Tarantula Nebula

[CoolhandJo]

This is my first dark sky image (Wiruna).

Tarantula Nebula with 6 inch newt on eq5 and modded canon 350d. 5 minute expousres (about 85min) Calibrated.

Had all sorts of issues the first couple of nights but then managed to squeeze this out on the third night.

Comments Welcomed

http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/tarantula-publish.jpg

[Stevec35]

I like it a lot! Perhaps too red but that's a minor problem.

Cheers

Steve

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks Steve. Here is a slightly less red version : http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/tarantula-publish1.jpg

[alan meehan]

Nice capture Dr Paul always a lovely area to image you have done well.
AL

[Stevec35]

Yes I think that's an improvement. It's definitely a nice image. Steve

[guyroch]

I like it lot! Nice processing too, the Tarantula is showing almost in 3D on my monitor :)

Guylain

[Hagar]

Very nice Paul, Great detail, focus etc but maybe a tad les red in the background. It's a winner for sure.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Ditto Doug's comments for me - great detail and focus! Nicely done!

[strongmanmike]

Yeh the Sidonio is an improvement Paul...weired saying that :screwy: :lol:

You might try just working on the stars to make them a little more colourfull :question:

As Steve C says, a good image still :thumbsup:

MIke

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks all for comments. Looking at it - yes still too red - so here is the last Sidonio (promise :). More colourful as Mike suggested.

http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt21/coolhandjo/tarantula-publish2.jpg

[strongmanmike]

Err given it's a term affectionately (or otherwise) coined after yours truly :P

What do you think of Sidonio's Sidonio :question: ..just in terms of colour balace and overall look and there was more in there to bring out too, it is horribly compressed....and perhaps as such was a waste of time :sadeyes:...if so sorry, I don't make a habit of repr..I mean, Sidonioing other peoples work...I see it done on occassions and it is usually worse :lol:

MIke

[Geoff45]

Much better! There is actually quite a lot of blue-green in the T, and this version brings it out.
Geoff

[CoolhandJo]

Thanks Geoff I agree too that the green stands out. Mike you have shown that there is more data in there but I think the image is at it's limits in your Sid now. Possibly packing too much into every pixel etc. 6 inch reflector and 10 Meg canon and that's that - nothing more to give I'm afraid :(.

[strongmanmike]

Apparently 6" is about average and all you need really..just how you use it is what counts ;)


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