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Originally Posted by Octane

Bloody sensational. That is beautiful, Marc.

From what I recall, the northerly aspect at Wymah is fantastic.

H

Thanks H. Yes it is indeed pitch black on the North side. Couple of trees in the way but I was desperate to get that one and started shooting as soon as I locked on a guide star through the leaves then went to bed.

Originally Posted by richardo

Wow, have to agree with H, this is excellent Marc!
I keep forgetting how far and extensive Barnards loop is.. this certainly puts everything back into perspective!

Are you able to crank up the saturation some? Just looks a little light on... perhaps just check your black point... before hand.. my only nit pick.


Good stuff and what a fov!

All the best
Rich

Thanks Rich. This data is coming back from the grave really. You should see what I started with. I think it's the maximum amount of tinkering it can take. Boosting saturation would reveal more problems than it's worth but I'll shoot a nice one when the season comes.

Originally Posted by RobF

Great shot Marc - love this object
I've read visual observers are supposed to be able to see Barnard's loop under ideal conditions. Has anyone ever seen/heard of that? I would have thought it was way to diffuse.

(if it's in Wikipedia though it MUST be right )

Thanks Rob. Well I know a few people who managed to see the HH from Ilford with a specific filter on a very dark night. From this shot you can tell the barnard loop looks much dimmer than the HH. But maybe for the lower left part so it would be a challenge IMO. May be with binoculars? But I doubt you'd see it on a longer FL scope. Or on top of a mountain in high altitude. Who knows? That wouldn't be from Oz though.

Originally Posted by desler

That's a ripper Marc, well done!

Darren

Thanks Darren. Glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by midnight

A perspective not often seen. Just so much going on in there Marc - you've done very well.

Well done!!

Darrin...

Thanks for looking Darrin.

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

Lovely shot, that pentax is a keeper hey

Thanks Marcus. The 100mm FOV is nice for most things but of all my lenses it's the only one that will still give me a bit of coma even stopped but I'm used to it.

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Very nice, I like the overall soft appearance of the nebulosity.

Thanks Rolf. I spent a fair bit on processing this one and I think the soft/natural appearance comes from the lack of data and altitude which is good in a way, as I tend to be a bit extreme with saturation and sharpening when processing this area. Which I'll do eventually.

Originally Posted by Lester

That it a view that I will never tire of, well presented Marc. All the best.

Thanks a lot Lester.

Originally Posted by sjastro

Excellent image Marc.

Steven

Thanks for the commenst Steven.