Cometary Globule CG12 & NGC 5367

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Cometary Globule 12 is a lovely mass star forming region associated with the young cluster and reflection nebula NGC 5367. It is located in the constellation of Centaurus so it is an object pretty high in the sky these months:

Cometary Globule CG12 & NGC 5367

The star field in this area is extremely rich that makes not so easy to get the dust and nebulae standing out without having the back ground stars becoming too invasive. I tried different versions and eventually opted for this one, hopefully a good compromise between stars and nebula keeping the overall look as natural as possible, always my ultimate goal.

Apo TEC140 (140/f7.2) - FLI Proline 16803 - L (300m) R (130m) G (130m) B (130m)

Hope you will enjoy this one

Clear skies
Marco

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Nice one Marco. I was contemplating doing this one myself recently but got preoccupied with other stuff. It's an object that deserves to be better known.

Cheers

Steve

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks very ghostly. Nice image, Marco!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Great image Marco!

That's a tough one, tried it couple of years ago.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...e.php?a=120593

Only 105 minutes of data, needed way more.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Paul Haese]

I like this rendition. It is a tough object and one that I might go back and revisit again sometime.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Wow great result aaaaand look, without mega data either ..all in the processing...all in the processing... top stuff

Mike

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Yet another superb image Marco The dust looks great and the little reflection nebula adds character. What FOV is this by the way?
Great processing, your images are always a delight.

[Poita (Peter)]

Haven't seen this before, thanks so much!

[gregbradley]

Another great choice of imaging target. Very nicely done.

Greg.

[atalas]

Every time I see this object It reminds me of "Tom the Dust Buster"good work Marco.

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Thanks to all for the appreciation, this is a lovely object not so often imaged but it requires lots of exposure and dark skies to get out nicely..

Originally Posted by SkyViking

What FOV is this by the way?

It is just a bit less than 2 degrees per side. If you download my full res image you can get it precisely, my imaging scale is 1.83"/px

Clear skies
Marco

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Thanks Marco, my setup is 0.87"/px so a closeup of the globule head would be an interesting project for me. I'll definitely keep this target in mind

[multiweb (Marc)]

Remarkable picture. Lots going on there.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

exceptional quality and a very interesting area - top work Marco.

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Remarkable picture. Lots going on there.

Originally Posted by Shiraz

exceptional quality and a very interesting area - top work Marco.

Thanks Marc and Ray for the appreciation

Clear skies
Marco

[Nicola (Nicola)]

Beautiful image Marco!

[cosmophoton (Luiz)]

Excellent work!

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Thanks Nicola and Luiz for your appreciation
Clear skies
Marco