NGC 281 in Cassiopeia

[Martin Pugh]

Hello everyone.

Yes, we have seen this a few times so this is my attempt at it.

About 21 hours in all, taken with the 17" CDK and Astrodon NB filters (3nm OIII).

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/NGC281_Final60pct.jpg

Thanks for looking and hope you like this version.

cheers
Martin

[atalas]

Wow!excellent contrast and detail Martin....the composition?well,I think It needs a 4 panel mosaic for that one.

[gregbradley]

Brilliant Martin.

That's a superb image.

Greg.

[John Hothersall]

That dark dust lane is amazingly detailed, black dust patches show such fine detail.

John.

[Ross G]

An amazing photo Martin.

Excellent colour, detail and sharpness, but it's the composition that stands out.

Thanks.

Ross.

[wasyoungonce]

The clarity is stunning..great image!:eyepop:

[Leonardo70]

Congratulation Martin,

really amazing shot ... master processed.
This is a future APOD ...

All the best,
Leo

[CoolhandJo]

Another stunning amazing image :)

[h0ughy]

well you don't see that every day - certainly inspiring and beautiful

[zardos123]

Not just technically excellent, but aesthetically very very good, a superb work of art.........as usual :thumbsup:
regards brad

[Martin Pugh]

Great feedback, and very much appreciated.

cheers
Martin

[astronobob]

Top Class Image, Stunning and 21hrs, Amaizing ! !

[Peter.M]

Inspiring stuff, this image has added O and S narrow band filters to the end of my long wishlist.

:)

[SkyViking]

That's a fantastic image. The level of detail is amazing, looks to be very high resolution. The structure in the pillars and Bok globules is outstanding.
It's really impressive, thanks for the view.

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks folks!

clear skies
Martin

[Stevec35]

Nicely done as usual Martin. The details is amazing.

Cheers

Steve

[richardo]

Breathtaking image Martin!!!!
The details are just sublime!!

An absolute joy to view!!

All the best
Rich

[Martin Pugh]

Steve/Rich

thanks very much.

cheers
Martin

[Rodstar]

Stupendous, Martin! And the palette straight from a Van Gogh painting (orange/blue). I too love all the detail in the dust, especially the sharp edges, the bok globules etc. SO much going on in there.

[midnight]

Absolutely stunning Martin. I like the presentation too.

Darrin...

[RobF]

Wonderful, just wonderful.
Almost like a brooding thunderstorm coming in over.....um, a big nebula :)

[Peter Ward]

Sorry been busy and missed this one. That's a sublime effort Martin!

Even more impressive is the "no magenta stars" (thinks....how did he do that?!)

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Hey, another great shot there Martin, nice work :thumbsup:

Mike

[iceman]

Bravo! Incredibly smooth and detailed.

[Paul Haese]

Excellent image Martin. I really like the smooth render, tight detail and muted colours.

[Martin Pugh]

Gents

many thanks for excellent feedback; very much appreciated.

Peter - perhaps I could demonstrate the 4 techniques I have for those pesky red halos at next year's AAIC;)

Cheers
Martin

[marco]

:eyepop: outstanding details and (unusual to me since I dislike the narrowband palettes) nice color too! Great shot Martin, the dust into the nebula seems literally floating.. amazing..

Marco

[Ric]

WOW, that is spectacular Martin.

Excellent work.

[allan gould]

Martin
You guys are raising the bar soooo high I need a telescope just to see it.
Great image

[Shano592]

What a staggering image! I love it.

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again for the generous comments.

clear skies!

Martin

[multiweb]

That's pretty special. Reminds me of a HST narrow band shot of the keyhole nebula that I love. So much details. Great stuff. :thumbsup:

[dugnsuz]

Beautiful image martin - like I'm hovering in space a few light years out with my 550D - so smooth and detailed.

[AG Hybrid]

Such a nice image! Well done.