Melotte 15 (IC1805) in Cassiopeia

[Martin Pugh]

Hello everyone.

I acquired 24 hours of NB data for this target, and used all of it to build a strong background but chose only the very best frames for the object of interest. So I reckon about 15 hours.

Taken with the CDK 17" from Sierra Remote and Apogee U16M/Don Goldman filters.

I hope you like this one.

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/IC1805_NB_Final.jpg

cheers
Martin

[Octane]

I'm at a complete loss for words.

:prey2:

H

[Bassnut]

Stunning :eyepop:

[TheDecepticon]

Do they need the Hubble?:shrug: Or should they just hire Martin?:question:

OMFG!:eyepop: I think I'm gonna cry!!:sadeyes:

[jjjnettie]

Exquisite detail Martin.

[alexch]

Hubble, no less!
One of the best narrowband images I have seen.
:prey2:

Alex

[John Hothersall]

Staggering detail achieved.

John.

[atalas]

Exceptional !

[Martin Pugh]

You like it! I'm pleased and thanks for commenting.

cheers
Martin

[strongmanmike]

Wonderful detail Martin!
Mike

[Paul Haese]

Cool colours Martin. Of the narrow band palettes I like this one the best. It looks the most natural. I hate the green stuff but this looks pretty nice. The central detail is excellent with just the right amount of speckle for my taste. There is however some noise in the darker regions, but nothing too extreme. Lovely shot.:thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

and yes look no pink stars

Fantastic

[midnight]

It's wonderful images like this Martin that re-affirm my love for astronomy.

It has a wonderful 3D effect in my eyes with the contrast going on there.

I certainly did like this very much Martin and thanks for showing!!

Darrin...

[Cosmic]

Awesome :thumbsup: great image!!

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks everyone

Paul - I am actually finalizing another version of this and have made major improvements on the noise control and star blending.

cheers
Martin

[multiweb]

Superb shot Martin. Your rig is working really well. :thumbsup:

[iceman]

The depth is incredible. It looks 3D!
Superb, Martin.

Officially blown away by this one this morning. I looked on the web for other images of this region and this is clearly the best out there.

It's now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

I look forward to seeing this on APOD!

[White Rabbit]

Agreed, wow. Love the pallet as well.

Great job.

[g__day]

Love it when a major undertaking like yours pulls such spectular results! Well done!

[SkyViking]

Wow what a stunning image! It looks like a Hubble image for sure. Such exquisite detail.
One of the best NB images I have ever seen. Thanks for the view.

[gregbradley]

You can see why they put telescopes on mountains!

Amazing detail Martin. Probably the sharpest and clearest detail I have seen in a narrowband image. I also agree I like this colour scheme the best. What is the blend?

You are really showing what this CDK17 is capable of. I knew it was an awesome scope but I sometimes wondered if it should be sharper but your image shows what it can do with superb seeing and perfectly adjusted.

Did you have to collimate it? Did you use anything to collimate besides the instruction manual?

Greg.

[pin3appl3]

Absolutely ridiculous Martain. Keep up the good work!


Darc

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again folks

IOTW! Much appreciated Mike.

BTW - You can see the very latest version of this image, where I have brought the background noise under control and done a better job on blending the stars.

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/IC1805NB_60pct.jpg

Greg - yes, even though the scope got delivered direct from Planewave fully collimated, it did move during its journey. So it was collimated at the site under superb seeing.

The blend here was standard SHO, with Ha processed as Luminance. As normal, each frame was correctly balanced before combining.




cheers
Martin

[niko]

Oh....my....gawd :eyepop:

just truly stunning

nothing more to be said

niko

[Screwdriverone]

Holy Cow.....

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That is unbelievable!

We are not worthy, Martin.

Fantastic!

Cheers

Chris

[spaceman]

Likewise awed.....terrific stuff....

[astroron]

Beautiful Image Martin :eyepop:
Thankyou for posting, your skill knows no bounds :)
Cheers :thumbsup:

[Kal]

First saw this pic on the IIS facebook page and what a stunner! Definately has a 3D feel to it. Awesome pic mate!

[iceman]

The re-work is even better, Martin.
Stunning.

[paulF]

Absolutely brilliant work Martin !!!! Truly inspiring work! :eyepop:

[Martin Pugh]

Hello everyone and thanks for the continued posts. Very much appreciated.

Just so as you know, I will be going off the air in a day or so until I relocate back to Australia and re-establish internet etc.

So, thanks in advance and I look forward to coming home, re-establishing the SH observatory and joining you all.

cheers
Martin

[Ric]

A beautiful image Martin.

It reminds me of a pair of sea horses swimming through space

[Leonardo70]

Congratulations Martin,

one of the best astrophoto i seen on last months ....

All the best.
Leo

[Joshua Bunn]

Beautiful Martin, i like it.

Josh

[Jen]

:eyepop: OMG that is a stunning pic Martin :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Very very worthy of image of the week :prey2::prey2:
Welcome back to OZ :D

[Regulus]

This really got my attention when I logged on. Very nice. Thankyou
:thanx:

Trevor

[dvj]

well Martin, that image is just the dog's bollocks!

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Martin.

Amazing detail and colour.

I like the narrow depth of field effect.

Ross.