Sh2-308 in Canis Major from Atacama

[APO_Team]

Hi guys !

Here is Sharpless2-308 taken in HOO from our observatory in Chile.
We've made it for the memory of a friend who left us not a long time ago... He was a great guy

Technical informations:
- APO observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - Alain Maury's Space Obs
- Takahashi TOA 150 refractor
- mini-OHP mount with MCMT
- Apogee Alta U16M camera
- AstrodonH & O Gen2 filters
- H=30x40' - O=20x40'
- shooting, guiding and preprocess: Prism v9
- process: IRIS, PRISM v9 & CS6

And a link to the full size picture: http://www.atacama-photographic-obse..._sh2-308_f.jpg

See you
APO_Team / Tom

[Andy01 (Andy)]

That's a crackerjack image.

From personal experience I lnow just how dim this thing is and ho much exposure it soaks up so very well done!
Lovely balance with the Ha too.
Just one thing, RGB stars would improve this even further imo 😊

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Absolutely stunning!
Geoff

[Atmos (Colin)]

That looks really nice! It is not one I can personally remember seeing before (shocking memory sometimes). Can be even nicer doing it in memory of someone.

Well captured

[pfitzgerald (Paul)]

A stunning image in both capture and processing. To be able to capture a thing of beauty like this and dedicate it to a friend no longer with us does you all great credit.

Paul

[JA]

It's a great image and a beautiful honour to your friend.

Best
JA

[alpal]

Hi Tom,
that's a magnificent picture.
We here could only dream of pictures taken from the Atacama desert.

cheers
Allan

[astronobob (Bob)]

Thoughts to you of friend loss & dedicating this Image his way
Also blessed to be able to see images of this calibre, Brilliant Bubble, so very realistic work

[gregbradley]

That is a magnificent image of this bubble. The bubble is one of my favourite objects and you have done a marvellous job here.

Greg.

[Paul Haese]

Outstanding is the first thought at come to mind. The detail in the shell is superb.

[APO_Team]

Thank to all of you !!

Have you noticed the small white planetary nebula on the left of the bubble ??
I add a crop to center it

Andy01 -> never easy with the stars... but that's a good point !

alpal -> here ? You mean Australia ? Where do you live ??

See you...
APO_Team / Tom

[alpal]

Originally Posted by APO_Team

Thank to all of you !!

alpal -> here ? You mean Australia ? Where do you live ??

APO_Team / Tom

Melbourne Australia.
On this website we live mostly in Australia.
Sur ce site Web, nous vivons pour la plupart en Australie

[APO_Team]

Alpal, I was thinking of Australia, of course
You must have nice skies there too... Maybe not in Melbourne

Tom

[alpal]

Originally Posted by APO_Team

Alpal, I was thinking of Australia, of course
You must have nice skies there too... Maybe not in Melbourne

Tom

Hi Tom,
In Melbourne the best seeing I've ever measured is just under 2 arc seconds.
Sometimes it's at a terrible 6 to 7 arc seconds.
Most of the time it's too cloudy.

cheers
Allan

[multiweb (Marc)]

Stunning. Very deep with gorgeous colors.

[APO_Team]

Alpal: understand... From France, we imagine Australia like a perfect place for astronomie but we forget that your country is quite big !

Thanks multiweb !!

Tom

[markas (Mark)]

Splendid image!

Mark

[APO_Team]

Thank you Mark

Tom