Cone Nebula in Monoceros

[multiweb]

Here's another one from the night. NGC2264 and surroundings. Same rig.
25x5min with QHY8.

Bigger one here (https://public-dm2305.files.1drv.com/y2peYF7_myoZTqmVP_YwvJGOAdacFfMFhSt RKyqorFg0BD58vM9uaACk6kACO0RBrmF_iP mLYbBE-xdYgTBOD6PWgEScVe480OCjVa0CyiFI8o/NGC2264_FSQ_fff.jpg?psid=1). :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Nice work again Marc, like'in that golden cluster on the right!

Mike

[pluto]

Very nice Marc :)

[nebulosity.]

That's really nice Marc!

Jo

[RickS]

Another nice one, Marc!

[Leonardo70]

Really nice.

All the best,
Leo

[multiweb]

Thanks for the nice feedback guys. :thumbsup:

I seem to burn the stars very quickly during stretching. They're pinpoint and bright to start with (damn FSQ) and get saturated very quickly when I DDP the shots to bring out the faint nebs.

I guess if I integrate more subs and stretch less or do a star mask? Or blur them back in the final? :question:

[Placidus]

A pleasing photo Marc, and remarkable given the faintness of the object and the short time you had available. Like the other Mike, I like that you've included the golden cluster on the right. Your shot shows how the dust continues up through the Christmas Tree and way, way beyond.

[multiweb]

Thanks Mike. :thumbsup: Placidus' skies once again delivered. :stargaze:

[Ross G]

Hi Marc,

You're never happy.....complaining the new FSQ is too sharp?;)
I have a "softer", less contrasty telescope if you want to swap!

It's a very good looking photo.
Very sharp and I love the wide fov. You can see so many objects and features.

Ross.

[Camelopardalis]

Very nice Marc, love the sharpness and colours and your treatment of the nebulosity :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

:lol: No Ross, I'm over the moon with that scope. No collimation, just plug and play and my puny 27mm diagonal CCD is probably using 15% of the whole corrected imaging circle. :) It's just that I need to revisit my processing habits. Always had dodgy, blurred, funky shaped stars in the past so I always got away with stretching without worrying about white clipping much. Now I can't do it anymore. I can't even run deconvolution anymore without masking the stars methink. So just a few adjustments needed there and there.

PS: No way. You're not getting it. :fight:
Maybe I'll let you look at it. Once :P


Thanks mate. :thumbsup:

[atalas]

A fabulous region of the sky and you captured It nicely!well done Marc.

ps.enjoying the FSQ are we?

[Stevec35]

Nice one Marc. Good colour and composition.

Cheers

Steve

[multiweb]

Thanks mate. :thumbsup: Yeah, I'm having a ball. Need to get back into the processing though.



Thanks Steve. This scope seems to pick up a lot of more colors than my other gear. Not sure why.