Things we do....Corona Australis

[strongmanmike]

Well what else would one do after 4 days and three nights at a cracker of a star party (SPSP) then a 4hr drive home and exhausted from 3-4hrs sleep a day...and then bloody spraining an ankle unloading the car...:question:...well? IMAGE of course :cool:

After grabbing the last bit of data for my NGC 3521 galaxy image before it set (already posted) I had a sparkling Milky Way still overhead with no clouds and no wind ...what to do?..go home? You should Mike, you are exhausted Mike...:screwy:...BAH! Imaging is for real men :D so I used the power of a 12" at F3.8 with sensitive camera..and bagged a complete LRGB image before twilight :thumbsup:

I tried to produce a naturally dusty softness but still detailed image of the region, that respects the light :question:

Corona Australis (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/160103274/original)

Mike

[rustigsmed]

nice one Mike, I hope to nab this one this season one of my favourite objects, still rising a bit late for me on work nights, but it was obviously worth pushing through the tiredness on this effort!

Russ

[DrWho]

Another great shot AT F3.8 (my dream, one day, maybe ..)

[Paul Haese]

Nice image Mike with heaps of detail, and the colour is OOk (maybe a touch too magenta for my taste). Smooth background too which I really like. I think you should do a little selective sharpening around those streaky dust sections though to give it real pop.

I really like that little galaxy which I had not really noticed before in my wide field image but it clearly evident in your image.

[Geoff45]

Dedication wins again! Nice one Mike. Good detail on thr HH object. I like the colour this time.
Geoff

[Stevec35]

Another quality image Mike

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

Nice one Mike. Looks a lot like a Honders shot hehehehe. I did this one on Fri night only to find the autoguider cable was faulty and the guiding failed as soon I left my observatory!!

Getting ready for the Malins are we? I like the framing and the detail.

Greg.

[Placidus]

For clarity and detail, probably the best image of the HH (Yoda's Walking Stick) I've seen. Exhaustion and a sprained ankle must somehow help.

[RickS]

Nice composition and colour variation and all the detail is there. Great image, Mike!

[strongmanmike]

Thanks guys, glad it was enjoyable, t'is a pretty well imaged object so glad it wasn't too boring :P. Feels good to get a reasonable quality image in half a night, even when tired and putting up with the discomfort of a sprained ankle, I should'a really gone home and iced it but what can I say?..I am an imaging tragic :nerd:

Thanks Mike BJ, glad you liked Yoda's walking stick :thumbsup:

Honderesque hey Bradley?...well, I'll take that one :D Hmmm?..yes, DM has awarded quite a few Corona's over the years...

Thanks again all

Mike

[Leonardo70]

This is passion .... i like it so much !!!
If you think :screwy:... don't worry ... you are not alone :D

All the best,
Leo

[strongmanmike]

Yep, I knew you would be able to relate Leo, cheers amico...crazy is good (sometimes) :thumbsup:

Mike

[jase]

Looking good Mike. I think if you paid more attention to aligning the black point between the RGB channels, you would have a cracker image. Paul is right with the magenta cast. Are you still winging it with your monitoring calibration these days?

[strongmanmike]

That's me I'm a winger from way back ;)...and just a little crazy :P

Mike

[cometcatcher]

Awesome detail Mike! I hope to image this again one day when I get my 10 inch up and running (in a couple of thousand dollars time lol).

Astrophotography - the world's most demanding exercise since it's mostly done with lack of sleep. :doh:

[h0ughy]

its awesome!!!! and i agree with Paul can do with a little tweakypoos on thesharpness - mind you though its way out of my league

[SpaceNoob]

Yep, Awesome! And damn sharp too, nice one. :)

[strongmanmike]

Oh to have endless funds......:sadeyes: :lol:

Funny, as you may know I used to train for and compete in one of the craziest, toughest and most physically demanding sports (Strongman) which it is not hard to imagine could have been less than kind to my body over the decade or more I practiced this art :eyepop:...but since then I have learned to operate on next to no sleep, night after night and not just at the scope but also on the computer... and I wonder what this may be doing to my body in comparison to the rigors of carrying 400lbs in each hand 100m and bursting tiny blood vessels in my neck, shoulders and eyelids and tearing skin off my hands :question:...:help:



Cheers Houghy, I'm still deciding on the magenta cast, leave it with me... :thumbsup: but I'm not going to sharpen it any more.



Thanks Chris, hope you enjoyed the magenta :lol:

[xelasnave]

Mike wonderful image.
I think astronomy is good for health.

[strongmanmike]

Oh yeah the astronomy bit is good, just the sleep deprivation that is less than optimal :P...ankles heal...then arthritis sets in...:question: :sadeyes:

Mike

[marco]

Hehe, no pain no gain Mike, definitely agree with the sentence "imaging is for the real men" :D

Very good details on a lovely field, I would have expected a bit more push on the saturation from you (which I love) but still a colorful and enjoyable image :thumbsup:

Clear skies
Marco

[Ross G]

An amazing closeup photo of a beautiful object Mike.

Eye catching delicate detail.

I love the subtle colours and tones.

As always, nicely composed.

Well worth the pain!

Ross.

[strongmanmike]

Yes, see my imaging mentor below :)



:eyepop: Really? He he, well as I said in my original post I was after a different look this time :)

Thanks again Master Lorenzi



Great to hear Ross :thumbsup:
I may work to rid the image of the slight magenta bias but we'll see...?

Mike