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Martin Pugh
21-07-2012, 10:24 PM
Good evening

This image is roughly centered on NGC 6259 in Scorpius and comprises Ha(Ha+R)GB of 17:4:4:4 hours for a total of 29 hours.

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/HaRGB-V4.jpg (4Mb)

The Ha frame on its own is amazing, which I will upload later.

Tak FSQ106N/SBIG STL11K Astrodon filters (Ha 3nm)

thanks for checking it out

Martin
Nico13
21-07-2012, 10:40 PM
First class as usual Martin thanks for showing us. :thumbsup:
Peter Ward
21-07-2012, 11:17 PM
Very cool Martin

A+ imaging effort :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Ric
22-07-2012, 04:34 AM
A beautiful region of the sky.

Thanks for sharing with us Martin.
Martin Pugh
22-07-2012, 12:58 PM
Thank you!

clear skies
Martin
marc4darkskies
22-07-2012, 01:03 PM
Lovely Martin as always! Your images always show the benefit of copious amounts of data!

Cheers, Marcus
RobF
22-07-2012, 07:40 PM
Just beautiful. As good as a glass of red and a bit of quiet on a Sunday night....
iceman
22-07-2012, 07:42 PM
Beautiful image, though it's an interesting region with no real standout object.
Phil Hart
22-07-2012, 07:54 PM
Divine. Beautifully controlled processing too.. levels looks superb.
Martin Pugh
22-07-2012, 08:00 PM
Thanks again

17 hours Ha under these skies (http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/Yass_ASC.htm) really does help.

cheers
Martin
DavidTrap
22-07-2012, 08:38 PM
Very impressive shot as usual Martin

DT
RickS
22-07-2012, 09:31 PM
Just lovely, Martin!
Leonardo70
23-07-2012, 06:35 PM
What a field !!!!!
Beautiful image Martin..

All the best,
Leo
Paul Haese
23-07-2012, 07:06 PM
Nice Martin. 29 hours is massive. Hard to do at this time of the year.
Martin Pugh
23-07-2012, 07:21 PM
Thanks folks.

Paul - if it puts it into context for you - the first image was taken on 27 May and the last on 7 Jul.

I agree though - the weather has been shocking and I am almost routinely fogged out by midnight.

cheers
Martin
alpal
23-07-2012, 07:56 PM
Wow - that's a pretty picture - I can't even google anything to compare it with.
Ross G
23-07-2012, 10:28 PM
A beautiful photo Martin.

I love the rich, smooth colours.

Ross.
dvj
24-07-2012, 06:20 AM
Hi Martin,

Is that where you are shooting from? Uggh!

The color in this image is fantastic. I'm right in the middle of a 20 segment mosaic project of this area and beyond in Ha.
Martin Pugh
24-07-2012, 11:08 AM
Thanks again

John - I guess it all depends on when you click on that link as the image refreshes every 10 minutes during hours of darkness....so you might get to see a really good view, or a sky full of clouds.

Cant wait to see your mega-mosaic.

cheers
Martin
dvj
25-07-2012, 12:49 AM
Well.. it's a nice view Martin. Here's a look out of my office window in Coona......;)

http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshots/images/847clear_and_calm.jpg
petershah
25-07-2012, 05:05 AM
an amazing shot top drawer
marco
25-07-2012, 02:03 PM
A real lovely image Martin, fantastic color balance to my taste and great Ha blending too!
Clear skies
Marco