Rigel and the Witches Head

[nebulosity.]

Here's one for Kevin ;)

Rigel and the Witches Head, 60x150 sec subs.

Cooled modded Canon 350D, Iso 1600, Nikon 85mm lens F8.

Have wanted to do this properly for a while now and I think it turned out alright, lots of gas and dust in this area, above Rigel you can see the tail end of Barnards Loop. Check out the large here. (http://astrob.in/63584/0/)

Cheers
Jo

And of course tips and advice appreciated.

[Larryp]

Well done, Jo :thumbsup:

[cometcatcher]

Amazing. You've captured it well.

There's no way I could image that at the temps my camera runs at.

Are you using any filters?

[nebulosity.]

Thanks Laurie and Kevin :thumbsup:

Yeah no filters, love to have a Ha or something aye. Be able to get some detail in the nebs.

Jo

[renormalised]

Great shot :)

Here's something to ponder....how many civilisations are we looking directly at, here? :)

[allan gould]

Good catch there Jo. It's difficult as its sooooo faint. Well done.

[nebulosity.]

Were are they all then :lol:

[RickS]

Nice to see it in such a wide context. Well done, Jo!

[Rex]

Another great shot Jo. Love that diffraction pattern.

[rcheshire]

+1

[renormalised]

Watching us (some, at least). But we're too stupid to realise :) :P

[jjjnettie]

:) Awesome wide field Jo.
This one is on my "to do" list next new Moon. Your image has given me the perspective I need for choosing what to image it through.
Thanks.

[nebulosity.]

Thanks Jeanette,

If you are thinking taking it the same orientation as I've done I would recommend placing Rigel more towards the centre as there seems to be some interesting dust on the left side of the frame. Hope it turns out great, look forward to seeing it.

Cheers
Jo