Snake Nebula

[gregbradley]

Here is an image I took a little while ago.

The Snake Nebula. Perhaps not the most mesmerising object but the densely packed central stars are a marvel by their sheer quantity.


https://pbase.com/gregbradley/image/169725991/large

https://pbase.com/gregbradley/image/169725991/original

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

Nice one Greg, nice and bright, I've always liked this field, the scattered dark clouds over the mass of stars is pretty cool :thumbsup:...yeah, a few stars in there I guess, huh?...:eyepop: :lol:

Mike

[Paul Haese]

At full resolution this is an interesting image to scan around. Tiny stars across the field. Looks great.

[troypiggo]

Nice sparkly stars too - good colour handling.

[Andy01]

Well done Greg, It's a field I've always enjoyed as well :)

[gregbradley]

Thanks Mike. Even though its a simple image it can be a bit tricky getting those background stars to the right colour so I was happy with that.
The sheer quantity of stars is amazing to me.



Thanks Paul. I dialled in the tilt with the camera and the Honders recently and when its spot on the star fields are lovely. This is also after I have serviced my Proline 16803.



Thanks Troy. It was taken at my home observatory so I am happy with that.



Cheers Andy. Not impactful colour but the area has its appeal. For some reason it seems very Australian.

Greg.

[Retrograde]

That's great Greg.
I think you've absolutely nailed the colours - very smooth and natural looking.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Pete. This area can be a challenge sometimes.

Greg.

[Ryderscope]

Definitely should be more of these dark nebula images Greg. They make for a stunning display. Well done :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Rodney.

I am glad that you liked it.
Once the Milky Way gets too low there aren't a lot of imaging targets after it for a while. Its a bit of a dead part of the sky, so I need to get some more areas imaged before they are gone for the year.

Greg.

[multiweb]

Looks great! Gotta love those dark nebs. :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Marc. The sheer number of the background stars is amazing.
Greg.

[topheart]

Very nice!
A very good perspective.
Cheers,
Tim

[gregbradley]

Thanks Tim. There are several of these dusty squiggles in this area of the night sky so a few to choose from.

Greg.