The Great Nebula in Carina

[SpaceNoob]

Hi All,

This is my narrowband rendition of a great southern target, The Carina Nebula. With around 37 hours of data it is probably the longest I have spent on one target - though it may soon be surpassed by another one that I currently have in the works.

There were times during processing that I got a bit sidetracked by the sheer scale of this region and the chaos associated with some of the more localised areas. Definitely a fascinating target. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

Image details:

FSQ106EDXIII, FLI PL16803.
SHO, 630:720:870 - 37 hours total, Captured January - March 2016.

High resolution available on flickr:
https://flic.kr/p/FgVpp2

Astrobin (though no ICC profile):
http://www.astrobin.com/241778/

Cheers,
Chris.

[Somnium]

Wonderful image Chris. going deep on this on has allowed you to pick up some amazing structure and detail. Well done !

[Andy01]

A mighty effort that - grand in scale, grand in appearance - Epic stuff!

[Atmos]

So that's what happens when you put a massive sensor on a short FL telescope... Fantastic! Nicely processed, very deep :)

[Regulus]

Wow! Even the LoRes is a cracker of a shot. Lovely, lovely detail.
Really like the palette you've chosen for this too.
Beautifully done.

Trevor

[DJScotty]

That's utterly delightful.
Great fov!

[Decimus]

An absolutely stunning image, Chris. Hard to stop looking at the hi-res version. Fantastic effort and dedication!

[deeplook]

Hello Chris,

this is an absolutely fascinating image, very well done!
You got a beautiful color balance and great detail.

Best wishes, Markus

[alpal]

Hi Chris,
that's spectacular.
I love the shades of blue & you have great detail.

cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike]

Quite a nice result Chris, plenty of work and time in that :thumbsup:

Love the big field, perfect for this big'ol nebula :)

Mike

[RickS]

Very cool image, Chris!

BTW, Astrobin does support ICC colour profiles now.

Cheers,
Rick.

[SpaceNoob]

Thanks heaps for the positive feedback, I had a bit of trouble trying to figure out how to tackle this one but it seems to have come together ok in the end :-)

Certainly starting to miss longer focal length stuff though....

[multiweb]

Great field. Love the colors and details. :thumbsup:

[Placidus]

That's spectacular, Chris. Well conceived and superbly executed.

There are lots of little patches around the edges which if they were far from the Milky Way would be named targets in their own right.

Had lots of fun seeing how the SII was distributed. You've captured it very nicely.

Best,
Mike

[DavidTrap]

Very nice Chris - the large field of view is amazing.

I did a quick LRGB this month, but only imaged about 1/8 of what you did - twice the focal length and about a quarter of the chip size... Must upgrade my camera one day.

DT

[jenchris]

Green with envy. Awesome.

[gregbradley]

A beautiful image Chris. Very 3D.

Greg.

[Octane]

That is superb, mate.

Inspiring me to put my rig back together again. :)

H