Big green spider and possibly (probably?) SN1987A

[andyc]

Here's my take on the Tarantula Nebula, taken over a couple of pretty warm hazy nights in Sydney with my new scope. It's un-modded DSLR, so as usual the OIII emission from the Tarantula region swamps the H-alpha making it green, but I'm pretty happy with the sharpness and resolution for the most part. I think I've resolved the SN1987A remnant too. I'm also learning a lot more about PixInsight now, and beginning to implement some better noise reduction methods with masks. All that said, comments and criticisms most welcome, you guys are usually a good tough crowd :scared3:! I'll be interested to hear if you reckon I'm being wishful in thinking the pinkish smudge between the two stars is the SN remnant :D.

19 x 300s, 4 x 180s, 38 x 90s, 200mm f/5 Newtonian, EOS 60D, HEQ5 Pro & thin OAG/StarShoot Autoguider, processing in PI.

A larger version of the full frame (50%) is here (http://www.pbase.com/andycasely/image/162348102/original).

A larger (100%) version of the Tarantula is here (http://www.pbase.com/andycasely/image/162348103/original).

A 200% view of the SN1987A crop is here (http://www.pbase.com/andycasely/image/162348104/original).

[multiweb]

Nice spider Andrew. Really good processing. :thumbsup:

[Camelopardalis]

+1 nicely exposed and processed Andy :thumbsup:

[andyc]

Thanks Marc & Dunk!

[Shiraz]

very interesting take on the colour - plausible and attractive.
Yep, looks like the SN remnant is tucked in there.

[andyc]

Thanks Ray! Glad someone else reckons the SNR is in there.

[kens]

I'm trying to place where your third pic is in relation to the first one.

Here is an image I took at the time, plate solved to identify some landmarks. 35mm film (Ektachrome 800) with 210mm telephoto from Canterbury in 1987.
Field of view about 2.5x1.7 degrees.

I had to reduce the image it to fit the size limitations of the forum. The Tarantula is obvious, to its left is NGC2077 and bottom left is NGC2048
SN1987A sticks out a bit.

Edit:
Just worked out your FOV is approx 1.3 x 0.9 degrees so I can see where the blow-up comes from and yes, I think you've got it too

[MortonH]

You nailed it. Very nice.