Eta Carina to have a swim around in

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Hanging around impatiently for the pristine non thunderstorming skies of Lostock to get another image....thought I'd revisit an old favourite in the meantime....

I played with it a bit (probably did little in the end?) and thought some of you might like to have a look at the full size full resolution version. There is so much in this nebula and a few minutes spent scrolling around examining it might turn up some new swirls, knotts or asterisms that you hadn't noticed before?

Have fun

Warning 14.5 meg image:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...41272/original

Enjoy

[h0ughy (David)]

thanks Mike - might need to download it to keep as a reference to show whats in the skies at lostock

[leon]

Mike that is big, It would be a bugger to have a look at, at dial up speed, nice going,

Leon

[Hagar (Doug)]

Gobsmacker. what else can I say.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Mike,

That is astounding -- such tight focus!

I really like the way the colours have a mixture of the blue and pink. Reminds me of what one would obtain (albeit at much less resolution) using an unmodified DSLR.

Gorgeous work, as always.

Regards,
Humayun

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Your such a try hard Mike .

I was going to ***** about the need for such a large file, but bugger me, it was worth it, the detail is extraudinary, IMO one of the best pics youve done, the core is exceptional indeed, of a quality similar to a much longer FL.

Dont get a big head over this, you probably just fluked it .

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

thanks Mike - might need to download it to keep as a reference to show whats in the skies at lostock

Sadly I am thinking you may be right

Originally Posted by leon

Mike that is big, It would be a bugger to have a look at, at dial up speed, nice going,

Leon

Dial-up..? do people still have that?

Originally Posted by Hagar

Gobsmacker. what else can I say.

Well that probably says it all Hagi ? Thanks

Originally Posted by Octane

Mike,

That is astounding -- such tight focus!

I really like the way the colours have a mixture of the blue and pink. reminds me of what one would obtain (albeit at much less resolution) using an unmodified DSLR.

Gorgeous work, as always.

Regards,
Humayun

Thanks Hum-V, glad you enjoyed the big file, not always able to do it but this image could hold under even greater enlargement probably. Every image of Eta is different, I like the true RGB but many like the unusualness of narrow band imaging too so I guess what makes a colour balance/choice look good can vary..?

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Your such a try hard Mike .

I was going to ***** about the need for such a large file, but bugger me, it was worth it, the detail is extraudinary, IMO one of the best pics youve done, the core is exceptional indeed, of a quality similar to a much longer FL.

Dont get a big head over this, you probably just fluked it .

Awww shucks, you "do" love me after all

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's awesome Mike. Details are amazing across the field. Unreal!

[Jen]

thats an amazing pic

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's awesome Mike. Details are amazing across the field. Unreal!

Thanks Marc, I was pretty surprised at the resolution really as I took this earlier in the year when Eta was only really rising. I've posted this before but to get a better idea of the resolution, here is a close up on the fickle finger feature, good seeing would have been even better and remember this was at only 1140mm FL too.

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...25889/original

Originally Posted by Jen

thats an amazing pic

Thanks a lot Jen!

Mike

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Wot a pic Mike. Your efforts inspire me to the point that I think I can safely attribute my lust for a decent damn image mainly to your work. Thanks for the future hole in my pocket and time away from the wife while I contemplate my navel wondering how you do it.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Wot a pic Mike. Your efforts inspire me to the point that I think I can safely attribute my lust for a decent damn image mainly to your work. Thanks for the future hole in my pocket and time away from the wife while I contemplate my navel wondering how you do it.

Sorry but I'm glad you like the imag.

See you in a few hours..? When we can contemplate the underside of clouds and the bottom of wine and beer bottles

Mike

[montewilson (Monte)]

One of the main things I like about your work is the way you can stay on one object for days or even weeks. It must get a bit boring but the results are obviously worth it.

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

Ripper image, Mike.
I will now try to find the appropriate emoticon...
Nup, nothing seems adequate. I am struck dumb with amazement.
I hate that.
Regards,
Brian.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Sorry but I'm glad you like the imag.

See you in a few hours..? When we can contemplate the underside of clouds and the bottom of wine and beer bottles

Mike

[Lester]

I presume its a very nice image as always Mike; Its not dial-up that I have got, but its the same speed via satellite dish, and if it gets too windy then Australia Post is faster.

[bluescope]

Exceptional image again Mike .... glad you posted it now as I will be running on GPRS for probably a few months when I move at the end of November ... it would take forever to download a file of this size so hopefully OPTUS forecast of wireless broadband coverage is accurate.

[Ric]

Had to download this at work on broadband, definitely worth the wait to see it.

A very fine detailed image, great work Mike.

[Garyh]

Sounds like a ripper image but its a bit big for our slow connection to view!
cheers

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

i have exceeded my download quota and am throttled to 64 k or something so will have to wait till next month