More Gemini stuff

[Stevec35]

Given the current inclement weather I went sniffing around in the Gemini public data archive for something to process and I came up with the Musca planetary NGC 5189 which has always been one of my favourites. Needless to say the GMOS instrument on Gemini South does a pretty good job with it.

I tried to edit out the gaps between the GMOS CCDs but didn't do a perfect job so they are still faintly visible. Check out the seeing when this image was taken too. It's a bit better than you get in Canberra.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5189_GMOS_Gemini.htm

[gregbradley]

Fantastic Steve.

Greg.

[rustigsmed]

Awesome! How good are PN's up close!??!

[RickS]

Very cool, Steve!

[Slawomir]

Nice work Steve :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys. It's definitely worth mining the professional data archives as apart from anything else you get to practice your processing skills.

[strongmanmike]

Gee, plenty of detail and nice colouring too Steve, really looks like an explosion.

Mike

[Stevec35]

Thanks Mike. It sure is a great planetary but I reckon just about anything looks good in 8 metres.

[multiweb]

That's very cool Steve. Aperture rules hey? :lol:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Marc. I guess aperture does rule but it's not much good for wide field shots.

[bootx]

I've been rummaging through more Gemini image data for something to process, and found this data from the planetary nebula Abell 70. The 'diamond ring" galaxy is pretty much almost completely invisible, allowing for a more "unobstructed" view I suppose. This is HaOIII bicolor with a pseudo green.

[astroron]

Nice work,but I am confused,what are you talking about?
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The 'diamond ring" galaxy is pretty much almost completely invisible, allowing for a more "unobstructed" view I suppose. :shrug:
Cheers:thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Nice Steve, palette is nicely done too.

[bootx]

Abell 70 is known for having a galaxy on top of it, which some refer to as a "diamond ring". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_70)

[astroron]

Thanks:thanx:
Cheers:thumbsup:

[AG Hybrid]

How is that not POTW?

[Stevec35]

Probably because the Gemini data is ridiculously easy to process (or at least that's the way I found it)