Rose(tte) for Valentine’s Day

[IanP]

Rose(tte) for Valentine’s Day
Here is the Rose(tte) for Valentine’s Day.

This was taken with ED80Tx0.8 (Moonlight Focuser) and SBIG STT-8300m (with self-guiding filter wheel) on CGEM.
LRGB + Ha(7nm) as R and OIII(8.5nm) as B and SII(8nm) as G, combined in PI NBRGB script.
Total exposure – who knows …
Useful exposure – roughly 15h in 3-5min subs for all.

All together it was a test case for new set of gear.

Initially I had a problem with CGEM and the NexStar+ HandController.
Luckily Celestron, being aware of the issue (NexStar+ and the Southern Hemisphere), solved the problem (temporary) by sending older version of the HC.

The new Moonlight Focuser and the STT-8300 (+self-guiding filter wheel) work as expected.

:hi:

Higher res @
http://westcoastpics23.blogspot.com.au/?view=flipcard

[gregbradley]

A sensational image Ian. You should be proud of that.

Greg.

[alocky]

That is very deep! Looks like you're off to a great start with the new gear.
cheers,
Andrew.

[Rod771]

Fantastic Ian! Well done, looks like the new gear behaved itself :)

Apparently the new beta firmware release for the Nexstar + is coming "sooner rather than later" :rolleyes:

[Geoff45]

Very impressive Ian. I never knew about all that red stuff off to the side. Well done. Always nice when new gear works well.
Geoff

[Marios]

WOW! ;o)

[strongmanmike]

Nice Rose and the trailing ribbon too :thumbsup:

Mike

[atalas]

Great effort.

[IanP]

Thanks ALL !!!
My wife says she loves the blue hues and so do I ..
Thanks again.
:hi:

[cazza132]

Looks awesome! Nice detail. Love the narrow band blues n greens you have extracted out of this object!

[multiweb]

Gorgeous colours and details. Very deep shot. :thumbsup:

[IanP]

Cheers Marc
:thanx:



Colours combo was (as usual) try'n'error in PI NBRGB script ...
:thanx:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Really like your Rosette Ian!:thumbsup:

Love the strong colour.

Cheers,

Justin.

[IanP]

Thanks for that Justin, always appreciate a comment from you ...
:thanx:

[LucasB]

Beautiful shot Ian. As others have said the colour and detail are great!:thumbsup:
Lucas

[IanP]

Thanks Lucas,
:thanx:
I’m glad the selected colour palette fits your liking...
:hi:

[DrWho]

Super colours and great detail!
Gotta be happy with it . . . . . :thumbsup:

[IanP]

Thanks DR ...
You're right ... :thanx:

[Shiraz]

:thumbsup:looks like the new gear is working a treat - nice when that happens. regards Ray

[Bassnut]

wow, thats poppy and sharp, well done !. (try to make the pic link work though, would be handy)

[IanP]

Thanks Fred,
:thanx:

Link is fixed ...
:hi:

[RobF]

Top stuff Ian. Love it!!
The colour scheme works wonderfully, and it feels sharp and very 3D.

[IanP]

I’m not enthusiastic about the Hubble palette, so I try to mix NB with RGB – whatever it is - it is always artist’s impression.
:thanx: