IC 2944 - The Gungan Nebula

[gregbradley]

I like this image a lot. I like the colour scheme you have used which is that golden one which is kind of appealing.

The red stars you had to fix is probably because the scope is not focusing red well or there is extra scatter. Just keep it in mind next processing time you may need to do a tad of decon on the red channel to get the FWHMs to match with the other colours. Most APO scopes except for the very top tend to be weak in one channel.

Greg.

[deeplook (Markus)]

Hi Andy,

wow, this is great! I really like the colors a lot and the detail is also amazing!

Markus

[RickS (Rick)]

A very striking image, Andy. Well done!

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Andy, we keep coming back to this, as an excellent narrowband reference overview of the area. Really well done.

We keep seeing bits of your image that we want to zoom in on with our tiny 36 min arc FOV. So much to see.

Very best,
Mike n Trish

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Stunning Andy. A beautiful journey.

Thanks Rodney, appreciate the comment

Originally Posted by Geoff45

Awesome shot Andy. Brilliant colours.

Cheers Geoff, glad you liked it too

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful colors and details Andy. Thanks for the link to the tut.

You're welcome Marc, I really appreciate all your help and feedback to date

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Much better Andy! I do my star alignment and RGB combine in CCDStack using CCDIS/P. No clue why your red frames would need to be scaled at all - especially with Astrodon filters.

Thanks for your help Marcus, yeah, it's a mystery - will see if shows up again on my next wide-field project.

Originally Posted by Bassnut

wow, thats exceptional Andy. Monster detail, sharp as, and masterfull contrast and colour balance, it just pops. Sitting back a while, just looking at the overall effect, I cant think of a single thing I would do different, the lack of green is appropriate in this case. The image expresses a kind of firey agressivness that makes it stand out.

Wow! Thanks Fred, that's high praise indeed from yourself good sir! Your images continue to inspire me to try harder, so many thanks

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

Looks great Andy I'm thinking more Hypnotoad (Futurama) than Jar Jar.
Cheers
Russ

Lol Russ, I had to google that one, but you're right, cheers

Originally Posted by gregbradley

I like this image a lot. I like the colour scheme you have used which is that golden one which is kind of appealing.

The red stars you had to fix is probably because the scope is not focusing red well or there is extra scatter. Just keep it in mind next processing time you may need to do a tad of decon on the red channel to get the FWHMs to match with the other colours. Most APO scopes except for the very top tend to be weak in one channel.

Greg.

Thanks for the insightful tip Greg, I'll try that, soooo much still to learn

Originally Posted by deeplook

Hi Andy,

wow, this is great! I really like the colors a lot and the detail is also amazing!

Markus

Cheers Markus, glad you liked it

Originally Posted by RickS

A very striking image, Andy. Well done!

Thanks Rick and congrats on your APOD this week, well done!

Originally Posted by Placidus

Andy, we keep coming back to this, as an excellent narrowband reference overview of the area. Really well done.

We keep seeing bits of your image that we want to zoom in on with our tiny 36 min arc FOV. So much to see.

Very best,
Mike n Trish

Cheers M&T, it's a fascinating nebula - I look forward to seeing your results. This wide field thing is kinda exiting. The sense of freedom I have from no longer being restricted by my former FOV is quite liberating! I'm hoping to start another project this weekend.
Thanks for your kind words

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Andy
I see this shot is featured in Stellavues website (http://www.stellarvue.com/stellarshot ) along with a pic of you looking very relaxed at SV!!

Cheers

Malcolm

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

That's certainly a stellarshot!

[The_bluester (Paul)]

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

Looks great Andy I'm thinking more Hypnotoad (Futurama) than Jar Jar.

Cheers

Russ

Had not looked in on this thread in a while, now all I can hear is Hypnotoad!

Great to see your shot on the SV site AC.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Thanks Malcom, Paul & Suavi!
Yes it's a testament to the manufacturer that this image came out pretty well, more or less straight off the plane and out of the box
So far very happy & really looking forward to a winter season of widefield imaging with my new toy.
Thanks for your kind words everyone