Well a 10 000 year old bang anyway
After what seems like bluddy ages since my last image, I thought a nice object with a bit of fireworks about it would be appropriate to bring in the New Year so I stared at a small piece of the large Vela Supernova remnant for some 6 hours or so on Wed/Thur night. While most people were drunk and/or looking at real fireworks
(I did manage a 6 pack and a couple'a glasses of wine throughout my imaging night though
) I, and I am sure many on this forum, was bringing in the IYA very appropriately
Would have been better with more exposure (as always!) so I didn't use any sharpening in this image, this is the native resolution provided by the scope, camera and conditions.
Sized to fit nicely on a 21"-22" screen (40%/2meg)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...99449/original
Sized to let you have a look at all the intricate detail (60%/4.5meg)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...99254/original
And those who want to really have a close look at the amazing structure in the filaments here is the full size full fres image (10meg)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...02440/original
If you haven't the patience or band width try these under 1meg crops of the interesting bits in the original full frame image:
1)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...09482/original
2)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...09527/original
3)
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...09542/original
I was trialing a new moderately dark site too...proved pretty good
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...00957/original
although some fog rolled in and out from about 3am (large 7acre dam nearby) but didn't hamper the imaging too much, not sure how it will be in winter though:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...00984/original
Cheers and ahhhhhh....I feel much better now I have done some imaging, so you shouldn't have to endure another repro for while now
Mike