I saw an image of this object a year or so ago and thought I would like to image this object at some point. It looked really dynamic and presented some challenges. Interestingly there are not many examples to make comparisons.
The nebula is situation at a distance of about 3000 light years in the constellation of Vela. There is a very powerful double star at the centre which is shaping the nebula in a similar fashion to the Trifid Nebula.
The integration is reasonably low for me at 14.3 hours. I figure I am not going to get much more out of the image by doing more collection.
I really like the dark dust throughout the field. And; the whispy streaks of cloud in the Gum 15 nebula. The star field is a bit distracting though. Let know what you like.
A well processed image and it does indeed look similar to the Trifid. I think it's a fascinating field although the bright stars are a tad distracting.
That's fantastic. I thought Gum 15 may've been the bigger neb to the right which is not particularly photogenic. Love all the blue reflection nebula and this image is more 3D than I have seen in other images.
Wonderful.
A well processed image and it does indeed look similar to the Trifid. I think it's a fascinating field although the bright stars are a tad distracting.
Cheers
Steve
Thanks Steve.I agree the field of stars is quite over whelming.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That's fantastic. I thought Gum 15 may've been the bigger neb to the right which is not particularly photogenic. Love all the blue reflection nebula and this image is more 3D than I have seen in other images.
Wonderful.
Greg.
Thanks for saying so Greg. I am now trying for the bigger neb which is just to the lower left in this image and I will try for some Ha on it.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Very pretty image Paul - nicely framed, nuanced colour and vibrant.
Is that the full frame or is it cropped? What is the image scale of the larger res image?
Thanks Marcus. That is very slight crop from the QSI image, but the image is now 2300 pixels wide. I don't put up full res images on the web but I do like good size images. Native is 3284 pixels wide.
That's a nice complex field and, as others have agreed, the similarity to the Trifid does jump out at. The star field is what it is and shouldn't be deemed as too distracting. It is good to see these less traveled parts appear as well. Provides incentive to others for more exploration. Thanks for sharing Paul.
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Top-notch work, Paul. Was sure it was Trifid at first glance -- that's what I get for overlooking the title! I like the way you've presented it in a natural palette and the bright stars add some depth, I feel.
Well, that is quite a 'loud' scene for an astro image, definitely enough time spent on it.
Guess all targets have their different surroundings, I accept them all
Very nicely done Paul
Lovely! Thanks for the astrophysical background - it adds greatly to my understanding of the image and what's going on.
I think the bright stars are as they should be - this is a faint nebula in a very bright star field, and it should look like that.
I also very much like the high-contrast processing and the colour balance, which avoids the old-style "everything magenta" film look, and gives it a slightly narrowband feel that goes well with the dynamic astrophysics.
beautiful image Paul well done, been a while since I checked your Earth and Cosmos site quite a collection of fine images you have accumulated, outstanding work. Notice you use maxim dl and ccd stack, do you do all the registration and stacking work in ccd stack?
Thanks all for the comments and observations. Much appreciated.
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Some lovely dark tendrils, Paul. Reminds me just a little of NGC 2170.
Cheers,
Rick.
Yeah me too. When I was processing it I was thinking it looked a little like 2170 too.
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Lovely! Thanks for the astrophysical background - it adds greatly to my understanding of the image and what's going on.
I think the bright stars are as they should be - this is a faint nebula in a very bright star field, and it should look like that.
I also very much like the high-contrast processing and the colour balance, which avoids the old-style "everything magenta" film look, and gives it a slightly narrowband feel that goes well with the dynamic astrophysics.
Best,
Mike
Thanks Mike for your thoughts. It always seems to be a hard task to balance out images when you are using NB data with LRGB and the one can run the risk of making things look too magenta. Done that recently myself with IC427, which I am still not 100% happy with at present. However, every now and again I find that things just come together. This is one such occasion.
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beautiful image Paul well done, been a while since I checked your Earth and Cosmos site quite a collection of fine images you have accumulated, outstanding work. Notice you use maxim dl and ccd stack, do you do all the registration and stacking work in ccd stack?
Thanks Stuart. MaximDL is only used for acquisition, which is a real shame as the programme is very powerful. I used CCDstack 2 entirely for calibration and stacking. It generally works very well, though now and again registration can be a little stubborn.
