Dark lagoon

[Peter Ward]

I shot this short data-set on the same night as I tested the QHY183c camera , i.e. before the weather went south.

Hopefully we'll see some clear nights north of Mexico soon....
but for now here is a sampler to my next, hopefully epic, "detailed view of a common subject" project :)

The link is here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery476.html)

[leon]

As always excellent image Peter, don't you fly planes any more, you seem to have a lot of time imaging, not that I am complaining.

Leon

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Leon. Not as much time as I'd like given the recent Sydney weather

[kosborn]

Great detail Peter. A great example of how a long focal length can bring so much more to a common target.


Kevin

[Peter Ward]

Ta Kevin. A work in progress. HaRGB to follow...with hopefully similar seeing to my M42 image from December. (There are many small Bok globs that...seeing permitted...pop into view at higher resolutions )

[Benjamin]

Wowee! As soon as I opened the link I was stunned! Amazing detail and nothing overblown.

[multiweb]

Some very classy Ha there Peter. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[xelasnave]

Hi Peter ...I tend to limit my comments on photos to those of encouragement in the beginners section however I am driven to say how impressive your images are both this one, the excellent recent Orion image and indeed all the others of yours I have had the privilege to view.

I don't buy books on how to but if you wrote one I would buy it.

I showed my daughter your Orion image and later , the only time she has made such a request, she asked me for the link to your image. If you knew the girl you would understand what a big deal it is that you impressed her to wish to look twice at an astro image.

I look forward to seeing the development of this image as no doubt it will be something to behold.

Alex

[Peter Ward]

Very kind of you Alex. As it turns out there is a book in the works. The first draft is complete and editing almost complete ;)





Thanks guys...getting there. At least the garden is enjoying the rain!

[Slawomir]

What a fantastic close-up on the Lagoon Peter :thumbsup:

I hope you will get at least a few clear nights to finish the project soon.

[Atmos]

Very nice Peter! It's the kind of resolution I'm hoping (but will likely not achieve) to get with the Mewlon 250 :)

Really looking forward to the HaRGB.

[Placidus]

A refreshing, intriguing take.

We had noticed how well the Bok globules stood out.

You've made both the highs and the lows - the assorted shock fronts and teh dust detail very salient.

Looking forward to that book.

[tornado33]

Gee even the bright hourglass nebula in the core has heaps of detail. Very nice. A 20 mp high QE camera, looks like its working very well.
Scott

[Peter Ward]

Thanks...but to clarify, I can see why you may have thought this was taken with a QHY183c...it was not (I was simply referring to another camera used that evening..plus the text on the linked page also has the details )

It was my "old faithful" :)....a SBIG STX16803....a colour CMOS chip is not a good choice for 5nm bandpass filters. Hot hatches are fun, but sometimes only big-block American muscle will do ;)

[Peter Ward]

Thank you very much. Ah..yes, that book...much harder than I first envisaged, I look forward to the finish line as well!



Ta and ditto, the Mewlon should be a good up-close-and-personal tool for the job :thumbsup:



Thanks Sauvi...thought I was on final approach last night...but the usual coastal rubbish clouds rolled in. Maybe tonight :prey:

[Andy01]

Impressive details already Peter - look forward to seeing the full dynamic range on the final colour version :thumbsup: