Closeup Study - Pillars of Creation - 30:20 Hours, 2.4m FL, 0.7asec/pix, Southern Sk

[Harel_Boren]

I believe it's no secret by now, that I am very fond of this object...

I had some time during June to shoot 30:20 hours using the Officina Stellare RiDK we have installed at our observatory at the Kalahari Desert, Namibia.

This study comprises a close look at the pillars, at their "classic" right up position, in RGB, HST pallet (pure) and HST (processed).

I have given special attention to the fine details in the pillars and the pillars' "platform". You'll also notice that the RGB version is very different than what you're used to, as given the high altitude of the object above the horizon, I could get the true G and B through, and opted not to use Ha in the R channel. The RGB image is therefore pure RGB set on Ha as Luminance.

http://www.pbase.com/image/160635098/original (http://www.pbase.com/image/160635098/original)

There's also a stand alone version of the RGB image here:

http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/160623015/original (http://www.pbase.com/boren/image/160623015/original)

I shared more information about the object and the process of shooting it on my site, at the links above.

I hope you like it, and any comments are, as always, very welcome.

Cheers,
Harel

[Paul Haese]

I'll be the first to say if; this is superb imaging. Very sharp and detailed image without appearing over sharpened. Excellent.

[clive milne]

Wow.... just wow!

[glend]

Wonderful images, all of them.

[alpal]

Top results Harel,
I sort of expect it though from such premium equipment
which I think is the same as this one here:

http://www.optcorp.com/telescopes/astrograph-telescopes-1/officina-stellare-ridk-300-astrograph-telescope-full-carbon.html

I can't wait to see more images with this beast!

cheers
Allan

[Shiraz]

excellent image(s) Harel - very fine resolution and nice restrained colour handling.

[topheart]

World class! :eyepop:

Hubble quality!

Tim

[RickS]

A big thumbs up from me too :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Lovely colour renditions and fantastic detail, Harel.

Cheers,
Rick.

[multiweb]

That's so cool Harel. My new benchmark :thumbsup: Looking forward to have a go at this one at long FL too.

[pluto]

Incredible!!

[LewisM]

תמונות יפה הראל.

I had almost forgotten what the Pillars look like in RGB - every man and his dog image them in narrowband. Just BEAUTIFUL in RGB!

[strongmanmike]

They look really great Harel :thumbsup:...but you may have started a high res pillars contest I recon ;)..you have set the bar high, so it will take a leap at high altitude to top I recon but will be fun to watch :)

Nice work, Hubble would be proud

Mike

[gregbradley]

Stunning images Harel. Now you're cooking with gas. Perfect.

Greg.

[DavidTrap]

Very impressive - amazing work with an 8300 chip!

DT

[Harel_Boren]

Dt, Greg, Mike, Lewis, Marc, Tick, Tim, Shiraz, Allan, Glen, Clive, Paul,
Thank you so much! These comments are heartwarming. It's a wonderful forum you have here!
As I noted on CN, I was quite hesitant to go for a POV as small as 10.65 arcmin for an image, but eventually it turned okay with the variety of pallets and the rather fine detail contributing to the general interest.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
Harel