ngc 2659 Vela

casstony · #1 02-02-2019, 01:21 PM

NGC 2659 is the central cluster in the image; it's in the middle of the Vela SNR and some green wispy's show up if you look close.

Second image is the Pencil ngc 2736 on the edge of the SNR.

raymo · #2 02-02-2019, 01:58 PM

Very nice again; your Nikon picks up more Ha than my Canon.
raymo

xelasnave · #3 02-02-2019, 05:21 PM

You are doing some real nice work Tony. Great effort.
Alex

Paulyman (Paul) · #4 03-02-2019, 10:29 AM

Those look great. If this weather holds I might have a go at this area tonight, now I know a DSLR will pick up something.

casstony · #5 03-02-2019, 11:20 AM

It's fun trying a new area; I haven't previously paid any attention to Vela. I like the various brighter star colours spread through the busy starfield.

These were a couple of hours of 5 minute exposures at f/4.8 and I pushed the saturation in PS.

casstony · #6 03-02-2019, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raymo

Very nice again; your Nikon picks up more Ha than my Canon.
raymo

My previous camera was a 600D and the Nikon looks a little more sensitive, but the big advantage is that the Nikon has far less noise.