[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Great piece of work Rick and a lot of it by the sounds of it It's a magnificent object. Nice use of different data sets and mosaicing, a great view and I think this object looks good in red.

I can't wait to have my FSQ...waiting, waiting...

I think I have seen this nebula on television before too?

Thanks, Mike! Very topical video #LastnightinSweden

Originally Posted by glend

Just great Rick. I admire your perservance in building over years. Great dedication. Your storage capacity must be significant to support retention of all that (and other) data.

Thanks, Glen. I keep all the lights and master calibration frames. It does take up a bit of space but you never know when they'll come in handy.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's a stunner Rick. Gorgeous.

Ta, Greg!

Originally Posted by willik

That is a top shot a beut image Rick

Thanks, Martin.

Originally Posted by Andy01

Well done Rick!

Valiant and mighty data gathering and processing effort there Rick, big ups for patience & persistance.

Stunning object and high on my bucketlist to try to image one day.

I wonder though, when comparing it to other images of this on Astrobin, if it's appearing to lose detail because it's oversaturated & lacking contrast?

Just my 2c worth but I'm thinking (can't believe I'm saying this) a bit of tweaking would yield an even better result.

Disclaimer: Your image looks dramatically different when downloaded & viewed on my calibrated Hi Res monitor in Photoshop -which confirms my suspicions about Astrobin rendering images correctly.

Thanks, Andy. Yes, there is definitely something not right with Astrobin rendering. It used to strip ICC profiles but that's been fixed for a while. The problem could be browser related too. Colour management on the web is a bit of a crap shoot.

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Outstanding Rick the detail in the full-res version is (almost) unbelievable. Love all the faint faint nebulosity around the sides...must be really faint given the exposure time

Thanks, Dunk. Oh, it's faint all right