Flaming Star

[Martin Pugh]

Hi folks
probably one of the most difficult images I have had to process. This object has barely no OIII, no green, huge blue (being a reflection nebula) and of course heaps of red, Ha and SII.

I think I have scratched this a dozen times until I got to this version, which actually I really like.

This was taken from Heaven's Mirror and many of the frames acquired under a bright moon - gotta love narrowband.

With the OIII being so weak, but the blue really strong, I got heaps of blue data and blended it ever so slightly with the OIII in order to enhance the reflection nebula. Anyway, let me know what you think.

Its a SII, Ha, OIII, OIII(+Blue) image consisting of 8:9.5:9.5:6.5 hours for a total of 33.5 hours.

http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.a u/images/Flaming-Star-SHO.jpg

cheers
Martin

[Peter Ward]

Aye carrumba...just delightful !

Really impressive stuff Martin. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[ourkind]

Absolutely stunning image Martin :eyepop:

[Leonardo70]

Dear Martin ... what a image !!!
Congratulations, absolutely amazing.

All the best,
Leo

[naskies]

Superb!! I especially like the 3D look with the clouds at the bottom.

[MrB]

That blue is stunning! Love the detail and the 3D look in this image, awe inspiring.

[Larryp]

Absolutely beautiful, Martin!

[DJT]

Gorgeous blues, I really like them along with the clouds of dust below. They are quite muted and it works very well together with the blue.

Great image. Thanks

[LewisM]

OMG! Desktop image here we come! :)

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks everyone.

Getting the reflection nebula to show satisfactorily it what was principally NB data was really quite hard!

glad you like the result.

Martin

[TrevorW]

Top shot one of your best (which are all good)

[PeterM]

Oh wow. Stunning image.
Thanks so much Martin for posting your images.

[gregbradley]

You really are the master of this sort of processing. Love the golden hues and the contrasts that show the layered aspect of the nebulas.

Very Hubblesque.

Greg.

[RickS]

Stunning image, Martin. Love the colours!

[Peter.M]

Another masterful image

[trent_julie]

Stunning!

[Stevec35]

Great stuff as usual Martin! Kills my poor old HaRGB effort stone dead.

Cheers

Steve

[A23649]

This oozes elegance.

Nathan

[Rodstar]

Jaw dropping, yet again, Martin, I adore the palette and composition.

[marc4darkskies]

Sheer excellence Martin!!

Cheers, Marcus

[jjjnettie]

It's beautiful. I love love love the dust.
Definitely worthy of an APOD.

[Ross G]

A great photo Martin.

Amazing detail and sharpness.

Ross.

[alexandre]

Hello Martin !
this magnificent image!!
A magnificent job !!: Thumbsup:

Bye
@lex

[iceman]

Wow, that's absolutely stunning.

Thanks for sharing!

[SkyViking]

Fantastic image Martin! Smooth natural looking with great colour and heaps of detail as usual - I always look forward to your images. :thumbsup:

[PRejto]

I look at this image and words fail me; it is art as great as any masterpiece in my opinion...

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again everyone.

Makes the effort worthwhile.

Cheers
Martin

[DavidNg]

Beautiful presentation. Thanks for sharing. You're a real artist.

[multiweb]

Impressive field. Very detailed. :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

Two enthusiastic thumbs up.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
What a beauty!

[venus]

a Majestic image superb!

[David Fitz-Henr]

Ditto from me - superb detail and great colours in the dust clouds at the bottom and the blues of the reflection nebula!

[E_ri_k]

Wow, that is absolutely amazing. It really sticks and almost pops out of the screen! Well done.
Erik

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again folks.

appreciate you taking a look at the image.

cheers
Martin

[Regulus]

That is truly beautiful, thank you Martin.

[Octane]

:prey2:

H

[Martin Pugh]

Trevor/H
thanks very much.

cheers
Martin

[iceman]

This stunning image is now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

[alan meehan]

Very nice indeed Martin ,a area of sky i have not seen before .You have done a 3d ish process on this one a pleasure to view thanks.
AL

[graham.hobart]

Just beautiful. :D

[FlashDrive]

Very Very Nice Indeed .... Superb Colour Rendering ..!!

Flash ..!! :thumbsup:

[Martin Pugh]

Well thanks Mike for nominating this image as IOTW!

Very pleased and thanks for the comments.


Martin

[Irish stargazer]

That's a simply stunning image. Looks like a Hubble image there is so much detail there. Well done!

[CoolhandJo]

Very nice. The framing is perfect. Everything else top notch as per usual!

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks again

Clear skies
martin

[rcheshire]

That's extraordinary Martin. Wonderful work indeed.

[Fabiomax]

The image is Wonderful ... what details!!!

Fabiomax

[Nico13]

Well you never fail to just blow me away with your images Martin and from the comments I can see there are quite a few others picking themselves up off the floor after looking at this.

It's the kind of image that puts you out there and you find yourself flying through those spectacular dust clouds as it has so much 3D effective depth you just can't help it.

Thanks very much for sharing. :thumbsup:

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: woah this pic is insane well done Martin on a very worthy IOTW :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Martin Pugh]

Kind words indeed. Thanks very much.

Have a great weekend everyone.

clear skies
Martin

[Ross G]

Conratulations on IOTW Martin.

Ross.