IC4603 and IC4604 Rho Ophiuchi Color Transition

[furgle (Adam)]

Close up (600mm) inside a transition area of the Rho Ophiuchi complex

L : R : G : B = 5 : 3 : 3 : 3 (hours)

Shot from Brisbane with QSI683-ws8 through Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80 on Skywatcher EQ8 mount.

Higher res here

[Andy01 (Andy)]

A very interesting view - nice capture.
Star colours are a bit muted though?
Love those dark swirly bits too

[Atmos (Colin)]

Looks pretty good from a humble ED80

[furgle (Adam)]

Thanks. I've always had trouble with star colours. These ones were particularly bad with magenta and red bleeding out into the nebula. I took the stars out destaturated then because it was so distracting.

[topheart]

Well done Adam!
Cheers,
Tim

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Very nice detail there

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

Lovely detail there! Yes the stars could do with fewer seconds' exposure, maybe a few quick 120s?

[Paul Haese]

That's a good looking image for only 3 hours of data. I found this area quite fascinating when I undertook the same area quite a few years back. Nice to see someone else having a go at the same field. I think it sometimes gets over looked for the wider field of view.