Deep Tarantula

[sjastro]

Tarantula Nebula

4 hrs exposure Ha filter BRC-250 and ST-X10ME.

Higher resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/TarHa.html

It is rare to get 4 hrs of cloud free time near the coastal regions of Victoria this time of year due to the eddy effects.

Clear skies

Steven

[avandonk]

Detail is superb Steven. A fast focal length of about 1200mm looks like a real sweet spot if the optics are very high quality. Mike Sidonio's images also show this.

Bert

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Great work, Steven. The detail is magnificent

[RickS (Rick)]

Very nice, Steven! Are you hoping to get some colour as well?

[alistairsam]

That looks awesome Steven. How long were the subs?

[alpal]

Great shot but the core is a little blown out.
Did you take any shorter subs to layer into the core?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Rarely is a close up Tarantula not worth a look and this is no exception Steve

Mike

[sjastro]

Thanks

Bert, Laurie, Rick, Alistairsam, Alpal and Mike for the feedback.

Originally Posted by alpal

Great shot but the core is a little blown out.
Did you take any shorter subs to layer into the core?

Strange the core doesn't look blown out to me

Originally Posted by alistairsam

That looks awesome Steven. How long were the subs?

Sub exposures were 10 minutes long.

Originally Posted by RickS

Very nice, Steven! Are you hoping to get some colour as well?

I have an aversion adding colour to Ha data. Maybe its because I'm not good at it, but monochrome Ha images carry more impact.

Clear skies

Steven

[alpal]

Stephen

Strange the core doesn't look blown out to me

Well maybe it's not -
I just wanted to see if you'd taken some short exposures so I could compare them.
It is however a great image.

cheers
Allan

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

I have an aversion adding colour to Ha data. Maybe its because I'm not good at it, but monochrome Ha images carry more impact.

That's often true...

[dvj (John)]

ST10, still an amazing camera regardless of the system used. This is an excellent image.

jg

[gregbradley]

Terrific image Steven.

Greg.

[allan gould]

Excellent image, Steven

[sjastro]

Thanks Allan, Rick, John, Greg, Allan for the comments.

Originally Posted by dvj

ST10, still an amazing camera regardless of the system used. This is an excellent image.

jg

A great camera it is despite star blooming and a small sensor size.

Regards

Steven

[Ross G]

A beautiful B&W photo Steven.

Nice closeup with amazing detail.

Ross.

[sjastro]

Thanks Ross.

Clear skies

Steven

[bushman (Matt)]

Impressive

[sjastro]

Thank you Matt.

Steven