Ngc 1788

[marc4darkskies]

Finally, a new (finished) image!! :party: I'd have knocked it over sooner with more data but we had 250mm rain here in Jan!! :mad2:

Off the beaten track in Orion, it's often overlooked because, well, it's not the most photogenic object in Orion plus it's quite faint. To compensate I paid attention to framing and teasing out the colour nuances.

60% resolution (not much fine detail in this field to warrant full res)
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/162135259/original

Cheers, Marcus

[Peter Ward]

You must have some SCUBA gear, as I got sick of wading out to the Obs in January...

Nice one :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Beautiful result there Marcus, you should be well pleased with that one :)

[topheart]

Top notch indeed Marcus!

Thanks,
Tim

[Stevec35]

Very nice Marcus. I like the colour and texture. The rain seems to have diminished in Canberra a bit. Hopefully you will get better conditions too.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

A nice looking image there Marcus. Yes it has been rather wet and then often cloudy when its not raining.

Lovely framing with the bright stars surrounding it.

Greg.

[Placidus]

Hi, Marcus,

Your machine produces most beautiful stars. (By comparison, our 20" PlaneWave tends to produce uninspiring sequins or discs).

The colours are also beautiful.

Best,
Mike

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Peter. I've just started a session so I'm expecting the clouds to roll in any time!



Thanks Andy! I am. I wanted to go off the beaten track and do a difficult target. If it hadn't been for the weather and my eagerness to get an image under my belt I'd have gathered some more data. I'm happy with the result though.



Thanks Tim!



Thankyou Steve!



Thanks Greg. Yes I think I nailed the composition even if I do say so myself! :) It was a tough one to process though.



Thanks very much Mike! Seeing was only average here (2.2 FWHM on my combined Lum) but I always do a bit of decon to knock off a few tenths of an arcsec.

[RickS]

Very nice, Marcus! That's the first image of NGC 1788 that I've seen that clearly shows the fox face. I was previously wondering where the name came from.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Paul Haese]

I really like the detail Marcus. That nebula does looks a like the tulip neb in the northern hemisphere.

[strongmanmike]

...?...wha tha??? :eyepop:..60% res??..ok, ok, wait just let me pinch myself (ouch!) nup, I'm not dreaming..wha, whe, arggg :scared3: :scared2: Hey I'll forgive ya and welcome to the dark side :thumbsup:

Must feel good to put a complete image together, interesting bit of sky Marcus, nice work :thumbsup:

Mike

[Ryderscope]

Quite a special image Marcus. The higher resolution image works great and provides a nice journey around the field of view.

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks Rick! I wish I could make out the fox face - I guess I don't have the pictographic imagination others have! :lol:



Thanks Paul! I did some adjustments based on your email feedback - should be a bit better now.



Hehe ... well, if there's nothing to see at full res (because this is not a megadata image, seeing was only average and the subject is relatively "featureless" at the fine level) why bother? This is rare for me but I'm pretty sure the current project will again see full res posts - even if it's just to see small stars and background galaxies.

It feels very good! Just finished LRGB for another target as well. NB coming soon too (if I can keep working around camera icing problems and random comms failures! :sadeyes: )



Thanks very much Rodney!

[rustigsmed]

Beautiful work Marcus, very subtle colouring - nice.

Russ

[Atmos]

If I sit back far enough from my laptop and tilt my head from side to side, the fox face does pop out after a while. Nicely done Greg :D

[multiweb]

Well done Marcus. Nice shot. That's commitment between the rain and heat to gather enough data to put some RGB together. :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Russell!



Thanks Colin! Still can't see the fox face though!:sadeyes:



Thanks Marc!

[David Fitz-Henr]

Great image Marcus - nice colour work :thumbsup:
Shown at 60% resolution eh ... things have changed since I've been away!

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks very much David! Welcome back - long time no read!

[gvanhau]

Very nice ressult Marcus, I know this is a faint and difficult one.

geert

[marc4darkskies]

Thankyou Geert!

[Regulus]

It's a pretty little object, so i am surprised it isn't a more regular target. There appears to be enough 'going on' to make it interesting to photographers, while faintness just adds to the challenge. A success on something as nice as this little neb must be worth the effort.
A nice photo Marcus with a lovely colour choice.

Trev

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks Trev! It's not a glamorous object I guess and some might not see the value in shooting it when it's so dim and other more well known objects close by scream for attention. I love reflection nebs though so I had to give it a go! If it hadn't been for the lousy weather I'd have gathered twice the amount of data - processing would have been easier and it may have helped me reveal some more nuance in colour and detail.