Hi Folks,
Another from the Atik picture factory, this baby just keeps churning em out.
I had to laugh on Stellarium as I was hopping around looking for something nice, this cluster showed as a galaxy indicator on the screen and I clicked on it, then realised it was actually described as a "Cluster associated with Nebulosity"
. So I thought I would take a sub and wham! very pretty!
So, here is my take on this lovely cluster and nebulous area in Puppis. It looks a little different to the other images I have seen of this area on the web as I get in a LOT closer than most of the widefield shots out there. I think the focus could have been a bee's proverbial out....
Thanks for looking, any tips or critiques are welcome.
Image details:
Target: NGC 2467
Acquired: 11th Jan 2013
Camera: Atik 314L+ OSC CCD
Scope: Skywatcher BD200N Reflector
Mount: HEQ5Pro
Guide: PHD guiding using EQmod and DBK21AU618 on Orion 50mm guidescope
Total Time: 60 mins
CCD Temp: 0 degrees Celsius
Exposures: 20 x 180 sec
Darks/Bias/Flats: 20 x 180 sec darks, no flats, 10 x 180 sec bias.
Capture Program: Artemis Capture
Processing: DSS, Startools, Photoshop CS3
Uncompressed Image :
Link (6Mb PNG file)
Cheers
Chris