Low elevation Crab nebula

[Stevec35]

Normally I wouldn't bother with anything like the Crab nebula. The elevation from my observatory is never higher than about 30 degrees and it's right in the middle of the worst light pollution. A slightly gibbous moon wasn't going to help either. Anyway I still decided to have a go as an experiment. The result turned out better than expected so maybe I should venture north more often.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/M1_STXL16200_RC14.htm

[Atmos]

Pretty nice crab considering its elevation. Shooting that low to the horizon is kinda asking for trouble!

[Stevec35]

You're not wrong Colin. I think I got lucky.

[strongmanmike]

Nice image Steve

Mike

[gregbradley]

That turned out well for where it is. The Dumbbell next?

Greg.

[multiweb]

That's a very good result Steve. Details are outstanding. :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Mike



Thanks Greg. Possibly. I have done the Dumbbell before but the Crab was a first.



Thanks Marc. It was certainly much better than I expected.

[Peter Ward]

The northern sky is also terra incognita for me...way too much sky glow.

Nice crab, almost as nice as the muddies down at the Sydney fish-market Steve :)

[Stevec35]

Thanks Peter. Given the way this turned out I'll probably be going after more northern objects now but the sky glow is a problem although not as bad as you would get in Sydney I guess.

Mmm - muddies. I'll be spending Christmas at my sister's place and she generally puts on a good seafood spread.

[RickS]

That's a great result for such a low target, Steve!

[Stevec35]

Thanks Rick. As I keep saying it was much better than I expected.

[Placidus]

That's beautifully, compellingly processed, Steve. Not overdoing it. Looks like we're right there next to the explosion in 3D.

[Ryderscope]

You’ve inspired me to give this a shot Steve even with its northerly declination. Thanks for sharing.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Rodney. Glad to be of service.



Thanks M&T. It was actually easy to process. I think the data was pretty good.

[Andy01]

Surprisingly good considering all the negatives you mentioned- well done! :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Andy. It certainly surprised me.