Gum14 / RCW27 Complex

[marco]

Hi all, I just posted in my website an image of Gum 14, a large emission nebula complex in Vela that is not so often imaged by amateur despite being quite large and not too dim:

Gum14 / RCW27 Complex (http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/Nebulae/i-2vS77dL/A)

This image aside Gum 14 also includes several other objects, the most prominent being the bright reflection nebula NGC 2626 at the center-right and the small but interesting planetary nebula Hen 2-11 near the top edge.
Gum 14 was first catalogued in 1955 by the Australian astronomer Colin Gum and later included in the RCW catalogue in 1960 as RCW 27.
With a size of approximately 2 degrees, this giant nebula is the largest of a prominent grouping of emission nebulae to the north of the Vela Supernova remnant that, along with Gum 14, comprises the smaller Gum 15 (RCW 32) and the almost equally large Gum 17 (RCW 33). I will post images of these objects as I have time to process the raw data I have already collected. Gum 14 is a fairly active site of star formation and has an extensive series of dark clouds and bright rimmed globules.

This is an HaLRGB composition with my TEC140/PL16803 combination and about 16 hours of total exposures from Coona.

Thanks for watching it, hope you will like this one :)

Clear skies
Marco

[Andy01]

Nice work Marco, interesting dso, looks "rosier" than the rosette, or maybe a more like a carnation?
As always, stunning capture & processing from a master of his craft :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

The full res version is magnificent! Very well captured and processed. I have a feeling that it is a target that I will not be able to capture from Melbourne.

[gregbradley]

Superb Marco. Lovely colouring.

Greg.

[Slawomir]

Very glittering indeed...I love the colours too, so many shades of ruby, raspberry and cerise :thumbsup:

[RickS]

A lovely target with so much going on, Marco. Captured and processed with consummate skill, as always.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Tony_]

Another beautiful image Marco.
Much too faint for me to even try.

[Ryderscope]

A stunning image with exquisite detail.
Thanks for sharing Marco.
R.

[Leonardo70]

Great image Marco .. the full res is wonderful.

All the best,
Leo

[strongmanmike]

A very interesting field to look around Marco, I really like the smokey milky feel across the frame and of course I love the magenta you have maintained in the brighter areas of the nebula :D :thumbsup:

Great work

Mike

[topheart]

Awesome!
Cheers,
Tim

[marc4darkskies]

Love the nuanced and vibrant colours Marco - very beautiful (as always)! :thumbsup: Hmmm ... yes, it's kind of reminiscent of the Rosette. I like Andy's observation too - call it the Carnation Nebula! :)

[Fabiomax]

Very nice Marco!
Fabiomax

[Shiraz]

beautiful image Marco - perfect processing.

[marco]

Thank you Andy, I am happy you liked it! I used the techniques I described in this forum matching the Ha to the resulting color coming from the RGB base, so I am quite confident it is actually a good rendition of the real color of the nebula and yes, there is definitely more mangenta than in Rosette Nebula :)



Thanks Colin :) Well, not from the city center perhaps, but a short drive away from city lights should be enough, this nebula is faint but not beyond a good ccd camera and medium size aperture telescope capability ;)



Thanks Greg!



Thanks Slawomir, the colors turned out quite nice to me too, despite this object being a bit "dull"..



Thanks you Rick!



Thanks Tony, it is faint but not too much not to give it a try, there are not so many pictures of this object around so one more would be great ;)



thanks Rodney!



Grazie Leo!



Thank you Mike, I was sure you liked the hint of flossy pink of this nebula :D



Thanks Tim!



Thanks Mark, it could be a good name for it, couldn't find any around so..



Grazie Fabio!



Thank you Ray!

Clear skies
Marco

[Bassnut]

mmm, looks a bit flat and "plastic". And colour a bit duotonic too, pink and blue. Good sharpness and detail though.

[strongmanmike]

Duotonic...hmmm yes, yes it does look a bit like a French energy drink (http://www.duotonic.com/during-sport.htm)...:question:... :lol:

[Paul Haese]

Lots to like about this image. Star colour appears near perfect to me. Like Fred I think it might be just a little flat, but that is just a personal preference toward more contrast orientated imagery.

[Stevec35]

Nice colour and detail Marco.

Cheers

Steve