Pipe Nebula Update II

[dvj]

140139Now up to 21 segments.

16803
FSQ-N
Coonabarabran, NSW

300s x 12 each L channel segment

5mb image:

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6171/panmasterc.jpg

[multiweb]

Cool! :thumbsup: Got the same field framing (https://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pcv0cYGsMgnpswfqxF-Q3kgdBTlmvBbKAi3arqLAijZoWq23G2534y bNVDGC_4CE06r6SCELSgk2yjPY2ANnsC4l7 sPb6w_buFvUaxRSQDAY/scorpius_rgb_vr_ff.jpg?psid=1)from a 50mm lens couple of years ago. Almost matches. :lol:

[gregbradley]

Magnificent work John.

Greg.

[dvj]

That's really remarkable!

Here is a 100% resolution crop of B-86 region showing some star density and FSQ capability.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/2935/b86segment.jpg

[John Hothersall]

This is fantastic work with great resolution, your threads really deserve more attention. Keep it up John.

JohnH.

[strongmanmike]

Lovely work John...ahhh sigh, it brings back those good'ol Tech Pan days...only much sharper :doh: :thumbsup:

Mike

[dvj]

Hey Mike. I shot this same field back in 1978 with Kodak 103ae and a Pentax 50mm f/2.8 lens. Hooked me on astrophotography for the rest of my life. I need to find a way to post the full res mosaic once it's done. It will be at least 50 segments when I get done. Uggh! Why do these things turn into projects?




Hi John and thank you for the complement! I don't post much because I'm busy collecting data and finding the time to put it all together is a probelm with so many other interests in my life. This is a fun project that's fairly easy to do and I love grayscale.

[troypiggo]

That's an epic field. How many panels are you going to go with it?

[jase]

Nothing short of spectacular, John! The presented scene is explosive and dynamic. A real treat to see. A suggestion if I may. The contrast or more specifically the background black point on the right side of the image doesn't appear to match that of the left. I understand this is partly natural given the proximity to the milky way core. However some of the dusty features around M8 would look more pronounced if the black point were slightly raised. This in turn would reduce the focus on the pipe nebula so it may have an undesirable result but its worth investigating. I'm in awe of the gigantic FoV your set up delivers. Well done.