[richardo (Rich)]

Originally Posted by glenc

The catalogue gives:
vdBH 73a, RA2000 16 46.4, dec -41 14, Bright, 1.6’ blue plate diam, 0.3’ red plate diam
The catalogue is attached as an Excel file.

Hi Glen,
thanks for taking the time and effort.
I found a Harvard piece on this, VDBH, (Van Den Berg & Hurst) these guys undertook a survey on southern stars embedded in nebulosity. This designation is for one of these stars.
Here's a link to what I found.
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//...00517.000.html

But unfortunately, there is still no designation for the dark neb, this is really weird!

Originally Posted by jase

Nice work Rich. A fascinating target in which you've acquired and processed well. I'd say your colour balance is pretty spot on. This region is void of blue hues due to interstellar reddening along the galactic plane. A visual treat - well done.

Thanks Jase,
Been quite poor conditions since November, taking this image was no exception, guiding at times was a bit erratic.
But was happy to be out at least.
Nice to be at the computer again going through the motions with an image at the end.

Originally Posted by Ric

Hi Rich, a great looking image.

I like the way it pierces through the rich starfield.

Cheers

Thanks Ric,
Aaahh, like a... 'shark' through a fish school

Thanks again guys
Rich