[Paul Haese]

Thanks Rex for your comments.

Originally Posted by RickS

Very nice, Paul! It's a shame the FOV isn't just a little bigger.

Cheers,
Rick.

Agreed, just not enough real estate around each object. A larger sensor would be beneficial.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Quite beautiful, Paul.

Pretty well midway between M8, M20, and the brightest star in the picture (4 Sagittarii) is a small rust-red nebular structure which looks for all the world like a gloved left fist. Not seen it before. It is in your narrowband shot too.

Thanks Mike, I captured this last year too when I did the Trifid on its own. It's an odd looking piece of nebulosity.

Originally Posted by jase

Choices, choices Paul. NB or true colour renditions both have great details. I'm a true colour kind of guy however, so this image wins. Very enjoyable scene in particular the faint reflection neb shell around M8 which is often overlooked (or overpowered by the Ha). Colours look spot on. Well done.

Thanks Jase, I figured many people would be one or the other. Several years ago I was none too enthused about narrow band imaging but I have come to appreciate its virtues with the right sort of palette. The faint reflection nebula surrounding M8 tends to come out in dark skies and I was fairly particular about preserving it during processing. It is nice to have the data to create the choices though.