Snake Nebula

[gregbradley]

Here is an image I took a little while ago.

The Snake Nebula. Perhaps not the most mesmerising object but the densely packed central stars are a marvel by their sheer quantity.


https://pbase.com/gregbradley/image/169725991/large

https://pbase.com/gregbradley/image/169725991/original

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nice one Greg, nice and bright, I've always liked this field, the scattered dark clouds over the mass of stars is pretty cool ...yeah, a few stars in there I guess, huh?...

Mike

[Paul Haese]

At full resolution this is an interesting image to scan around. Tiny stars across the field. Looks great.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Nice sparkly stars too - good colour handling.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Well done Greg, It's a field I've always enjoyed as well

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nice one Greg, nice and bright, I've always liked this field, the scattered dark clouds over the mass of stars is pretty cool ...yeah, a few stars in there I guess, huh?...

Mike

Thanks Mike. Even though its a simple image it can be a bit tricky getting those background stars to the right colour so I was happy with that.
The sheer quantity of stars is amazing to me.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

At full resolution this is an interesting image to scan around. Tiny stars across the field. Looks great.

Thanks Paul. I dialled in the tilt with the camera and the Honders recently and when its spot on the star fields are lovely. This is also after I have serviced my Proline 16803.

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Nice sparkly stars too - good colour handling.

Thanks Troy. It was taken at my home observatory so I am happy with that.

Originally Posted by Andy01

Well done Greg, It's a field I've always enjoyed as well

Cheers Andy. Not impactful colour but the area has its appeal. For some reason it seems very Australian.

Greg.

[Retrograde (Pete)]

That's great Greg.
I think you've absolutely nailed the colours - very smooth and natural looking.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Retrograde

That's great Greg.
I think you've absolutely nailed the colours - very smooth and natural looking.

Thanks Pete. This area can be a challenge sometimes.

Greg.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Definitely should be more of these dark nebula images Greg. They make for a stunning display. Well done

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Definitely should be more of these dark nebula images Greg. They make for a stunning display. Well done

Thanks Rodney.

I am glad that you liked it.
Once the Milky Way gets too low there aren't a lot of imaging targets after it for a while. Its a bit of a dead part of the sky, so I need to get some more areas imaged before they are gone for the year.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Looks great! Gotta love those dark nebs.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Looks great! Gotta love those dark nebs.

Thanks Marc. The sheer number of the background stars is amazing.
Greg.

[topheart]

Very nice!
A very good perspective.
Cheers,
Tim

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by topheart

Very nice!
A very good perspective.
Cheers,
Tim

Thanks Tim. There are several of these dusty squiggles in this area of the night sky so a few to choose from.

Greg.