astrospotter
11-01-2011, 09:42 PM
This may sound a bit odd but I wanted to ask if anybody down there has seen what I had seen every time I looked at Tarantula nebula optically with a 12" scope at about 170x with O3 filter. I have never been able to see this in ANY picture and clearly as through a scope due to the way our eyes are far more sensitive to high dynamic range than CCD chips and also all the photos tend to use H-a which we do NOT see well. So I think this is a visual thing. I bet the only picture that could show this well would be a high dynamic range O3 only picture.
From time to time in complex objects I sometimes envision animal faces in random shapes such as Tarantula Nebula and other nebula. Also I am from the North so the following will be your proof that all us north hemisphere guys have a screw loose, well maybe it just me. Anyway ...
To me one striking feature of this extremely complex network of nebulosity was a monkey face. This head is in the northern area of the main nebula area and is about 8' tall with mouth to south and top of head to the north. His chin and head are cradled just to the north of the three darker circles of about 2' dark area each (These 3 circles are apparent in most pictures and are like 3 circles of the Olympic emblem but only just touching). So above those is the chin and bottom of the face with a dark mouth open in a circular shape just north of the chin as if making the classic monky 'ooo ooo' sound. The nose is the brightest stars of the 2070 star cluster. Moving farther north are the two eyes offset E and W and just above the bright nose. The top of the head is not really well defined and takes even MORE imagination than all the above description.
Each time I viewed this nebula it was clear as day AND no, I had not been drinking or consuming any sort of drug (what a shame). This view was through a Dob on March 15 this last year around 10 but is so large that any 6" or larger scope I am sure could see enough light to get all of this IF you are as prone to seeing shapes in nebula as I.
I will now await being banned from IceInSpace and before that I just want to say that you guys (and gals) have a really nice board here. :thumbsup:
I would be curious if anybody else sees this but I understand if you would not be so crazy as to admit in on a public board and told me in a message WHICH I promise NOT to post! :D
Take care,
Mark
From time to time in complex objects I sometimes envision animal faces in random shapes such as Tarantula Nebula and other nebula. Also I am from the North so the following will be your proof that all us north hemisphere guys have a screw loose, well maybe it just me. Anyway ...
To me one striking feature of this extremely complex network of nebulosity was a monkey face. This head is in the northern area of the main nebula area and is about 8' tall with mouth to south and top of head to the north. His chin and head are cradled just to the north of the three darker circles of about 2' dark area each (These 3 circles are apparent in most pictures and are like 3 circles of the Olympic emblem but only just touching). So above those is the chin and bottom of the face with a dark mouth open in a circular shape just north of the chin as if making the classic monky 'ooo ooo' sound. The nose is the brightest stars of the 2070 star cluster. Moving farther north are the two eyes offset E and W and just above the bright nose. The top of the head is not really well defined and takes even MORE imagination than all the above description.
Each time I viewed this nebula it was clear as day AND no, I had not been drinking or consuming any sort of drug (what a shame). This view was through a Dob on March 15 this last year around 10 but is so large that any 6" or larger scope I am sure could see enough light to get all of this IF you are as prone to seeing shapes in nebula as I.
I will now await being banned from IceInSpace and before that I just want to say that you guys (and gals) have a really nice board here. :thumbsup:
I would be curious if anybody else sees this but I understand if you would not be so crazy as to admit in on a public board and told me in a message WHICH I promise NOT to post! :D
Take care,
Mark