NGC2035, NGC2014 and NGC2020 in Narrowband

[alistairsam]

Hi,

I've been slowly hacking away at this as I find it very intriguing and intend to add a lot more hours but thought I'd post my early attempts, noisy one at that!

I love Fred (Bassnut)'s version of this and followed the same method, LRGB -> Ha:S2:Ha:O3.
This one however has only 1 hour of Ha. hope to add more once I have a few clear nights.
10inchF4, STF8300M, NEQ6, Lodestar, Baader 7nm Filters.
Processed in Startools.

Ha - 3 x 20min bin 1x1
S2,O3 - bin 2x2

Larger version - http://www.astrobin.com/full/70803/0/

Comments welcome.

Alistair

[dvj]

Very nice. I like the green.

[nebulosity.]

Can't wait to see the final result Alistair, but what you've done so far looks awesome :thumbsup:

Jo

[gregbradley]

That's a great image Alistair. These LMC nebs are a great source of imaging targets.

Greg.

[scagman]

Looking really good Alistair.

Cheers

[RickS]

Nice colours, Alistair. I'm also looking forward to the next installment :)

[alistairsam]

Thanks John, the green makes it look electric and that's what I like about it.
Lots of Red missing which is S2.



Thanks Rick, Hope it stays clear for atleast 3 or 4 nights.



Thanks John



yes Greg, There are so many interesting nebulae. I've been snooping around using the microsoft world wide telescope and there are quite a few interesting shapes to image.

you should try a few targets with your 16803.




Thanks Jo. Hope to get a smoother result. Its a very rich but faint area

Cheers
Alistair

[Astro_Bot]

In my best Richie Benaud voice ...

Super shot, that one. That's gone all the way to the boundary for four.

[strongmanmike]

Looking good so far Al, it's that donnut ring that looks the coolest :thumbsup:

Mike

[SkyViking]

Thats looking great Alistair, and those colours are really nice. Lots of intriguing details, and it's good to see those LMC nebulae being imaged.:thumbsup:

[alistairsam]

Thanks for the comments Astrobot, Mike, Rolf.

I presume this is the donut you're referring to Mike, kinda reminds me of ... Mike Wazowski!!

We have 4 clear nights coming up, so can't wait to add a few nights of S2 and O3 and see what comes up.

This would look cool from a dark site, but I have to make do with my LP backyard.

Cheers
Alistair

[Shiraz]

very attractive image Alistair.