euchareena, NSW
Posts: 3,719
Really glad you dusted that off and posted it. The orange background colours are gorgeous. Nicely balanced. In more cropped versions we see nothing but blue.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 07-09-2015, 08:16 PM
OICURMT's Avatar
OICURMT
Oh, I See You Are Empty!

OICURMT is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Laramie, WY - United States of America
Posts: 1,543
Quote:
Originally Posted by Octane View Post
Shot in August 2010
Your caption here does not indicate that you shot it in 2010...

BTW: While I agree there's some noise, it is none the less a nice image. Make's me wonder how much "forgotten" data is out there that could be combined into decent, if not spectacular results...
OIC!
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 07-09-2015, 08:33 PM
Octane's Avatar
Octane (Humayun)
IIS Member #671

Octane is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 11,159
Thank you, all.

I did a search for "m45 Pleiades" in the deep space forum and didn't find any wide images showcasing the dust. I can't wait to retry it with the CCD!

OIC, I've just fixed the HTML (I was using my last image's file as a template and forgot to put the year in after deleting 2015).

H
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 08-09-2015, 08:00 AM
Paul Haese's Avatar
Paul Haese
Registered User

Paul Haese is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 9,937
Excellent dust collection H. Nice colours too. Not keen on the postage stamp size but that is the only critique I have. Nice field of view on this object.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 08-09-2015, 08:02 AM
multiweb's Avatar
multiweb (Marc)
ze frogginator

multiweb is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
Posts: 22,060
Nice one H. Well done.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 08-09-2015, 09:36 AM
RickS's Avatar
RickS (Rick)
PI cult recruiter

RickS is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 10,584
Good to see a wider view for a change, H, and a nice result. Look forward to the CCD version!

Cheers,
Rick.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 08-09-2015, 10:07 PM
Camelopardalis's Avatar
Camelopardalis (Dunk)
Drifting from the pole

Camelopardalis is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 5,425
Whoah that's excellent H can't believe there's so much nebulosity there!
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 09-09-2015, 06:20 AM
gregbradley's Avatar
gregbradley
Registered User

gregbradley is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 17,877
That's a very deep M45. Love the amount of dust that surrounds it.

Greg.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 09-09-2015, 06:13 PM
DJT (David)
Registered User

DJT is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,452
Noice. Again, the Browns and oranges have come out well on this.Didnt realise how much dust there is in the wider FOV. Well done
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 10-09-2015, 08:18 AM
pluto's Avatar
pluto (Hugh)
Astro Noob

pluto is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,982
Very nice H!
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 10-09-2015, 04:04 PM
marco's Avatar
marco (Marco Lorenzi)
Registered User

marco is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Singapore
Posts: 933
Great one H! I actolly don't see all this noise you are complaining abou, to be is a very good M45, especially since imaged from down under!!

Cheers
Marco
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 12-09-2015, 06:41 AM
Fabiomax's Avatar
Fabiomax (Fabiomassimo)
Registered User

Fabiomax is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Roma
Posts: 261
This stunning image makes me go back in time, when with the Canon 350 rebel unmodified were beautiful photos of the Pleiades for his sensitivity towards the blue. Now times have changed and it is great to appreciate all the colours information on this wonderful subject!
Cheers,
Fabiomax
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 12-09-2015, 04:26 PM
topheart
Registered User

topheart is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cairns
Posts: 1,087
Love it! Nice wide view - no dust lost!

Thanks,
Tim
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 09:01 PM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Testar
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement