Antares Area + M8 + NGC6188

[multiweb]

Antares and its clusters NGC6121 & NGC6144. Two panels of about 1h each in 5min subs with a QHY8 on a GSO 8" F/4 from first night at SPSP 2015 just before shooting M8 :P

Full res here (https://public-dm2305.files.1drv.com/y2pxJJJ686IIcH8MTbmOQHy1CdO2diIhfjM m0Xd6cRdquNAcMbsKQItvvQbGMxFSDxQii9 qRXmb7bAuYZguwlnuN4RyBmacwRRHWNn6uO kB2SDWdtBpQtQUHm6x-aittxAzn3kXhgghl4HEbXqP5KysXA/OPH_GSO8_fff.jpg?psid=1). [4071x1792 - 7MB].

Added 3 overlapping panels on M8. Seeing wasn't as good as before and focus probably a little out but still some decent details.

Full res here (https://public-dm2305.files.1drv.com/y2pOvzh1MUkrlu8JHZBVbPOBU6DrvGuYE5H H5HXD_8hTnn618vLSW7ZGZLZes0vR5cgdO3 Ft-qIw88N1CNCIaTsuFEGw13XFS70xUPcO7s0_ XtDBrarKour3tOga84LCowdVq93mt4Wye0N 82FV_STThw/M8_pano_GSO8_fff.jpg?psid=1). [4867x1847 - 7.3MB]

Added NGC6188 in Ara. Tough to get that neb out of the dense starfield. I kind of stuffed up my exposure sequence. I did 20x1min instead of 20x5min and went to bed. Oh well, still turned out reasonably ok I reckon. Seeing on Friday wasn't as good though. Got clouded out around 10:00pm too. Warmer night too so wet as...

Full res here (https://public-dm2305.files.1drv.com/y2pJb57mJhe8vx4N-SdA7Z4wOHCp_N6sKa16AbZe3qAdivBbZb1X awKHUkJDCZNc5zk6f9uZaO-LRzua2ENQjQBNQrOo8qFmYtH0YoYDbNLEVM j5F63b2nCnebPyQXzxe8yjY_zwBibS5G1qQ vPBnLNog/NGC6188B_GSO8_fff.jpg?psid=1). [3040x2016 - 6MB]

[Peter Ward]

Delightful. Excellent "snap" and contrast. Great work :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

That's a beauty Marc, really nicely done :thumbsup:



:rockband: Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh :lol:

[Placidus]

That's a corker of an M4 Marc. Very nice balance between showing lots of stars and showing the unique and identifiable signature of the brightest ones. Great work.

Best,

[Leonardo70]

Very nice Marc.

All the best,
Leo

[SkyViking]

Beautiful field and processing, nice one Marc!

[RickS]

Nice handling of the dynamic range, Marc!

[cometcatcher]

Looks awesome. I always struggle with this field.

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot guys. :thumbsup:

[Ross G]

Wow!...beautiful wide photos Marc.

I love the Antares photo.

Great colours and detail...and so sharp....who needs a Tak!!

Ross.

[Placidus]

Just noticed the addition of the Lagoon. Your pano's are excellent, Marc. No hint of a seam - just one big image. And lots to see.

[multiweb]

Thanks Ross. :thumbsup: You know you want one. Come on! ;)


Thanks Mike. Registar now works with 64bit. So I can register large panels and stay in FIT format. :)

[Rod771]

Nice shots, Marc! Love the gold stars in the Antares image.

[Regulus]

Good results Marc, and I am favouring the brown tones in these.
Congrats on the exceedingly long diffraction spikes too. It's a special talent :-)

trev

[multiweb]

Thanks Rod. :thumbsup:



Thanks mate :thumbsup: :lol: Yeah I lay it on thick. I'm actually thinking of getting CF ones. Ultra thin and very stiff. :)

[rustigsmed]

really nice Marc. i like how the diffraction spike seems to be cutting through the glob.

how many panels are you going for??

[multiweb]

Thanks Russel. :thumbsup: At first I thought it was a satellite trail but then I realised it was bloody nearby Antares.

I won't be doing a mosaic with that field size. That's 2 panels at 800mm FL. Rho is quite faint and far too big an area. If I do I'll do it with the FSQ. Even with a 200mm lens you can't fit the whole area in two panels.

[Stevec35]

Nice job on both of those Marc. The Antares region looks great. You might consider adding a bit more saturation to M8.

Cheers

Steve

[jase]

Excellent Marc. The Antares image is my pick of the two. Very nice pairing of clusters. Well done :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Steve. :thumbsup: I wasn't really going for the neb and tried to keep the starfield relatively colourful and unclipped. My colour processing is a bit rusty too.



Thanks Jase. :thumbsup: Lucky shot. I didn't really mean to.

[SimmoW]

Luverly pics Marc, it's a wonderful area to image - when the skies are bloody clear!

[multiweb]

Thanks Simon. :thumbsup: