Eta Carina to have a swim around in

[strongmanmike]

Hanging around impatiently for the pristine non thunderstorming skies of Lostock :rolleyes: :doh: to get another image....thought I'd revisit an old favourite in the meantime...:screwy:.

I played with it a bit (probably did little in the end?) and thought some of you might like to have a look at the full size full resolution version. There is so much in this nebula and a few minutes spent scrolling around examining it might turn up some new swirls, knotts or asterisms that you hadn't noticed before?

Have fun

Warning 14.5 meg image:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/105041272/original

Enjoy :)

[h0ughy]

thanks Mike - might need to download it to keep as a reference to show whats in the skies at lostock ;)

[leon]

Mike that is big, It would be a bugger to have a look at, at dial up speed, nice going,

Leon

[Hagar]

Gobsmacker. what else can I say.

[Octane]

Mike,

That is astounding -- such tight focus!

I really like the way the colours have a mixture of the blue and pink. Reminds me of what one would obtain (albeit at much less resolution) using an unmodified DSLR.

Gorgeous work, as always.

Regards,
Humayun

[Bassnut]

Your such a try hard Mike ;).

I was going to ***** about the need for such a large file, but bugger me, it was worth it, the detail is extraudinary, IMO one of the best pics youve done, the core is exceptional indeed, of a quality similar to a much longer FL.

Dont get a big head over this, you probably just fluked it :D.

[strongmanmike]

Sadly I am thinking you may be right :sadeyes:



Dial-up..? do people still have that? :P



Well that probably says it all Hagi ? Thanks :thumbsup:



Thanks Hum-V, glad you enjoyed the big file, not always able to do it but this image could hold under even greater enlargement probably. Every image of Eta is different, I like the true RGB but many like the unusualness of narrow band imaging too so I guess what makes a colour balance/choice look good can vary..?



Awww shucks, you "do" love me after all :love2:

[multiweb]

That's awesome Mike. :thumbsup: Details are amazing across the field. Unreal!

[Jen]

:eyepop: thats an amazing pic :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Thanks Marc, I was pretty surprised at the resolution really as I took this earlier in the year when Eta was only really rising. I've posted this before but to get a better idea of the resolution, here is a close up on the fickle finger feature, good seeing would have been even better and remember this was at only 1140mm FL too.

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/96425889/original



Thanks a lot Jen!

Mike

[Omaroo]

Wot a pic Mike. Your efforts inspire me to the point that I think I can safely attribute my lust for a decent damn image mainly to your work. Thanks for the future hole in my pocket and time away from the wife while I contemplate my navel wondering how you do it.

[strongmanmike]

:lol: Sorry but I'm glad you like the imag.

See you in a few hours..? When we can contemplate the underside of clouds :sadeyes: and the bottom of wine and beer bottles :D

Mike

[montewilson]

One of the main things I like about your work is the way you can stay on one object for days or even weeks. It must get a bit boring but the results are obviously worth it.

[Miaplacidus]

Ripper image, Mike.
I will now try to find the appropriate emoticon... :jawdrop::eyepop::bowdown:
Nup, nothing seems adequate. I am struck dumb with amazement.
I hate that.
Regards,
Brian.

[Omaroo]

:D

:thumbsup:

[Lester]

I presume its a very nice image as always Mike; Its not dial-up that I have got, but its the same speed via satellite dish, and if it gets too windy then Australia Post is faster.

[bluescope]

Exceptional image again Mike .... glad you posted it now as I will be running on GPRS for probably a few months when I move at the end of November ... it would take forever to download a file of this size so hopefully OPTUS forecast of wireless broadband coverage is accurate.

:thumbsup:

[Ric]

Had to download this at work on broadband, definitely worth the wait to see it.

A very fine detailed image, great work Mike.

[Garyh]

Sounds like a ripper image but its a bit big for our slow connection to view!
cheers

[seeker372011]

i have exceeded my download quota and am throttled to 64 k or something so will have to wait till next month

[Jen]

Oh bugger dont you just hate that lol :doh:

[Craig_L]

Wonderfull image Mike. The detail... but still those pastel colours and the real sense of nebulousity in space... and I had time to go and make a steak sandwich while it was downloading on cable broadband. Where are you Kevin O Seven when we need you.

[RB]

Mike I quickly glanced at this thread just before leaving for Lostock.
I'm just dumbfounded at the detail.
Swim?
I nearly drowned !!!

Ripper shot.

[winensky]

I've only just got back to this one too. Well... talk about setting the standard. :)

[strongmanmike]

Thaks for the nice comments guys, I'm glad you enjoyed the view/swim :thumbsup:

For those on slower connections here is a smaller 4meg version:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/94204109/original

and to illustrate the resolution of the image have a look at a close up of the fickle finger, lot to be said for good optics and this was taken at rather low altitude and in only average seeing too!

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/96425889/original

Cheers again

Mike