Planetary Nebula on the move

[Ken Crawford]

Hello everyone,

With AIC2012 less than two weeks away I did some processing stress release :)

This Planetary Nebula is moving through and interacting with the interstellar medium at a pretty good clip. The brighter area (bow shock) filaments are broken up and twisted requiring a speed in excess of 100 Kilometers per second. There is also a faint tail trailing behind.

I used synthetic star color as there is no RGB data in this image.

http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebulae/SH188/Sh2-188.htm

Thanks for taking the time to look . . .

[Larryp]

That's really nice!

[dvj]

Quite stunning. I like your processing on this one Ken.
jg

[Paul Haese]

Similar to the bow shock in our skies but a different look. Nice processing Ken with really nice colours.

[Leonardo70]

Great job Ken.
Thanks for sharing.

All the best,
Leo

[SkyViking]

Another great and interesting image Ken. I wonder where the central star is now, it might be far removed from the nebula if it travels at a slightly different speed.

[Lester]

Wow, Ken fantastic image. Also to add, just look at those exposure times. Appreciate the view.

[marco]

Lovely details Ken, it is nice to see how advanced amateurs nowaday can produce images that rival those from professional observatories when they can use the proper equipment :thumbsup:

Clear skies
Marco

[Ken Crawford]

Thanks for the thumbs up! :thanx:

You are correct that we have an advantage to the professionals as we own our own equipment and can image any time we want without writing proposals to a committee! Well, maybe we have to ask our wifes first :D

[Ross G]

An amazing photo Ken and a new object for me.

Thank you.

Ross.