Vela SNR, 66 hours 50+ million pixels mosaic

[marco]

Dear all, I have just uploaded the result of a long sought imaging project I had in the pipe for quite a while. The subject is the central part of the Vela SNR. I had already imaged the whole shebang at a much smaller scale few years ago using a 300mm lens, a mosaic of four panels that come out quite pretty and was also awarded in 2011. I always wanted however to get a larger resolution image of the area that I consider to be one of the most charming of the whole sky. I decided so to opt for another mosaic using my trusty APO 140, trying to go even deeper than the former attempt, aiming to get more details of all those delicate wisps of hydrogen and oxygen ionized that makes this area unique..

Vela SNR mosaic (http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/Nebulae/i-pqWFzmt/A)

Eventually after having spend *several* weeks on the target I ended up with 66 hours of data to complete 4 a panels mosaic of the central part of the nebula, an epic field that at the original resolution counts more than 50 million pixels :screwy:. Processing took quite a while to reach the result I was aiming to but I have to say that I am quite satisfied how the image come out.

On the top right corner is also visible a bit of another SNR, Puppis A, the subject of another dedicated image I have published few weeks ago.

I have reduced the web version to about 75% of the original size, sacrificing a bit of details in order to keep the total size of the JPG manageable, however be aware it is still more than 15 MB in size once downloaded.
No need to say that it is highly recommended the view at full web resolution..

Hope you will enjoy my effort..
Clear skies
Marco

[Dealy]

Well ..... all I can say is WOW :eyepop:

That is absolutely brilliant Marco - no, it's better than that.

Just an amazing image. I love it.

Kev

[RickS]

A stunning image, Marco! A huge investment of time but it paid off handsomely.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Rod771]

Huge reward for your dedication. Congratulations on a fine image, Marco! :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Haven't looked at the full size yet as I am on my mobile but from the small snippet... Astounding! Definitely worth the time and the effort is showing :-)

[dreamstation]

Absolutely incredible. The detail in the full version is insane:eyepop:

Wish we could see incredible stuff like this with the naked eye...

[rmuhlack]

That is just superb :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

:eyepop: Mammoth effort Marco. The highres is outstanding. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[niharika]

A beautiful rendition Marco with wispy details and nice blend of RGB.

[cometcatcher]

Too beautiful for words to describe.

[Peter Ward]

Marco! What a superb image.

Indeed, words are not enough :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[graham.hobart]

Wow!
Just beautiful Marco!!

[strongmanmike]

Hmmm?...well, usually best with distant galaxy fields but that was the most fun I have had surfing an image in a long time Marco, bravo :thumbsup:
If the imaging elite were King Arthur's Round Table, you my friend would certainly be one of the knights :thumbsup:

Mike
King Arthur's apprentice farrier :help:

[topheart]

:eyepop:

Tim

[Paul Haese]

Lovely image Marco with superb processing. Wonderfully detailed and pleasing palette and star colours. Covers a lot more ground than my image of the middle right hand side. I really like it and the huge field. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Superb Marco. Your Pentax 300mm image was a benchmark for me. Now this one. Seamless mosaic. Wonderful work.

Greg.

[lazjen]

Stunning - great image!

[Placidus]

Truly stunning. Magnificent work.

Like surf breaking on rocky beach.

[Slawomir]

Echoing others...truly magnificent image, thank you for sharing :thumbsup:

[DJT]

What a marvellous image! Top job, Marco:thumbsup:

[DJScotty]

Just saw it.
My jaw dropped.
:eyepop:

Damn fine!

[Atmos]

I swear I got lost in there :P

[FlashDrive]

That is just AWESOME..... the brilliant colours are beautiful and the detail.

Do you have a ' link ' to a larger pic ....??

Col.....:D

[AstroJason]

Wow Marco, what an incredible image and a lot of work to create. You have done a fantastic job with this. The result was well worth it because this is just brilliant!

[DiscoDuck]

Wow!! A stunning image :party2: Thanks for sharing it Marco.

Paul

[Spookyer]

Yeah, fantastic Marco, your efforts are rewarded.

[Andy01]

Bloody Hell Marco, you don't leave anything on the table do you? My gosh, that's one heck of an an amazing result!

What I really enjoy about your posting images here is the standard you set that we mere mortals can only aspire to!

All hail the king :)

Andy

[batema]

Stunning image Marco.

[dvj]

Clearly, the best rendition of this object I have ever seen done. Brilliant! But your work always is.

jg

[jase]

A magnificent and magical scene you've conveyed Marco. Very well done. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Leonardo70]

Wonderful Marco ... top image .. a pleasure for our eyes and passion.
Thanks for sharing this great result.

All the best,
Leo

[Rex]

Sensational image Marco. What an awesome project and great investment of your time. Lovely colours, great subject and wonderfully processed, All round top shelf stuff!. Great job mate, great job.

[marco]

Wow, thank you all for the very nice words of appreciation! In fact I had even more replies than I expected, this image turned out really nice than :)



If you click on the last bottom right icon of each image page you access to the resolution selection menu ("sizes"), where you can find the full resolution image among the options ("original"), in this case here (http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/Nebulae/i-pqWFzmt/O) :)

Thanks again everybody!

Clear skies
Marco

[Nicola]

Very nice image Marco, excellent mosaic!

[Flugel88]

Wow scrolling around the full res downloaded version is mind blowing so immersive.
Epic Mosaic Macro thanks for sharing.

[Regulus]

Superb, and beautiful.

Trev

[Camelopardalis]

Whooooaaahhh! Totally awesome :thumbsup: Top job Marco!

[SkyViking]

As I mentioned elsewhere, that is simply the best Vela SNR image I have ever seen, just stunning Marco. :thumbsup: I really like the colours and overall processing, and the huge field is a delight to navigate around in at the original resolution. Fantastic work, well done! :)

[Nicola]

Good SNR image ;) outstanding mosaic

[Somnium]

simply amazing, congrats

[marco]

Thanks Nicola!



Thanks Michael, happy you enjoyed it!



Thanks Trev :)



Thanks Dunk :)



Thanks mate, now it is up to you to select a small patch of it and go deeeeeeeeeper with one of your multi-months projects ;)



Thanks Aidan!

Ciao
Marco