IC4603 and IC4604 Rho Ophiuchi Color Transition

[furgle]

Close up (600mm) inside a transition area of the Rho Ophiuchi complex

L : R : G : B = 5 : 3 : 3 : 3 (hours)

Shot from Brisbane with QSI683-ws8 through Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80 on Skywatcher EQ8 mount.

Higher res here (http://adam.lundie.com.au/astrophotography/IC4603_and_IC4604_Showing_Rho_Ophiu chi_Color_Transition/IC4603_and_IC4604_Showing_Rho_Ophiu chi_Color_Transition_20170426.html)

[Andy01]

A very interesting view - nice capture. :thumbsup:
Star colours are a bit muted though?
Love those dark swirly bits too :)

[Atmos]

Looks pretty good from a humble ED80 :)

[furgle]

Thanks. I've always had trouble with star colours. These ones were particularly bad with magenta and red bleeding out into the nebula. I took the stars out destaturated then because it was so distracting.

[topheart]

Well done Adam!
Cheers,
Tim

[Retrograde]

Very nice detail there :thumbsup:

[SimmoW]

Lovely detail there! Yes the stars could do with fewer seconds' exposure, maybe a few quick 120s?

[Paul Haese]

That's a good looking image for only 3 hours of data. I found this area quite fascinating when I undertook the same area quite a few years back. Nice to see someone else having a go at the same field. I think it sometimes gets over looked for the wider field of view.