The Dragons Egg in Norma - Natural Colour Version added

[strongmanmike]

I managed to get more data on the lovely planetary in Norma NGC 6164

This is the first full image taken from the new Wallaroo Observatory (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/building_wallaroo_observatory). The conditions were ok, seeing was not too bad but not as good as last weekend when I only got 20min Ha before clouds rolled in :doh: Inside the observatory there was NO WIND :cool: (well there was very little outside anyway but there was certainly NONE inside the dome :P :thumbsup:)

This is an Ha OIII RGB blend (details under the image)

The Dragons Egg (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150841718/original)

and a 100% res Close Up (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150841745/original)

and a wider view (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150841822/original)

Natural Colour versions added:

Here I have blended the narrowband and RGB data to create a more natural colour palette :thumbsup:

NGC 6164/5 and faint outer halo (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860415/original)

Close up of the inner hourglass ring (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860416/original)

Wider view (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860409/original)


Mike

[naskies]

Wow - some great psychedelic colours going on there, Mike :lol: It does look like what I imagine a dragon's egg to look like...

[Stevec35]

Nice image with interesting colours Mike and good to see you in an observatory. Two little bits of nitpicking though:

It's actually NGC 6164 and NGC 6165 each being the two little bits of nebulosity on either side of the star. Often just called NGC 6164/65. It's also not a planetary but an outburst from a Wolf Rayet star.

Cheers

Steve

[RickS]

Really nice, Mike! Intriguing colours.

[Larryp]

That's a ripper, Mike-so much faint nebulosity and fascinating colours

[TrevorW]

Interesting Mike can't say I've seen this one before :)

[multiweb]

Easter's over. :P Nice one. :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Far out man, that's a gas! Groovy colours ... I dig it! That detail's the boss too! :thumbsup:;)

Later, Marcus

[gregbradley]

I REALLY like that image Mike.

Super result.

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

Cheers for looking guys...I gather the colour palette raised a few eyebrows? :P

I used the same (well similar) palette processing as my 2011 Fighting Dragons of Ara image...but I am working on a more traditional looking version now, so stay tuned for a Sidonio :thumbsup:

Mike

[strongmanmike]

Well, that's nice to hear Greg :)

Mike

[Shiraz]

very interesting images of an unusual object Mike. regards Ray

[RobF]

Nice rendition Mike. Really nice.
Is that yellow/tan on the widefield image the start of the SII areas showing?

[John Hothersall]

Your field of view is perfect for this object and the colours make this egg really stand out. I am seriously thinking of an Obsy, breezy every day of late in SE QLD.

John.

[strongmanmike]

Thanks Ray Rob and John

Rob: No SII data in this one

John: Finally having and observatory is bloody fantastic :thumbsup:

Mike

[strongmanmike]

Here I have blended the narrowband and RGB data to create a more natural colour palette :thumbsup:

NGC 6164/5 and complete halo (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860415/original)

Close up of the inner hourglass ring (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860416/original)

Wider view (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/150860409/original)

Mike

[RobF]

Agghhh. That must be why it said it was a HaOIII RGB blend! :ashamed:


Like the natural colour blends! :thumbsup:

[marco]

Natural color version is the one of my choice :) Didn't like the psychedelic version of narrow palette, even if I am perhaps too traditional :D

Nice image Mike, I never stop to surprise how much light you are able to collect with relatively short exposures, it makes my refractor looks like a bottle bottom ;)

Regards
Marco

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Marco, Although I like the Fighting Dragons palette version, I think I too like the more natural colour palette :thumbsup: It came out better than I thought it would considering the very small amount of RGB data I grabbed :thumbsup:

Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Like the natural version a lot Mike!

Very easy on the eye and detail seems to stand out more.

Cheers,

Justin.

[cybereye]

Mike,

"Au naturel" is my preference! :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Mario

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Mario, after looking at them both a few times...me too now :thumbsup:

Mike

[Ross G]

Great looking photos Mike.

I love the "natural" version.


Ross.

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Ross, I was happy with the first light in the new obs :thumbsup:.. tonight is perfectly clear buuut a huge moon and I have work tomorrow sooo the observatory sits idle...:sadeyes:

Mike

[Stevec35]

My preference would definitely be the natural version.

Cheers

Steve

[seeker372011]

Nice image.

I have a question, did the outer shell show up in h alpha or only in OIII?

Thanks

[strongmanmike]

Cheers guys

Narayan, the outer shell was obvious in both Ha and OIII but it was more billowy in the OIII with more defined edges to the bubble like curves. You can see this in the final colour image actually, the Ha is essentially the magenta-red bits and the OIII the blue bits :thumbsup:

Mike

[David Fitz-Henr]

Nice images Mike; I like the natural colour versions from an aesthetic point of view too although it should be said from a scientific view that the narrowband images show quite well the differences in the types of emission being produced. Well done :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Dave agree 100% :thumbsup:

Mike