A colourful bit of the Veil

[RickS]

A SHO narrowband image of IC1340/NGC6995 in the Veil Nebula, sometimes known as the "Bat" or "Fangs."

Captured at DSW in New Mexico, Nov, 2016

Scope: RCOS 14.5"
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG STX16803
Filters: Astrodon
Guiding: SBIG RGH
Image scale: 0.55 arcsec/pixel
Exposures: 28x900s Ha, 9x1200s Oiii, 9x1200s Sii (13 hours)
Processing: PixInsight 1.8

Embiggened version here: http://www.astrobin.com/full/273116/0/

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Rick.

[gregbradley]

Another metal print coming up?

Fabulous. Lucky you with access to these amazing views.

Greg.

[RickS]

Thanks, Greg. It will definitely make a great metal print!

[Bassnut]

Thats fantastic Rick, just love the pallet, go for broke jump out of the screen processing right there.

[RickS]

Thanks, Fred! It looks like I was channelling Andy, but it's not tweaked a huge amount from a straight SHO combine :lol:

[strongmanmike]

Now THAT'S what a geuine wavelength ordered emission line filtered image should look like :thumbsup: great delineation between the wavelengths and looks awesome too :thumbsup:

I agree, should be on a wall in some form, for sure :)

Mike
PS, although I looked haaaard, couldn't convince myself of any wavelet/decon worms :thumbsup: :lol:

[Slawomir]

Beautiful work Rick. I agree with Greg and Mike - this composition would look great on metal and with a subtle light illuminating it at night :painting:

I think you are pushing the limits with this image scale too!

[Placidus]

Wow! The OIII looks like electric sparks going up a Jacob's Ladder - an entirely separate beastie to the H-alpha. Makes me think of sparks coming from the Emperor's fingers - "Only now, at the end, do you understand the true power ...". I had no idea. Rushed off to look at other similar images. There is an ESO shot that shows the same thing. The perfect supernova remnant. Brilliant!

I can see the bat very clearly. Face, eyes, wings, back legs, everything.

[Spookyer]

Looks EXPLOSIVE !!!!!

[RickS]

Thanks, Mike! There is a little decon but I'm very careful with it these days :lol:



Thanks, Suavi! It's not as sharp as I'd like, that's for sure. DSW seeing isn't up to SRO standards and I didn't have enough data to be too picky. Still, the bright colours distract from a multitude of small sins ;)



Thanks very much, M&T! The real impact of the image is all supplied by nature and has little to do with my processing.



Thanks, Brett.

[strongmanmike]

You part of a team at DSW Rick..?

Mike

[RickS]

Two teams, Mike :D The RCOS 14.5"/SBIG STX16803 and Rokinon 135mm/QSI683.

I'm not sure I need that much data but it'll be good processing practice if I ever find enough spare time.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Slawomir]

I am sure you have a trick or two up your sleeve Rick and can perform some Pixinsight Magic to get the data exactly where you want it to be :)

[Exfso]

Great image, my first impression is that is looks a lot like a Scottish Terrier. Other people will obviously see some other likeness, bit like looking at clouds. :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Sooo, am I correct in understanding that you now have your own rig (or two?) down here and a share in three other rigs up there??.. :question: :eyepop:

Man! :thumbsup:....I'll have one rig with two scopes down here soon :D

Mike

[Andy01]

Well Obi-wan, this padawan is flattered by your comment but as always, you (and Fred) are the undisputed masters of this genre.

I love the UV 80's nightclub feel that this image evokes. Probably showing my age there but your electric colour palatte is quite unique on the veil imo.

I tried the veil last month from Nhill and managed just 1hr at 10 degrees over 2 nights so your investment in the USA location rig has certainly paid off in spades here.

I think you'll give JP Metsavainio a run for his money on this one as he too recently posted his version HERE (https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DC4iNv2_RE4/WDVmd6Q-LqI/AAAAAAAAQWM/CoKknYlMdc8lc2x1Fl42WBBOxBy5Hqt4wCL cB/s0/VeilFilamentsMapped%2BMosaic_4.jpg)
Yours however has gone to another level and deserves to be printed BIG!

Very well done Rick :bowdown:

Cheers
Andy

[Ryderscope]

Stunning Rick. You really do provide images to aspire to.

[atalas]

Wonderful rick:thumbsup:

[silv]

:jawdrop:

[gregbradley]

I'd love to see some results from that rig. How is the Rokinon? I hear good reports about it as a portrait lens but astro is demanding on a lens. No chromatic aberration and coma?

135mm on the micro 4/3rds size 8300 sensor would give a 2.0X crop factor so it wold be 270m full frame equivalent which is a quite useful focal length. That would take in the whole LMC in a single shot I think? Or most of it. F2 would be handy if F2 is free of coma and chromatic aberration. Rokinon/Samyang make some good lenses the issue mainly being trying to get a good copy.

Greg.

[Atmos]

That's magnificent Rick! Definitely print worthy!
I don't see a bat, I see a hound! Following the neon blue filaments. Tail on the left, head on the right.

[mikeyjames]

Hi Rick,
I'm really new to this hobby and the technical aspects are way over my head. All I know is that this looks stunningly beautiful.

Thanks for posting it.

Cheers
Mick

[mountainjoo]

Stunning, and echoing Mike's comments re excellent portrayal of all three channels.

[Retrograde]

That's simply phenomenal.

[RickS]

Thanks, Peter. Pareidolia is a wonderful thing :)



Umm, yes Mike. But I'm not addicted. I can give it up any time, honest :help:



Cool! Look forward to increased productivity from you :thumbsup:



Very kind of you, Andy! I have been an admirer of JPM for a long time and use aspects of his tone mapping process. It's a very tough object from down under which is a real shame...



Thanks, Rodney.



And thanks, Louie.



And thank you, Annette!



Looks pretty good so far, Greg, but we're still getting things dialed in and I haven't done any more than just play with the data. CA and coma seem very well controlled. Perhaps I'll have a go at a Rok image for my next processing project.



Thanks, Colin!



Ta, Mick. I'm sure you'll pick the technical stuff up quickly hanging around on IIS. Look forward to watching you progress.



Thanks, Jerome.



And thanks, Pete!

[cometcatcher]

Like others have said, it does look electric. Fantastic image, however one looks at it.

[strongmanmike]

Ahhh, that'd be your RAS GTS then?.... Ricks All Sky Global Telescope System :D

Well, I will most likely be doing one scope at a time (the OTA's will be tandem and I only have a 600mm wide dome slit)....but I will have a greater variance in choice of target size, narrow and wide.....like my own 200" side by side with the Palomar 48" Schmidt :thumbsup:

Mike

[RickS]

Thanks very much, Kevin.



All your photons belong to us :lol:



I'll look forward to some wide fields then!

[Camelopardalis]

Wow, that's a bat of beauty and no mistake, Rick :thumbsup:

[RickS]

Thanks, Dunk!

[Stevec35]

Looks great Rick! Great palette and expertly processed as usual. What's not to like?

Cheers

Steve

[multiweb]

Another bathroom tile scheme on the way. Pretty fluo colours well separated. Very cool. :thumbsup:

[RickS]

Thanks Steve & Marc!

[Geoff45]

Every part of this image shouts quality. Beautiful stars, great colour, tack sharp detail, interesting object. I could go on and on.....
Superb work Rick

[willik]

what a top image :eyepop:

[RickS]

Thanks Geoff & Martin!

[Shiraz]

startling image with exceptional quality throughout. beautiful to look at.

[RickS]

Thanks, Ray.