RCW102-106 region

[sjastro]

A messy region of the sky illustrating some very faint nebulae against the backdrop of our galaxy.

A 300mm Pentax lens and ST-10XME was used for this 6 hr Ha exposure.

Large resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/rcw102Ha.html

Steven

[gregbradley]

Great work Steven.

Greg.

[Paul Haese]

Heaps of dust and gas in that region. Some quite interesting knots.

[sjastro]

Thanks Greg and Paul.

Regards

Steven

[atalas]

Good work Steven.

[seeker372011]

So much to see great target and image

[jsmoraes]

Very nice capture. It is a very interesting region.
Near RCW 102 we can perceive the presence of Ant Nebula, despite of the appearance as two stars together.

I did Ant nebula, but I had not much signal to register well the RCW 102. http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=124366

[sjastro]

Thanks Louie, Narayan and Jorge.

Clear skies

Steven

[Stevec35]

Nice one Steven. That's obviously a good 300mm lens. I've visited this region a couple of times. Here's a magnified view of the centre showing the Ant nebula.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/RCW102_STL11K_RC_HaRGB.htm

[sjastro]

Thanks Steve,

I was aware of your fine image.
It's good to see something a bit different.

Clear skies

Steven

[multiweb]

That's a really good shot. Great dynamic range. I like the central bits like the veil and the dark lanes. :thumbsup:

[Ross G]

A great looking wide photo Steven.

Amazing detail!

Ross.

[sjastro]

Thanks Marc and Ross.

Steven