NGC 2467 in NB

[Andy01]

Havn't t seen too many images of this, in fact I'd never heard of it before an ASV colleague posted a nice rgb pic of the region, so I thought I'd try it in Narrowband from home as 'her indoors would kill me if I went bush at Christmas time :)

No idea why, but this also known as the "Skull 'n Crossbones" nebula - can you see them, stuffed if I can. RGB stars to follow soon (hopefully).

2 hrs each of Ha, OIII and Sii, 20 min subs - really pushing the limits of the EQ6 mount but pretty happy with the result. There's a HST version (Blue) and a HNO version (red), think I prefer the HST but interested in which you think looks better?

High res here ...http://www.astrobin.com/143447/

Once again, this is done using the Tone Mapping technique - which works well for me anyway. Details here ...http://astroanarchy.blogspot.com.au/2009/04/neaic.html

Hope you like it too, thanks for looking, feedback welcome :)

Taken from my suburban backyard on a rare clear night in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Cheers,
Andy

[strongmanmike]

Nice work Andy, yes rarely imaged area this, I started on it last year actually but moved on to something else with a view to come back to it :)...I think I like the blue yellow combo version best :thumbsup:

Mike

[gregbradley]

That's a very good NB image. I haven't seen that before. Its amazing how much stuff there is to image!

QSI683? I thought you used a 690? You have both? Which do you prefer?

Greg.

[RickS]

Interesting object, Andy. My vote is for the Hubble palette.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Andy01]

Thanks Mike, duly noted - your vote has been recorded! :thumbsup:
Cheers Andy



Thanks Greg, yes I too am amazed by the plethora of imaging choices we have on offer up there! It's pleasantly rewarding to be working on some of these more obscure targets.

I have a QSI 683 wsg8, never had a 690 :)



Thanks Rick, looks like the HST version is preferred. :)
Cheers
Andy

[Placidus]

Hi, Andy,

Well done! You've gone quite deep there in the outer, fainter, regions. Only because you mentioned it's not often done and it's one of my absolute favourites, here is Trish's and my attempt (http://www.mikeberthonjones.smugmug.com/Category/Star-Forming-Regions/i-rfpRtD3/0/O/0051%20Snoopy.jpg) from a couple years ago.

Yours covers a much larger area and shows faint extensions to the right that are out of field on our shot. You've also managed to bring out much more faint OIII than we did :thumbsup:

I also see no scary skull and crossbones. Rather I see Snoopy the famous cartoon dog (the head, toward top left, is unmistakeable), riding on a salt-cellar rocket ship.

Methinks that the Hubble Palette is like a kind of Lingua Franca, and people who are used to it start to get an intuitive understanding about what the image is saying about the astrophysics, so I'd stick with it unless there is some really good reason not to.

Very best,
Mike

[LewisM]

I did a VERY short run on it sometime earlier this year with the FSQ-106ED (last image I ever took with it actually and the SBIG ST-8XE)

VERY seldom imaged area, but a stand-out nebula for sure. Might try it again one day.

Here's my piddly effort with I think 1 hr NB total on it (not hijacking your nice efforts, just for comparison)

[multiweb]

That's great Andy. Terrific colors in NB. :thumbsup:

[alpal]

Nice pictures Andy,
I've never seen that before.
It reaches 78° at 2.30am - looks like a good target.

cheers
Allan

[Andy01]

Thanks very much Mike! Er, sorry maybe it's just me but I can't see Snoopy either. Guess we all have fertile imaginations! Nice work on yours too :)
Cheers
Andy



Onya Lewis, looks good for only an hour's data :)



Thanks Marc! Onya :)



Cheers Allan, have a go :)

[multiweb]

Here it is.

[Andy01]

Heyyy now, wouldja look at that! Nice one Marc :)

[Bassnut]

Excellent Andy, very Astroanarchy look. Bit noisy zoomed in but a fine effort, love the colour.

[cometcatcher]

Nice colour in this NB version.