Work in progress on this relatively unpopular target in the LMC.
This bizarre shaped little nebula reminds me of the Tasmanian Devil from Looney Tunes.
Fred & Paul have previously posted their own stunning versions, and inspired by them I attempted it last year - but now 12 months later I hope to do it more justice this time around.
Just 5 hrs Ha in 20min subs so far, the Ha is still only 1/3 of the data required as I'm hoping for a full 30Hr+ NB workup on this one
I was looking at the image I did of this earlier this evening and assessing if I would do it with the RC. I decided against it this year, but it is an interesting object. I look forward to seeing your image of this object. It is an unusual framing but seems to work. Is this your full frame or is it a crop?
Coming along nicely Andy. Good catch with that little globular in the foreground as well.
Thanks Ryderscope - lots of cool stuff to see in this area of space, amazing to think that we can photograph nebs in another galaxy from our backyards!
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
I was looking at the image I did of this earlier this evening and assessing if I would do it with the RC. I decided against it this year, but it is an interesting object. I look forward to seeing your image of this object. It is an unusual framing but seems to work. Is this your full frame or is it a crop?
Thanks Paul, you guys set the bar pretty high for the rest of us! Yes, it's a square crop - original full frame version below.
A very nice framing, Andy. Definitely a Tasmanian devil - probably Mrs Devil, near as I can see. Your title goes well with the busy, extroverted star-forming activity. Lovely work.
A very nice framing, Andy. Definitely a Tasmanian devil - probably Mrs Devil, near as I can see. Your title goes well with the busy, extroverted star-forming activity. Lovely work.
Thanks Mike - There's plenty of obscure targets in the LMC, which is a good thing as there's not many other nebulae elsewhere at this time of year.
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Originally Posted by topheart
A great subject - portrayed extremely well!
Thanks,
Tim
Thanks Tim - never ceases to amaze me what else is out there.
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Originally Posted by RickS
It's an interesting object. Should be a cool image, Andy!
Yes it sure is Rick, hope to do it justice this time around.
Forecast is clear tonight, and it's a full moon - might as well have a crack at getting more data - should be an interesting challenge for the 5nm Astrodon Ha.
At least the moon's mainly in the North and this is object in the South, so hopefully the gradients are not too bad
The extra data has made a lot of difference to the contrast and detail. Nice.
I often wonder if I should go for 3nm Ha and O111 filters. I thought you were using 3nm until I saw this thread. The 5 is good. Have you considered the 3nm? I wonder what the advantages/disadvantages are? Longer exposure time is the disadvantage but how much more detail, if any, does the 3nm achieve?
The most important difference between the 3&5nm Ha filters is the NII emission line. A 3nm Ha has only the Ha emission while 5nm+ will also contain the NII emission. With the extra emission it will bring make some objects brighter but it isn't a "true" Ha filter.
I like the new one because it's brighter and more contrasty without having lost anything at all, even, and much kudos to you, the cluster stars in the very brightest patches of nebulosity.
The most important difference between the 3&5nm Ha filters is the NII emission line. A 3nm Ha has only the Ha emission while 5nm+ will also contain the NII emission. With the extra emission it will bring make some objects brighter but it isn't a "true" Ha filter.
Thanks for that. Yes I knew that and its why I decided for my Honders not to switch to 3nm at my dark site on the advice of Don Goldman. But my home site, whilst fairly dark, does have some easterly pollution and I wonder how much of a gain you get from the 3nm. They are very expensive.
3nm narrowband filters seem to be used on this site often with the QSI683 as 30mm filters are far less expensive than the 50mm square ones.
Thanks for that. Yes I knew that and its why I decided for my Honders not to switch to 3nm at my dark site on the advice of Don Goldman. But my home site, whilst fairly dark, does have some easterly pollution and I wonder how much of a gain you get from the 3nm. They are very expensive.
3nm narrowband filters seem to be used on this site often with the QSI683 as 30mm filters are far less expensive than the 50mm square ones.
Greg.
I've just started using Astrodon 3nm Ha filters, not sure how other passband ones compare as I've never used them but I have a sky limit of ~12-13 minutes with a full moon in the light polluted burbs of Melbourne.
