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Originally Posted by Placidus
Hi, Ross,
Lovely photo. I am guessing from the position of Mars that you took the "Mars" frame just before dawn on the 22nd of September. As well as the cone-shaped 4592 around nu scorpii, I can also see the rho ophiuchii complex at bottom right, M80 as a yellowish diffuse blob, and IC 4601 as a small blue patch with a pair of snake eyes.
Some of the star colours are possibly a tiny bit bluer than the catalogue would suggest, but I realize that isn't the point of your shot, which is the beautiful reflection nebulosity. Nice.
Cheers,
Mike
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Glad you like it Mike. Thanks.
I am finding that with camera lenses, the composition is by far the most important factor. Unlike with a telescope where it's the technical quality.
Chromatic aberrations is a problem with this and most camera lenses and contributes to blue/purple stars and halos.
I'm still trying to work out how to minimise it.
Thank you for pointing out the other objects and you were "spot on" with the date.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Nice work Ross, great framing of these faint buggers and your usual gaseous look too 
Mike |
Thanks Mike. The composition was mainly luck as I didn't know what I had till I processed the photo.
Very pleased that you like it!
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Another great field Ross. Good stuff. |
Thanks Marc. I'm enjoying the camera lenses more and more.