Eta Carinae Nebula in Mapped Colour

[Brad Moore]

Hi All,

Here is a mapped colour version of the Eta Carinae Nebula.

Red - OIII - 6 Hours
Green - Ha - 16 Hours
Blue - SII - 6 Hours

Total Exposure 28 Hours

RCOS 12.5" Ritchey-Chretien, Paramount ME & SBIG 2000XM

http://www.southern-astro.com.au/gallery.php?PhotoID=13

I am also processing a SII:Ha:OIII version as well. Which is coming out really nice as well.

Hope you enjoy it.

Cheers,
Brad Moore

[[1ponders]]

Beautiful Brad. That new setup is really humming.

[h0ughy]

sweet! art! beautiful! A job very well done, looks like a face mask in the middle, such detail!

[tornado33]

Stunning image. The subtle colour changes (indicating different emission lines) is striking. Looks like much of the area outside the keyhole is mainly SII emission whereas inside its a combination.
Cant wait to see other emission nebulae done in this way (though the long exposure times the narrowband filters require will make it a necessarily slow process)
Scott

[davidpretorius]

jaw dropping!!

[Vermin]

Spectacular result Brad, totally awesome.

[Octane]

Brad,

Mindblowing, once again.

Congratulations.

Regards,
Humayun

[EzyStyles]

:eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop:
that is an image from hubble right? geeeeee'sssss ohh myyyy!!!!

No wonder why i have heard of you in melb! that is just stunning!! show me the way masterrr :prey2: :prey2: :prey2:

[Starcrazzy]

fairdinkum ..:eyepop:...is this guy the best astrophotography inside our atmosphere???i have never seen such beuatifull, detailed, magnificent images even from our large landbased scopes...obviously the gear helps ...alot, but Brad you must have the dedication and love of the hobby of 10 men....unreal mate...truelly awesome...you should teach, im sure there are hundreds of members on this forum alone that would hang off your evry word,,,you are the Jedi master...well done..:thumbsup:

[Photon]

Fascinating, one of the most interesting images i've seen, knowing the emission filters.

[Striker]

Awesome Brad...keep them coming.

[2020BC]

Beautiful. Great work.:thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Hello, Brad

What a most wonderful, gob smacking, awesome, and inspirational image to greet me on a wet Sunday morning after a failed night's imaging.

Thanks!

Dennis

[Starkler]

Noob question time.

OIII = Oxygen3
Ha = Hydrogen alpha
SII = ?

Sulphur??

[Brad Moore]

Hi EzyStyles,

No hubble, just from my back yard with super long exposures and a bit of tricky image processing. The hardware also helps.

Cheers,
Brad

[Brad Moore]

Hi Starcrazzy,

I do love this hobby. I'm glad you get as much enjoyment from them as I.

Cheers,
Brad

[Brad Moore]

Keep at it Dennis! My failed nights still far exceed my successful nights and that’s over a 3 year period. I'm now gaining rapidly on it. ;)<o:p></o:p>

Just make sure your expectations don't exceed your hardware capabilities.<o:p></o:p>

Cheers,
Brad

[Brad Moore]

Yep, Sulfur II.

Ha = 656.3nm (Red)
SII = 672.4nm (Red)
OIII = 495.9 nm (Blue/Green)

Cheers,
Brad

[Brad Moore]

To everyone else! Thank you for your encouraging words, it makes me want to work harder at it. ;)