VdB7 - VdB8 - VdB9

[Leonardo70]

Cassiopeia nebulae, a trio of VdB in a single image.
A long exposure (for me !) on this field with fast scope setting:

http://www.starkeeper.it/DustBowler.htm

I hope you'll found it interesting.

Thanks for looking.
Leo

[allan gould]

Another beautiful image from you Leonardo. I really enjoy your processing and choice of objects as they are really well done.
Allan

[DJT]

Vdb9, gorgeous image. Thanks for sharing:)

[RickS]

Lovely image, Leo! Beautifully processed.

[strongmanmike]

VdB..?? I think it should be VBG (Very Bloody Good) :thumbsup:

Lovely dust and a great glow in the centre there Leo

Mike

[Larryp]

Lovely work, Leonardo

[Shiraz]

What an exceptionally beautiful image. excellent.

[Ross G]

Great photo Leo.

Beautiful colours.

Ross.

[Regulus]

A beautiful image Leonardo! I hadn't seen this nebula before and this is an excellent introduction. Thanks.
trevor

[gregbradley]

That's a lot of VBs Leo! (In Australia VB is a brand of beer).

Nice shot.

Greg.

[DavidNg]

Love your work Leonardo, hope you get well very soon too.

Regards
David

[Leonardo70]

Thanks everyone for comments !

Three V(d)B beer for all then :cheers:...

All the best,
Leo

[Leonardo70]

Thank you so much David .. i really hope.

[Peter.M]

I always love your shots Leo, and this is no exception!

[Leonardo70]

Thank you Peter.

All the best,
Leo

[pmrid]

Leonardo,
I am sorry to hear about your illness. But despite that, you continue to produce exquisite images and this is no exception. Well done.
Peter

[multiweb]

That's a superb field Leo. Really nice. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[stevous67]

Beautiful colours there Leo!

Steve

[Paul Haese]

Great colour and detail. Awesome 3D feel to the image.

[alpal]

Hi Leonardo,
That's a magnificent shot.
The QSI-683WSG has worked so well -
92 L frames giving 1/9.6 or nearly 1/10 the noise has put you deep into the target.
I notice you didn't bin the colour either.

off topic:
What size is the QSI's OAG mirror & does it leave a shadow in the flat frames?

cheers
Allan

[Leonardo70]

Thanks everyone for comments !!

@Peter: thanks ... my wife help me on, so lucky !

@Allan: one sub of 5 min give me a background of 4500 ADU in L, i cannot ask more to my sky in my experience. I decided to go for a lot of 5 min sub. One sub show just vdb 7, 8 and the stars ... i asked from myself if continue or not. I think QSI is a great camera but a bigger size pixel help so much in this kind of subjects (think to 9 micron pixel). I don't know the size of OAG's mirror but i haven't problems at F3.6 with shadow. Nothing is visible on flat, but i use the 2.156" adpater instead of T2. For the colour i use only bin1 for fast scope and refractor.

[marco]

Great field Leo :thumbsup: I understood from you blog you were forced to have some "rest", this one means you are fully back in the game? Hope so! :thumbsup:
Regards
Marco

[alpal]

Thanks Leonardo for your reply.
I wish all cameras/filter wheels had there own built in OAG mirror.
It's working so well.

cheers
Allan

[Leonardo70]

Hello Marco, thank you for reading my blog! Unfortunately there is no cure and therefore any therapy attempt , i do a "lap on track" to see if it works. At that time I did 2 photos ... the next who knows!

@Allan: this is one of the reason i switch to QSI ..

All the best,
Leo

[SkyViking]

It's a magnificent view, really well processed and a great target. As Paul mentioned, it has a nice 3D effect. Thanks for the view!

[dvj]

All of your work on the web site is quite amazing.

[Ric]

Wonderful work Leo

A pleasure to view.

[Leonardo70]

Rolf, John and Ric thank you so much for comments!

All the best ... and Merry Christmas to all !!
Leo