Rosette Ha Widefield from Coonabarabran

[Ross G]

Hello,

I am still slowly processing my photos from Coonabarabran 2 months ago.

This is a Ha widefield of the Rosette Nebula taken with a Nikon 180mm lens.

Exposure is 10 x 10 minute subs.

Photo has been slightly cropped.

http://smu.gs/XgabMy

Thanks for looking.

Ross.

NIKON 180MM F2.8 LENS AT F4
QHY9 CCD WITH Ha FILTER
VIXEN SXW SPHINX MOUNT
50mm FINDER AS GUIDESCOPE
QHY5 GUIDE CAMERA

EZYCAP, PHD, DEEPSKYSTACKER, PHOTOSHOP CS2

[Tandum]

That's a great view of it Ross, it's a lot bigger than you think. :thumbsup:

[cybereye]

Ross, that's a great shot!!

Cheers,
Mario

[avandonk]

You are capturing some very faint stuff there Ross. Well done.

What is the FoV of your system?

Bert

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thats a very detailed image, great stuff Ross!

It's the first time Iv'e seen such depth in the centre of the Rosette.

Cheers,

Justin.

[allan gould]

Really nice wide field of this object. I'm beginning to like the black and white images more and more as some times RGB look a bit plastic to me as people tend to push the colours too much.

[RickS]

Lovely shot, Ross!

[jsmoraes]

Beautiful image, Ross. I am just asking: why I never tried it? :confuse3:

[jjjnettie]

Beautifully captured and processed.

[Larryp]

Very nice, Ross

[strongmanmike]

Great wide field Ha of the Rose area, looks good with that thread like streamer showing up.

Mike

[atalas]

Looks great....well done Ross.

[Ross G]

Thanks Robin.
Yes, it is big. My photo is with a 180mm and I think I could use a 50mm lens and still fill the frame with that region.



Thanks Mario. I'm glad you like it.
Congratulations on your photo being published in Sky & Telescope.

[Ross G]

Hi Bert. I'm glad you like it as your widefield and narrowband photos are a great inspiration.
I'm not sure how to calculate the field of view, but it's a 180mm lens onto a 4/3, 8300 Kodak chip.

Thank you.

[Ross G]

Hi Justin. Glad you like it.

The amount of detail surprised me. I think shooting drom a dark site gives as much advantage to narrowband as it does to RGB.

Thanks



Thanks Allan.

I agree. Black and white has a special quality that can't be matched.



Hi Rick.

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.



Hi Jorge.

It is a region full of so many objects and so much detail no matter what focal length you photograph at.
Give it a try with your equipment.
Thank you.

[Ross G]

Thank you Jeanette. I really enjoy processing black & white photos.



Glad you like it Larry.
Thanks.

[Ross G]

Hi Mike.

Glad you like the photo.
The faint streaming arms was a nice surprise.

I think photographing from a dark site makes a huge difference even for narrowband Ha photos.

Thank you.

[Ross G]

Hi Louie.

Welcome back from your latest expedition.

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

[Stevec35]

A nice detailed shot Ross

Cheers

Steve

[Ross G]

Thanks Steve.

I was surprised at the amount of detailed captured. I think the dark site had a lot to do with it.