Somewhere in Serpens....

[Tom Davis]

I was playing in Serpens the last few nights and this is what I came up with:
http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_0000d7.htm

There is a lot of stuff there -- some dark nebulae mixed with some very faint wispish nebulae. There is also some very faint reflection nebulae that I can't seem to find a catalog designation for. Oh, and there are a lot of stars!

You can see the OSC data here:
http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_0000df.htm

I don't know why some people think OSC cameras are not up to the task. There is a lot of stuff in this frame!

-Tom

[strongmanmike]

Super result Tom, the 3D look is about the strongest I have seen in your dust work to date, amazing processing skills you have sir! :thumbsup:

Overall though, in composition and feel, I actually like the OSC version the best.

Mike

[SkyViking]

Thats just stunningly beautiful! Definitely one of the best images I have seen in a long time. The glow from those orange-red stars makes an incredible contrast with the sharp edges of the dust clouds, and the reflection nebulae is the icing on the cake. Very well done!

[TheDecepticon]

Either way Tom, it is a great image.:eyepop: As Mike said, great processing skills there!:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Yep, definitely another stunner from the champion "dustbuster" :thumbsup:
Just wonderful.

[Alchemy]

Actually prefer the first image, the second one seems a little loaded to the lower right and not the same level of interest to the upper right.

Personal taste perhaps.

[Peter Ward]

Tom that is way, way cool. A great image for sure :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Tom Davis]

Thanks everyone. I like this region of the sky for interesting, yet faint, objects.

Tom

[gregbradley]

A wonderful image Tom.

I used to have an STL11000XCM -a very fun camera.

Greg.

[renormalised]

Brilliant bit of work!!!:)

Fantastic details in both....some of that dust looks like fog!!.

[renormalised]

There's also hints of emission neb through the shot as well, especially in the top right hand corner.

[John Hothersall]

That is a wonderous result especially the OSC version with such variation throughout.

John.

[big_dav_2001]

WOW!!

Congrats on an absolutely stunning shot!!!

Davin

[Paul Haese]

Tom dustman Davis. You're the only imager that has such a huge collection of dust images. I spent a couple of hours looking through your gallery the other day just to get some ideas on which object I would try for next (since I would like to image more dust). This is just another great image to add to your collection. Very nicely done.

[iceman]

Stunning picture, Tom.
I really love these dusty star fields.

This is now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

[Hagar]

Very nice as usual Tom. You seem to extract each and every spoeck of dust. I love it.

[multiweb]

As usual a superb picture. Very deep. Awesome work. :thumbsup:

[Ross G]

Great photos Tom.

The superb detail and colours draw you in.

Really does look 3D.


Thanks.


Ross.

[Tom Davis]

Thanks again everyone. This is such an interesting part of the sky I thought it needed some exposure time.

Tom