[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's really nice. Love the colors. Very smooth processing too. One for the cool wall.

Thanks Marc!

Originally Posted by casstony

The red parts of the nebula are ok by themselves, but getting the wispy OIII parts to show up makes it a fantastic image - something for us lesser imagers to aim for, though I'm not sure it's possible with a DSLR from in town?

Thanks Tony Hmm, this might be a tough target with a dSLR and even more so from light polluted skies... it's pretty dim. I'd expect a dSLR to have a harder time with the reds than the blues given the blues would be entirely within the normal spectrum of a dSLR's filters though

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Lovely shot Lee

Gum 15 is one of my favourites.

Thanks Dunk :-) Still not one of mine haha

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Another keeper Lee! I really like the way you've processed it - doesn't look overcooked and the star colours and diffraction spikes add to the scene.

Judging by your imaging productivity, the weather at Kilcoy must be a lot better than here in Brisbane!

Thanks Peter :-) Yeah we've had a pretty good run of clear skies up here. I've also got 18hrs 40mins of data on another target in the past few nights. The forecast was clear for tonight as well, but it just changed saying that it's going to be fully clouded out within an hour... right now it's totally clear and the observatory is open... might have to go pack up soon but I'm hoping it's going to stay clear.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

This image surprised me. Your writeup made it seem it may not be so good but its really an impressive image.

I like the bluish areas you picked up and the stars look fantastic.

The dust streams add a nice contrast as well.

Greg.

Thanks Greg, that's very kind. I'm reasonably happy with my processing, but I just don't think much of this target

Originally Posted by Geoff45

Really nice image Lee. It’s not an easy one to process. I really like the intricate dark structure in the bottom right bit of the neb

Thanks Geoff! You would know, yours is one of few other images I've seen of this target and probably the best I've seen. And yep, I agree that the dark structure is probably the most compelling part of this nebula.

Originally Posted by Andy01

Lee, it’s a subtle image of a gentle target- and it’s beautiful for those reasons alone as well as your considerable skills in presenting it as such. Well done- and it’s not another Eta C, so please keep on inspiring us all!

Thanks very much Andy, appreciate it. haha I have to say I am tempted to do a Eta C as well... if I wasn't so focused on NGC 3923 I might just be contributing my own Eta ;-)