Sagittarius Gems (IC 1284, NGC 6589, NGC 6590)

[marc4darkskies]

Inspired by Andy's wider field shot of this region recently, I took a closer look at IC 1284 (red/pink emission), NGCs 6589 & 6590 (both blue reflection).

This is a 13.5 hour LHaRGB image.

Taken over 4 nights of good to average seeing for Lum & Ha and fair to poor for RGB, I managed to make a decent show of illustrating the subtle detail and colour interplay present in this dusty region of Sagittarius. I think it's very pretty, even if I do say so myself!

These nebulae lie about 5900 light years away. Note that there's barely any background sky visible behind the dust & gas in this image.

Screen sized version HERE (https://pbase.com/gailmarc/image/170903953/original)

Full Res Version HERE (https://pbase.com/gailmarc/image/170903965/original)

[gregbradley]

Very nice Marcus. I imaged this myself at a similar focal length last weekend but haven't processed it yet.

A very colourful region. Nicely done.

Greg.

[multiweb]

:eyepop: Super good Marcus! Incredible details, colours and image scale. Best close up of it I've seen to date. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Stunning Marcus - the close up detail is amazing. :eyepop:
What did you shoot that with, must be some serious kit!

Now you only need to do about 20 more panels to mosaic the entire area :lol::lol::lol:

Crackerjack image!:thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Cheers Greg!



Thanks very much Marc! I worked hard on this one and was very pleased with the detail I got. The only other reasonable close up I've seen is by Wolfgang Pomper.



Thankyou Andy - you're too kind! Glad it's an eye popper!! :D See my signature below and links therein for my equipment.

[Peter Ward]

Ah, Sensei Marcus.

You reveal much about the secrets of the Universe with this one.

Most excellent. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Retrograde]

This is a stunning image Marcus!
I've never seen that level of detail in this object before. :2thumbs:

[strongmanmike]

This is one of those nebulae I have always thought largely rather boring, so I have never felt the urge to hit it :shrug:...but as is usual when one thinks such things, if you actually give it a shot, with some good kit and have a bit of skill...it can turn out pretty damn good...like here and not boring at all, nice work, as you say, rather pretty :thumbsup:

Mike

[marc4darkskies]

Thanks very much Alluna-san! But I'm certainly no teacher!



High praise Pete - thanks a lot!!



Thanks Mike. I'm always on the lookout for new targets, as opposed to doing the same ones over and over - I find THAT boring unless they add some new detail or perspective. That's the nice thing about narrow field work - it allows new perspectives on old favorites.

[marc4darkskies]

That's funny. I'm not a pareidoliac like M&T so I didn't see any recognisable shapes in this image . So when my wife asked me what I was going to call the image I drew a blank. Then a moment later she says it looks like a snail moving away. So it's official, this is now THE Snail Nebula! :lol:

[strongmanmike]

He, he...bit of Ja ja Binks there too ;)

Mike