Running Chicken and NGC3576 nebula

[gregbradley]

The Running Chicken and NGC3576 are not far apart.

This is another one in a series of widefields I took some time ago.

A new processing routine for me. includes the use of Starnet++.

HaLRGB.

https://pbase.com/image/170433412/large regular size

https://pbase.com/image/170433412/original larger size

Starless Version:

https://pbase.com/image/170433438/large

Greg.

[Geoff45]

Good one Greg. The starless one has a real 3D look about it.

[rustigsmed]

nice one greg, so many stars - love the colours as well, looks on the money to me.

cheers

russ

[strongmanmike]

Cool composition and some nice colour there Greg :thumbsup:

Mike

[gregbradley]

Yes Starnet++ is an interesting program. It suits some scenes better than others.



Thanks Russ. Widefield takes in a lot.



Cheers Mike. I saw those 2 objects close by on someone else's image a while ago and I was surprised those 2 objects were close by each other.

Greg.

[Andy01]

Hi Greg,
That's a lovely field, great colours and some interesting dark nebs there that I havn't seen before.:thumbsup:
I might target one of those :thanx:

Not too sure about the starless technique used though - the starless rendition looks really soft & blurry. :question:
I'm not seeing that result when I use Starnet with terminal.

It looks painterly & pretty but maybe it could be sharper?

[graham.hobart]

I do like the starless one -like a volcanic jellyfish! vibrant !!:thumbsup:

[Placidus]

Lots of things that are new for us in that image, including the dust lane to far right that looks like a Greek Xi. Well done.

[IanP]

Not the fun of star-less, but the original (with millions of star) is (as usual from you) first class!!! :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Andy. Yes it is quite soft plus I have to run some noise reduction as it leaves little black dots everywhere there were stars.

When you say run it with terminal - what does terminal mean there?



Thanks Graham. This area has a lot more general nebula in it than I thought. The starless version might make some nice wall art.



Thanks M and T. There is a lot more Ha in this area than I thought.



I Understand. I don't mind the starless but not wanting to use it all the time either.

Greg.

[Ryderscope]

There is plenty of interest going on there Greg with lots of colour and detail. I vote for the star studded version on this one.

[topheart]

Hi Greg,
I love the wide field of view, very nice!! Great colour. The star colours look good with the Ha added, I guess you removed the stars from the Ha before Ha blending?

Cheers,
Tim

[Atmos]

Very nice Greg! Like you I didn’t originally know that they were quite so close together. Might be time for a mosaic and longer focal lengths ;)

[gregbradley]

Thanks. I prefer the starred versions but the starless are interesting though.



Thanks Tim. Yes I did and then added the stars back in.



I was surprised at the field. Both of these nebula have been imaged many times. So it was nice to see them close together. I can see several super widefield Milky Way shots coming up this season. It starts in a few months.

Greg,

[marc4darkskies]

I don't care for "starless" images at all but the un-star-filtered one looks great Greg! Beautiful rich colours and nice composition! :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Marcus. Yes the starless is a bit of a gimmick.

Greg.

[multiweb]

Beautiful field and gorgeous colours. One for the poolroom. :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Thanks Marc.

Greg.

[Retrograde]

Very nice Greg.
I'm finding the detail shown in the starless renditions (both in this and your Ara Dragons image) quite delicious (normal versions are great too of course).

[gregbradley]

Thanks Pete. They do show up the nebula in a very detailed way.

Greg.

[skysurfer]

Nice picture !


Which camera and telescope / lens did you use ?

[gregbradley]

Thanks.

FLI Microline 16 and Pentax 300mm F4E EDIF lens, Astrodon filters (Ha is 5nm) on PME Mount.

Greg.