C100 Nebula

[Andy01]

Hi Everyone,

For the life of me I can't see a running chicken, and to be honest, it's not a very interesting object, at least not in my photograph of this DSO!

Maybe it needs lots of Ha to fill it in. This is about 3 hrs worth of 5 min subs on my SBIG 8300c OSC. Shot from my backyard in suburban Melbourne with the IDAS LP filter in place.

It's my first go at dithering, and I think I've finally figured out flats (Hooray!) so I'm pleased with the quieter, cleaner results from these techniques. :)

...now to try all this on something much more aesthetically pleasing!

Thanks for looking, feedback and comments most welcome.

Cheers

Andy

[dutch2]

Looks great.
Well done.:thumbsup:

[Regulus]

Yup, no chooks there, but the strong Black/Red contrast is great. Very Pretty.

Trevor

[Andy01]

Thanks folks, appreciate your comments. I probably clipped the blacks a bit too much as well, but thanks for your responses.
Cheers:)
Andy

[nebulosity.]

I think that's nice Andrew! Some interesting dust globules in there :thumbsup:

Cheers
Jo

[alistairsam]

Hi Andy,

I always thought the chicken was in the middle. to me, the neck and head are here. but now you've got me thinking. where is the running chicken
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/IC2948-HA.jpg

surprised that you didn't get more details with 3 hours with an OSC as this is a fairly bright object. do you have a link to a raw unprocessed but stacked version?

cheers
Alistair

edit: I think the chicken is a bit more apparent in this version, I see a chicken with wings outstretched...
http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ic2948_STL11K_RC.htm

[Andy01]

Thanks Jo.

Or is this it AlistairSam?

http://www.pbase.com/image/135786665

Has anyone else got any ideas about where the elusive chicken is?

Cheers
Andy

[peeb61]

Hi Andy,

Great image mate....

Without fear of trying to hijack your thread and apologies in advance, this is my version of the chook taken a while back with a Canon 350D and ED80.

This is just over 3 hours worth...can you see the chook in this? This image is rotated as well.

Paul

[Andy01]

No need to apologize, yours is a much better pic :thumbsup:
Wider FOV, more interesting composition and much more nebulosity detail in the middle, (mine turned to mush in there). "Stuffed" if I can see a chicken though, maybe its just me... cooped up too long here :lol: (sorry!)

Andy