Have a peek at this!!!

renormalised (Carl) · #1 27-07-2010, 09:22 PM

This is absolutely amazing!!!. The clarity and resolution in this image is just mind blowing. You'd think, "Ah, Hubble", or something similar. Nope, this was taken from a Tak FSQ106 with an SBIG camera (and STL...probably a 11000). Just click on the small thumbnail to see the big piccie

http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0934a/

I think you'll agree this is astrophotography at its finest

Makes you want to emigrate to Chile!!!!

Jen · #2 27-07-2010, 09:48 PM

wow wow what a pic

strongmanmike (Michael) · #3 27-07-2010, 10:20 PM

Yes, I've seen this and I would have to agree, it is one of the masterpieces of recent astroimaging for sure.

Mike

renormalised (Carl) · #4 27-07-2010, 10:28 PM

What we need here is a large enough floor jack to prop up some of these hills we call mountains in this country, so we can get high enough to get into clear air

dugnsuz (Doug) · #5 27-07-2010, 10:32 PM

That's some mosaic!
Here's the "Zoomable" version...
http://astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/GC.html

Makes ye bleedin sick dunnit!?

Doug

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #6 27-07-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

What we need here is a large enough floor jack to prop up some of these hills we call mountains in this country, so we can get high enough to get into clear air

Forget about the Mountains! I need a floor Jack to lift my jaw up off the floor!!!

My god that's stunning

dugnsuz (Doug) · #7 27-07-2010, 10:37 PM

This is fun too.
Let it load then use the arrow keys to move around...
http://www.sergebrunier.com/gallerie/pleinciel/
Doug

Jen · #8 27-07-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Forget about the Mountains! I need a floor Jack to lift my jaw up off the floor!!!

My god that's stunning

shelltree (Shelley) · #9 27-07-2010, 10:52 PM

Woah Doug, that's crazy, it almost makes me motion sick!

That first image is absolutely phenomenal, looks pretty good as my wallpaper that's for sure!

renormalised (Carl) · #10 27-07-2010, 11:04 PM

It'd be the sort of wallpaper you'd banish every icon off from your screen, so as to not contaminate the view!!!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #11 27-07-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dugnsuz

This is fun too.
Let it load then use the arrow keys to move around...
http://www.sergebrunier.com/gallerie/pleinciel/
Doug

Now I feel queezy

Excellent but dizzying.

Jen · #12 27-07-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

It'd be the sort of wallpaper you'd banish every icon off from your screen, so as to not contaminate the view!!!

and i thought i was the only crazy person that thought like that

renormalised (Carl) · #13 28-07-2010, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jen

and i thought i was the only crazy person that thought like that

Nope, Jen, join the club

spearo (Frank) · #14 28-07-2010, 07:17 AM

Carl,
That's completely unrealistic ....I am proposing a much more reasonable solution:

Lets get lots of aerosol cans and work diligently at enlarging the hole in the ozone layer so we have a clear shot at the heavens from "ground floor" !

frank

Quote:

Originally Posted by renormalised

What we need here is a large enough floor jack to prop up some of these hills we call mountains in this country, so we can get high enough to get into clear air

AdrianF (Adrian) · #15 28-07-2010, 07:56 AM

So what day is he presenting at Qld AstroFest?

Fantastic photo

, makes me wanna hang up my camera.

Adrian

renormalised (Carl) · #16 28-07-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by spearo

Carl,
That's completely unrealistic ....I am proposing a much more reasonable solution:

Lets get lots of aerosol cans and work diligently at enlarging the hole in the ozone layer so we have a clear shot at the heavens from "ground floor" !

frank

We can also put up an uber sized dust filter around the observing area so it keeps out all the dust and particles in the air as well

Oh, and a dehumidifier (maybe a huge bag of silica gel)

SkyViking (Rolf) · #17 28-07-2010, 10:27 AM

Stunning image! There are some very interesting patterns in the dust, almost seems like a shearing effect in places, I wonder what could have caused that?

renormalised (Carl) · #18 28-07-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyViking

Stunning image! There are some very interesting patterns in the dust, almost seems like a shearing effect in places, I wonder what could have caused that?

The dust is being affected not only by the starlight but also by the internal forces within the clouds, things like turbulence generated by the cooling of the materials within the clouds, as well as heating via the aforementioned starlight (the turbulence generates pressure within the clouds). Also, these clouds have been found to have very very weak non localised magnetic fields. Some of the dust grains become slightly charged due to the effects of the starlight hitting their surfaces and emitting electrons (photoelectric effect), becoming very weakly ionised, hence the magnetic fields. Plus you also have the gravitational fields of each of the clouds affecting one another...slightly for the most part, but the effect is there.

AstralTraveller (David) · #19 28-07-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

It'd be the sort of wallpaper you'd banish every icon off from your screen, so as to not contaminate the view!!!

Background set. Icons banished. Sit and drool.

Zaps · #20 28-07-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Some of the dust grains become slightly charged due to the effects of the starlight hitting their surfaces and emitting electrons (photoelectric effect), becoming very weakly ionised, hence the magnetic fields.

Individual atoms, not dust grains.