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multiweb

16-05-2013, 06:35 PM

Here's an M17 I'm very happy with. I've been shooting this one year after year and never got a good one. Practice makes perfect. Pretty stoked with that one and the colors and details I got.

80% res is here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M17_600mm_fff.jpg)[4.75MB]
HD (1920px) here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M17_600mm_ff.jpg)[3.41MB]
and a user friendly version here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M17_600mm_f.jpg)[1.69MB]

Probably not perfect in the eye of the purist but much better than all the salmon slices I got previously. :)

The thumbnail is a 1:1 crop.
Same rig. APO90mm at prime 600mm FL and QHY8. 10x5min

Thanks for looking. :thumbsup:

Geoff45

16-05-2013, 07:03 PM

Good one Marc. It all works well with the nice big field. Maybe crank up the saturation a bit?
Geogg

Larryp

16-05-2013, 07:22 PM

Nice work, Marc :thumbsup:

multiweb

16-05-2013, 10:02 PM

Thanks Geoff. :thumbsup: Yeah I might.

Thanks Larry. :thumbsup:

strongmanmike

16-05-2013, 10:58 PM

Yeh quite nice Marc well done :thumbsup:

...is M8 somewhere near that? if so perhaps a shot of that would be worth a try :whistle:

Mike

peter_4059

17-05-2013, 05:49 AM

Well done Marc.

multiweb

17-05-2013, 08:55 AM

Thanks mate. :thumbsup: Yep, it's here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=976460&postcount=1). :)

Thanks Peter. :thumbsup:

Ross G

17-05-2013, 08:58 AM

Hi Marc,

A beautiful photo.

Great detail and colour.

I love the composition.

Ross.

multiweb

17-05-2013, 09:42 AM

Thanks a lot Ross. :thumbsup: Yeah I'm pretty happy with that one. The field looks good.

SkyViking

17-05-2013, 10:42 AM

That's looking very good Marc, lovely details and colour. Saturation can be pushed a bit more I think, but is a matter of taste of course :)
I love this relatively overlooked nebula, and am always surprised with how bright it appears in my finderscope compared to say the Eagle.

multiweb

17-05-2013, 11:28 AM

Thanks Rolf. :thumbsup: It sure is much brighter than the Eagle. First time I heard about it I saw it in a Dobs. Then I wanted to image it. It looks beautiful in tricolor narrowband as well. What's fascinating about this one is the clear right angled corner in the dark cloud. Even more in close up shots with massive telescopes.