Electric Blue - Vela SNR

[Andy01]

Sometimes known as the Bow-Tie or Moustache Nebula this beautiful shockwave of glowing filaments of Ionised Oxygen overlaps the Hydrogen Alpha rich Gum nebula region.

At this orientation it resembles cosmic butterfly wings. :D:love2:

Surprisingly, there's not too many images of this lovely piece of the SNR about - although Mike Sidonio & Don Goldman have done their own amazing versions.
I'll be revisiting this with my little SV70t Refractor soon, to get a wide FOV of this field - stay tuned! :)

Within the Eastern section of the Vela Supernova Remnant, the expanding debris cloud is from the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the supernova explosion that created the Vela remnant reached Earth about 11,000 years ago. In addition to the shocked filaments of glowing gas, the cosmic catastrophe also left behind an incredibly dense, rotating stellar core, the Vela Pulsar. Some 800 light-years distant, the Vela remnant is likely embedded in a larger and older supernova remnant, the Gum Nebula. (text: Apod)

Taken from my light polluted suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia.
HaO3RGB > 12x600: 24x600:15x120 ea.

Imaging telescope: Sidereal trading carbon fibre 10" F4 Newtonian
Imaging camera:QSI WSG8
Mount:Takahashi NJP Temma-2

Astrobin version
(https://www.astrobin.com/full/ojoqny/0/)

[CalvinKlein]

Wow - I just saw this on nightscape Photographers on facebook - came here for some more info. Stunning image. Reminds me of the opening scene of Star Trek Voyager.

[Retrograde]

Love it Andy - absolutely Sublime!

[Andy01]

Ha Ha, cheers Kelvin - I like that analogy :ship1:



Thanks Pete - much appreciated! :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Interesting framing Andy, looks pretty cool and the contrasting colours are very nice too. Looks best when it is all on the screen together as one scene :thumbsup: close up, not as good.

I like the see-through look to the OIII, well done.

Mike

[gregbradley]

That's a breathtaking image Andy.

Just superb.

Greg.:eyepop:

[JA]

Beautiful image Andy :thumbsup:

Best
JA

[Andy01]

Cheers Mike- I was keen to maintain the gaseous appearance, seems to have worked ok. I’m looking forward to imaging this region again!



Many thanks Greg! :)



Cheers JA! Thanks for the nice feedback :thumbsup:

[Placidus]

Wonderful feeling of a piece of transparent diaphanous cloth floating against a starry background. Beautiful and different.

[alan meehan]

a wonderful image Andy like a sea in space

[ChrisV]

That's really stunning

[Paul Haese]

I like this one Andy, colour is rich and the framing is quite nice. :thumbsup:



I must revisit this nebula again once I have AG2 going with a larger sensor. Last time I was using my FSQ and a QSI.

[graham.hobart]

creamy smooth and gorgeous. :thumbsup:

[topheart]

Very nice!
Cheers,
Tim

[Bart]

Awesome, Andy. Lovely colours, beautiful contrast between the blue, red and black.

[Andy01]

Cheers M&T, Alan, Chris, Paul, Graham, Tim & Bart - really appreciate and welcome your nice feedback! :D

Very eloquently put M&T "transparent diaphanous cloth floating against a starry background." :thumbsup:

I'm currently re-visiting this region with my widefield 'scope - if the weather co-operates, I will be able to show more of this beautiful nebula in context with it's surroundings.
Thanks again everyone! :thanx:

[multiweb]

Beautiful colors and details. Looks like a bow tie on a tux. :thumbsup:

[LostInSp_ce]

Damn that's something special! Amazing! :2thumbs:

[rcheshire]

Beautiful... sublime...

[Andy01]

Marc, Rowland, LiS - thanks for the nice feedback Gents - it's a beautiful and rich region to image! :thumbsup::D