Update on Tarantula project

[Paul Haese]

So now I have collected some SII to add to the OIII and Ha I have an image set looking more like what I had in mind. I need to collect a bit more NB data yet before I start collecting the RGB data set. I am just starting to see some interesting detail appearing in areas that are quite dark.

Click here (http://paulhaese.net/NGC2070RC.html) for image.

[RickS]

Looks good, Paul! Nice to see detail in the core instead of the more usual blown highlights.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Somnium]

it is starting to look a little like your Orion effort from last year, picking up a lot of dust detail in the traditionally dark areas. it looks fantastic, can't wait for the finished product

[Placidus]

Hi, Paul. I agree with Rick. Going further, you've managed to produce a stunningly contrasty (Fred would say punchy) image which at the same time shows faint outer features and razor sharp detail and excellent saturation in the brightest bits, and yet a strong sense that the spider is far brighter than the environs.

I was comparing with our version. I think that by throwing hours and aperture at it, we've got more of the super-faint stuff, but the price is that to try to maintain a feeling that the spider is very very bright, we've almost totally lost any kind of inner detail. (as the engineers say, 'Price, features, time to market; pick any two.')

Well done!

Best,
Mike n Trish

[Shiraz]

another very classy image on the way - looking really good Paul.

[Andy01]

Looks great Paul- very pleasing opalescent look and feel to the colour palette. Will be a standout image when finished :)

[DJT]

Really nice image. Lots of the faint stuff.

Got distracted by the cave being carved out between 10 and 11 o'clock. Noice :thumbsup:

[Slawomir]

Fabulous detail and nice colours - awesome work Paul :thumbsup:

[astronobob]

Grouse one as is atm Paul, Its great to see the work in progress & the rest of data added into it as well !
Them outfields are amazing, Nice target to fill the whole chip - looking forward to the final . . .

[Paul Haese]

Thanks everyone for the comments. With any luck I can pull of an image which is a bit different from the norm.

Bob this image is a crop unfortunately. I need to do this to minimise the field curvature visible in the image. No flattener in place.



Without doubt aperture will rule every time. I noted that your image is certainly brighter across the board but some of my image has had this reduced to produced that contrasty looking image. There are negatives to producing 3D looking images. Inevitably you have to trade off one thing for another.

That inner core has to be handled very much like M42 in a lot of ways. It has to look bright but not too bright to lose detail. Then again it has to be bright enough not to look like the light is not being respected.

This image is a long way off completion and this will be the last time I will provide an update before the final image is shown. It will no doubt go through many processing attempts before I am happy with the result.

[Fabiomax]

Wow!
The colours arte wonderful also the details! Did you use the adaptative optic?
Cheers,
Fabiomax

[alpal]

Nice work Paul,
I am glad that I can see the stars in the central core.

cheers
Allan

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