Barnard 86

[tornado33]

It was right overhead and seeing was good.
5x5 mins ISO400. UV/IR filter. Baader MPCC coma corrector. Modded 350d, 10 inch f5.6 newtonian, off axis hand guided.

Full size version here (b86x5x5minsiso400uvirmod350d10inch 16degsmst.jpg)
it looks like a hole in the Milky way so dense are the stars and so dark the nebula.
Scott

[ChrisM]

What a contrast! I've never seen a dark nebula as clearly as this one. Great pic!

Chris

[jase]

Thats a stunning field of view Scott. High res link didn't work for me, could be broken. In any case, this is great work at such short exposure time. Well done.

[atalas]

A wonderful shot Scott!

[Paul Haese]

That is really nice. The larger link is not working but from what I can see in the smaller image the composition is really good and the colours nice. Well done.

[Alchemy]

I've always found images in the galaxy core tough, due to star crowding, yours seems to differentiate the star field nicely, I agree it looks more like a hole than a cloud obscuring the light.

[gregbradley]

That turned out great.

Its amazing isn't it that they are all stars yet it could almost just as easily be a shot of sand on the beach with a bit of black seaweed.
How could there possibly be so many stars so close together? I wonder if it gets hot in there.

Greg.

[Ross G]

What a contrast Scott.

Looks great.


Ross.

[tornado33]

many thanks everyone. Ive been keen to get a pic of this for a while, I got one in the past but guiding and focus were not as good.
Scott

[SkyViking]

Beautiful image of a favourite dark nebula. It's really a spectacular contrast with the cluster next to it. Thanks for the view.