Deep Tarantula

[sjastro]

Tarantula Nebula

4 hrs exposure Ha filter BRC-250 and ST-X10ME.

Higher resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/TarHa.html

It is rare to get 4 hrs of cloud free time near the coastal regions of Victoria this time of year due to the eddy effects.

Clear skies

Steven

[avandonk]

Detail is superb Steven. A fast focal length of about 1200mm looks like a real sweet spot if the optics are very high quality. Mike Sidonio's images also show this.

Bert

[Larryp]

Great work, Steven. The detail is magnificent:thumbsup:

[RickS]

Very nice, Steven! Are you hoping to get some colour as well?

[alistairsam]

That looks awesome Steven. How long were the subs?

[alpal]

Great shot but the core is a little blown out.
Did you take any shorter subs to layer into the core?

[strongmanmike]

Rarely is a close up Tarantula not worth a look and this is no exception Steve :thumbsup:

Mike

[sjastro]

Thanks

Bert, Laurie, Rick, Alistairsam, Alpal and Mike for the feedback.



Strange the core doesn't look blown out to me:shrug:



Sub exposures were 10 minutes long.



I have an aversion adding colour to Ha data. Maybe its because I'm not good at it, but monochrome Ha images carry more impact.

Clear skies

Steven

[alpal]

Stephen


Well maybe it's not -
I just wanted to see if you'd taken some short exposures so I could compare them.
It is however a great image.

cheers
Allan

[RickS]

That's often true...

[dvj]

ST10, still an amazing camera regardless of the system used. This is an excellent image.

jg

[gregbradley]

Terrific image Steven.

Greg.

[allan gould]

Excellent image, Steven

[sjastro]

Thanks Allan, Rick, John, Greg, Allan for the comments.



A great camera it is despite star blooming and a small sensor size.

Regards

Steven

[Ross G]

A beautiful B&W photo Steven.

Nice closeup with amazing detail.

Ross.

[sjastro]

Thanks Ross.

Clear skies

Steven

[bushman]

Impressive

[sjastro]

Thank you Matt.

Steven