Dark Tower - final version

[kosborn]

Here is the completed Dark Tower Nebula. I have added another 3 hours of Ha but couldn't add anymore LRGB due to the moon. I think this version has the Ha blended a little better than previously. A larger version is on Astrobin (https://www.astrobin.com/full/415589/0/).

Cheers, Kevin

[Placidus]

You've found Mr Squiggle's rocket ship ! We can see his pencil nose sticking out of the side of the rocket about half way up the left hand side.

(For the youngsters, Mr Squiggle was a much loved ABC TV puppet who came from the moon in a rocket, and completed kids' drawings on the impatient Mr Blackboard from 1959 to 1999).

Very well photographed and processed. Colours are beautifully blended with the Ha.

[ChrisV]

Very nice indeed Kevin

[kosborn]

Thanks Chris, I appreciate the comment.





Thanks Mike n Trish. Now that you've pointed out Mr Squiggle I can't unsee him. :P Perhaps that stream of Ha to the left is just a squiggle waiting to be turned into a picture...

[Ryderscope]

Yep, definitely a rocket ship bursting at warp speed through a red cloud of gas :anaut: (I am also old enough to remember Mr. Squiggle :D ). Nicely done Kevin :thumbsup:

[Benjamin]

Lovely image to scour in full resolution. Also old enough to recall Mr Squiggle and the blackboard “Hurry up, hurry up...”. Congrats on the top pick too mate :thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Looking good Kevin - I wonder is slightly smaller stars would help make the Ha structure more visible?
Nice work :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Very nice Kevin, the stars have such good colours throughout the entire field!
You've done a good job with blending in the Ha, it gives the appearance of having a stronger Ha signal but without the obvious adding of it that shows up in some images.

[kosborn]

Thanks all for the comments. I'm starting to like the dark side. I might try something else dark and broadband when the moon wanes...

[multiweb]

Pretty cool - nice colours. :thumbsup:

[willik]

Very nice image
Martin