Low elevation Crab nebula

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Normally I wouldn't bother with anything like the Crab nebula. The elevation from my observatory is never higher than about 30 degrees and it's right in the middle of the worst light pollution. A slightly gibbous moon wasn't going to help either. Anyway I still decided to have a go as an experiment. The result turned out better than expected so maybe I should venture north more often.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/M...16200_RC14.htm

[Atmos (Colin)]

Pretty nice crab considering its elevation. Shooting that low to the horizon is kinda asking for trouble!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Pretty nice crab considering its elevation. Shooting that low to the horizon is kinda asking for trouble!

You're not wrong Colin. I think I got lucky.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nice image Steve

Mike

[gregbradley]

That turned out well for where it is. The Dumbbell next?

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a very good result Steve. Details are outstanding.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nice image Steve

Mike

Thanks Mike

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That turned out well for where it is. The Dumbbell next?

Greg.

Thanks Greg. Possibly. I have done the Dumbbell before but the Crab was a first.

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's a very good result Steve. Details are outstanding.

Thanks Marc. It was certainly much better than I expected.

[Peter Ward]

The northern sky is also terra incognita for me...way too much sky glow.

Nice crab, almost as nice as the muddies down at the Sydney fish-market Steve

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

The northern sky is also terra incognita for me...way too much sky glow.

Nice crab, almost as nice as the muddies down at the Sydney fish-market Steve

Thanks Peter. Given the way this turned out I'll probably be going after more northern objects now but the sky glow is a problem although not as bad as you would get in Sydney I guess.

Mmm - muddies. I'll be spending Christmas at my sister's place and she generally puts on a good seafood spread.

[RickS (Rick)]

That's a great result for such a low target, Steve!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by RickS

That's a great result for such a low target, Steve!

Thanks Rick. As I keep saying it was much better than I expected.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

That's beautifully, compellingly processed, Steve. Not overdoing it. Looks like we're right there next to the explosion in 3D.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

You’ve inspired me to give this a shot Steve even with its northerly declination. Thanks for sharing.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

You’ve inspired me to give this a shot Steve even with its northerly declination. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Rodney. Glad to be of service.

Originally Posted by Placidus

That's beautifully, compellingly processed, Steve. Not overdoing it. Looks like we're right there next to the explosion in 3D.

Thanks M&T. It was actually easy to process. I think the data was pretty good.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Surprisingly good considering all the negatives you mentioned- well done!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

Surprisingly good considering all the negatives you mentioned- well done!

Thanks Andy. It certainly surprised me.