Stellar Fairy Floss - Vela SNR + Gum 17

[Andy01]

2 Panel Mosaic featuring Gum 17
Reminds me of interstellar Fairy Floss on a Stick!

Taken from suburban Melbourne, Australia.

Probably a bit light on for data as we had a patch of cloudy and uneven nights with short clear breaks - but was keen to get what data I could prior to passing on my faithful QSI 683 wsg-8 to it's new owner.

This camera has served me very well for five years :)
...and I've now got the big QSI 6162 coupled with a Tak TOA 130 to play with - if the skies ever clear! :sadeyes:

24 x 1200 Ha 3nm Astrodon
20 x 1200 O3 3nm Astrodon
54 x 120 RGB Astrodon

Astrobin Version (https://www.astrobin.com/full/puv9l6/0/)

[vin_ap]

That is so cool ! Love the structures and colours...wow!!!

[willik]

Looks good Andy and the blue vane through the image sets it off great shot.
Martin

[The_bluester]

Lovely way to farewell the 683.

[Decimus]

An absolutely stunning image, Andy.:eyepop:

I am amazed at the accuracy of your guiding with so many 20-minute subs. As a newbie in astrophotography, I'm struggling to get 90-second subs of anything, even with excellent PA (using SharpCap Pro)....

A wonderful image of the Vela SNR; haven't seen it imaged so beautifully in years.Well done, maestro!

[Ant0nio]

Awesome image Andy, love the vibrant colours.
Looking forward to your exploits with the TOA130.
Cheers,
Tony

[Atmos]

Really nice Andy, well framed as usual ;)

[Xeteth]

Fantastic as usual Andy! I myself am about to be in the market for a TOA130, looking forward to seeing what results you get with it!

[codemonkey]

Beautiful, Andy! Well done.

[Placidus]

A wonderful contrast there Andy, between the big red cloud that will one day form stars, and the wreckage of a huge star that long ago formed in such a cloud. Almost poignant. Very well conceived, taken, and processed.

[Benjamin]

Amazing colour and composition as usual. Always a treat to see your latest and greatest :-)

[Andy01]

Cheers Caleb - Vela is a rich bed of treasures for AP :thumbsup:



Thanks Martin - Nice to check this one off the bucket list - still a few more in Vela on the list though! :lol:



Yes thanks! Sad to see it go - it's been a wonderful, faithful performer out of the box! :thumbsup:



Thanks very much Richard - appreciate your nice compliments! I'm sure you can get some some guiding help here or you can always contact me for a mentoring session if you get stuck! :D



Cheers Tony, I've run the big beast through a couple of promising initial tests already - if the weather co-operates, will have an image up soon! :thumbsup:



Cheers Colin - it's something I do take my time with, glad you liked it! :)



Thanks David! Stay tuned, results from new toys coming soon.... :D



Cheers Lee - thanks for the good vibes :D



Wow, cheers M&T - of course that;s what I was thinking all along! :lol:
Appreciate your poetic insights, :thumbsup: must use them on my website :D



Thanks very much Ben - it was a challenge getting this one up with fairly limited data - glad you liked it! :D

[topheart]

A wonderful image!
Fantastic composition!
Cheers,
Tim