Tarantula Nebula - Finally Finished

[Brad Moore]

Hi All,

It's been a long time coming. I've now fully completed NGC 2070 the Tarantula Nebula.

It has a whopping 31.3 hours of exposure time with 14 of this dedicated to HA.

http://tinyurl.com/9wzbt (full res)
http://www.southern-astro.com.au/gallery.php?PhotoID=8 (low res)
http://www.southern-astro.com.au/gallery.php?PhotoID=9 (the core in hi res)

Because it’s a wide field shot I also managed to pick up some real faint
fuzzies:

NGC 2044
NGC 2042
NGC 2100
NGC 2108
NGC 2109
Potential Egg?

http://tinyurl.com/8wo3w

Here is the same image inversed.

http://tinyurl.com/9suxx

Here is a link to the older version of the images:

http://tinyurl.com/c2s6j

Cheers,
Brad Moore

[Striker]

Wow...so much detail Brad.

Top shelf stuff...well done.

[h0ughy]

Oh wow, beautiful, a classic effort and image

[xstream]

Great stuff Brad.

How's the RC going?
Have you managed to set it up yet?

[33South]

Great image, gives a real 3D feeling against the background stars.

[seeker372011]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

[Darkplague]

Wow! Great stuff.
My new wallpaper!!!!

:prey2:

[atalas]

Great work Brad !

[hogly52]

That is AWESOME!!!!! :prey2: :prey2: :prey2:


Graeme

[ving]

thats some brilliant work there. :thumbsup:

[avandonk]

I think I will say the same thing that was was once said about Mozart when someone said about one of his compositions 'It's OK but has too many notes'

This has far too much exquisite detail (for us mere mortals) otherwise would be digestible.
I can't find a suitable superlative.

Bert

[sheeny]

WOW!

What else is there to say?

That is excellent!;)

Al.

[Itchy]

Magnificant Brad!

Worth all the hard work!!!:thumbsup:

cheers

[acropolite]

Awesome Brad, so much detail:thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

well done!


oh the level of the bar keeps rising!!

[Itchy]

Hi Brad

Can you explain this please? (excuse my ignorance):nerd: :shrug:

cheers

[Brad Moore]

Hi Itchy!

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/1995/44/images/d/formats/pdf.pdf
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1995/44/image/b
(http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1995/44/image/b)
It’s a bit of a long shot, I just wanted to start a debate on wether people think this is an egg? I have no idea what it is? It looks like an egg? Or is it? :)

<o:p></o:p>Cheers,
Brad

[Brad Moore]

Hi All,

Thank you to everyone for your kind words.

Cheers,
Brad

[Itchy]

Hi Brad,

Now that I know what an "egg" is (thanks) I can safely say about your "potential egg", maybe!

Cheers

[rumples riot]

Very nice stuff. Great image.

[ballaratdragons]

WOW! Coz of dial-up I only opened the low res version and there is so much stuff to look at in the pic I'm glad I didn't open the High res shots. I would be here for hours studying the detail!!!!

Very nice work Brad!

[Harlequin]

Difficult to explain how an image like this makes me feel. Sit in silence taking in all the detail of the colours of space.

Thanx Brad.

[Robert_T]

Hi Brad, :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop:

I'm truly awed... only opened the low res version, don't think I could cope with high res. I just can't believe that such detail can be wrung from such a small (albit very nice and shiny) scope. Enormous amt of effort put into this, but absolutely amazing all the same.

well done

[iceman]

Congrats to Brad for having his stunning 2070 shot featured on APOD!

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060106.html

Well done! Great work and definitely worthy.