Both sides of the Veil (from Qld Astrofest)

[RobF]

I've been so busy hunting down Messier pics I wouldn't have thought of having a go at the Veil without Martin (Bender) prompting me.

ISO400 used on Western side to try and handle the bright star better. I didn't seem to be able to bring this side to life as much as I would have preferred. Happy how the "east end" came out though. :)

West: 12 x 5 mins ISO 400
East: 14 x 5mins ISO 800

Both with Canon 450D + MPCC on 8 inch Newt
Thanks for looking.....

[Inmykombi]

Very nice indeed.
loads of detail.
Are they the natural colours of the veil or did you use filters ?

[Lester]

Very nice images Rob. The colours are good.

I was viewing an image of the western section on another forum this morning where it was pointed out how the star numbers vary from one side to the other of the nebula. Your image shows this also.

[Matty P]

I agree, they are excellent Rob. Great colours and detail. Nice processing as well.

The east Veil region has come out very nicely as you have said. I guess it is a compromise with the western region though, with the bright star to contend with. However it is still a fine image.

I'd love to have a go at this region myself one day. :)

Great work. :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Wow! :eyepop: That is quite something indeed! Very sharp neb. Love the colors too. Top work. :thumbsup:

[RobF]

Thanks Geoff - mostly stretches (curves) and levels in PS, with some saturation tweaks. I overlayed with some Shadows/Highlights too, but no changes to colours (other than the above hocus pocus). The camera is unmodded, so blue/greens (O III?) tend to come through fairly strongly.

In general these deep sky shots are a real pleasure to process colour-wise. When I shoot from suburbia with an IDAS filter, you constantly have to tame the blues during processing and I usually need to selectively brighten the neb and similarly selectively pull back noise in the background - not required here though.



Interesting Lester. I'd love to be able to get a wide field of this sometime. It just blows the mind (no pun intended) how this thing has come apart.



Thanks Matty :)



Thanks for looking Marc!

[Tandum]

Great images for DSLR Rob, well done.

[javier alves]

great work Rob, very nice, and the colours are very natural. :thumbsup:

saludos y buenos cielos

[h0ughy]

nice shots, you did well - and considering the smoke from the fires was drifting through the shots

[RobF]

Thanks Robin - I was very happy to see these come together.



Thanks for looking Javier!
Saludos desde Brisbane!
(I hope Google translator actually works - I'm definitely no good with Spanish....!)



I'll take smoke and Duckadang dark skies any time to Brissie lights and pollution I suspect David - good excuse for any shortcomings of mine though! :lol:

[Miaplacidus]

Yes, Rob, these are really beauties. You should think about framing them.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Brian.

[jjjnettie]

It's one of the most beautiful places in the sky, the Veil.
You've done a lovely job on your capture and processing Rob.

[gregbradley]

A lovely image of a beautiful object.

Nicely done.

Greg.

[jase]

Stunning work on the Veil Rob. Tip o' the hat goes to you.

[batema]

Dito to all of the comments above Rob. Beautiful colours. Well done.

Mark

[RobF]

Thanks Brian - glad you enjoyed them too!



Yes - I had loads of fun exploring Cygnus and this part of the northern sky Jeanette. I've never really been a suitable place at that time of year to appreciate the fantastic star clouds, nebs, etc.



Many thanks Greg!



Wow - thanks Jase - appreciate your stamp of approval :)



Was a great get together. Thanks Mark - and thanks again too for letting me use the 12" dob while my rig was imaging! Have really enjoyed seeing your images from AF hatch out too.

[Jeffkop]

I concur with all the sentiment Rob ... Great shots of those objects .. About 4 times the data for the West should have you something close to comparable in Colour to the East. I have never imaged the East, however Im keen now. Thanks for sharing.

[atalas]

Looks great Rob!well done.

[Tamtarn]

Just caught up with these Rob. Really excellent !!!

The eastern region has come up a treat, very nicely processed.

Terrific work :thumbsup::thumbsup:

D & B

[dpastern]

Looks good to me - I like!

Dave

[astroron]

You are getting better all the time Rob:)
Nice work, very pleasant to the eye:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Thanks Jeff - surprised me that the West seemed fainter. Nothing like Andrew's (RB) fantastic long exposure rendition - now that's a Veil!



Many thanks Louie! Thanks for looking.



Thanks David and Barbara - I'm glad you're both in the game again - hope Barb gets plenty of deep sky "astro therapy" soon.



Thanks David :)



Thanks for the kind encouragement Ron - means a lot.
Safe travels - I look forward to sharing some skies again with you next opportunity :hi: