NGC 1935 - "The Wacky Racers"

[Andy01]

NGC 1835 in Narrowband.

These little nebulae are located in the Large Magellenic cloud. Often overshadowed by their more famous neighbour, the Tarantula Nebula.

Is it just me or do they remind you of the old cartoon show - "The Wacky Racers"? Crazy looking cute little guys anyway :)

This is a Ha OIII SII RGB combination image.
12 hrs exposure over three evenings - my most ambitious effort yet!
2 hrs each RGB in 10 min subs and 4 hrs Ha, 4hrs OIII and 2 hrs SII all in 15 min subs.

I used an interesting "tone Mapping" technique for this one from J-p Metsavainio. (Astro Anarchy) - pretty cool, it took forever to process but I am reasonably pleased with the result.

I hope you enjoy it. :thumbsup:

High Res here ..http://www.astrobin.com/141462/

Thanks for looking, feel free to comment, I'm still learning NB techniques.

[gregbradley]

That's a wonderful image. Its great to see these interesting LMC nebulas being imaged. There are so many of them.

Greg.

[Andy01]

Thanks Greg, really appreciate your input & taking the time to comment.
Cheers :)

[RickS]

I don't remember the Wacky Racers but they are colourful little critters. Some nice detail too, Andy. The MCs are a good source of interesting and rarely imaged objects...

Cheers,
Rick.

[Andy01]

Thanks Rick. Maybe I'm getting old and some of you didn't grow up with Dastardly & Muttley & Penelope Pitstop!

I forgot to mention that the 2:30am meridian flips over three consecutive nights was a real killer! Any tips on avoiding that?

Thanks for the positive feedback though, I really appreciate your input, cheers !
Andy

[RickS]

I'm the right vintage but must have missed that somehow.

The solution to meridian flips is proper automation. I leave my ACP set up to do it and most nights it does the right thing all by itself. At least it used to, back when the weather was clear and vaguely predictable... Maybe it will be again next winter.

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike]

Oh yeah, deffinitely see Sergeant Blast in his Army Surplus Special there, just left of centre :thumbsup:

Great little grouping of interesting nebs that :)

Mike

[Andy01]

Onya Mike :) you got it!
Cheers & thx for the feedback, really appreciate it!:thumbsup:
Cheers
Andy

[strongmanmike]

He he they were all good but Sgt Blast was my favourite :D

Mike

[Ross G]

Very nice capture Andy..a great looking and detailed photo.

Also, thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Ross.

[Placidus]

Great shot and superb description! The wide field of view makes your shot makes a great narrowband guide to the area.

[Andy01]

Thankyou Ross, appreciate the comments, cheers!



Thanks Placidus, that's very kind of you. Glad you liked it! :thumbsup:

[Bassnut]

Thats great!, excellent colour, composition and 3D effect, lots of interesting things to look at in one image.

[Andy01]

Thanks Fred, you ans Paul Haese inspired me to shoot these guys. Really appreciate your feedback, thanks very much 👍
Andy