IC4628 Widefield

[sjastro]

A 300mm Pentax lens shot with an ST-X10ME.
I am really impressed with the quality of the lens.

HaRGB image.
2.5 hrs Ha, 1 hr R, G and B exposures.

High resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/IC4628c.html

Clear skies

Steven

[RickS (Rick)]

Very nice, Steven! A lovely wide view.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's come out a treat Steven. Love the details. Very good indeed.

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Steven.

Love the colours and the dust!

Ross.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Lovely shot Steven. That 300mm lens is really doing a great job for you. The only thing I might do is increase the contrast just a tad then I think it would be even better.

Cheers

Steve

[atalas]

Looks awesome Steve!well done.

[gregbradley]

That's a great shot Steven.

Greg.

[pluto (Hugh)]

That's really nice, great work

[sjastro]

Thanks Rick, Marc, Ross, Steve, Louie Greg and Hugh for your feedback.

Clear skies

Steven

Originally Posted by sjastro

A 300mm Pentax lens shot with an ST-X10ME.
I am really impressed with the quality of the lens.

HaRGB image.
2.5 hrs Ha, 1 hr R, G and B exposures.

High resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/IC4628c.html

Clear skies

Steven

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

So there is lots more than we usually capture.. Fascinating .

Nice shot

Hopefully one day the skies will clear and I can explore this area for myself

[sjastro]

Thanks Narayan.

There is a lot to see here.

Regards

Steven

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Very very nice Steven, I used the EDIF version of this Lens for a while and found it a fantastic lens, sharp with negligible chromatic aberration, pity it is discontinued and not easy to find..

Clear skies
Marco

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by marco

Very very nice Steven, I used the EDIF version of this Lens for a while and found it a fantastic lens, sharp with negligible chromatic aberration, pity it is discontinued and not easy to find..

Clear skies
Marco

Thanks Marco.
The 300mm is great and is a very good match with the ST-X10ME as it can be used at full aperture.

Regards

Steven

[Paul Haese]

This looks good Steven, I like the wide field of view and the nebulosity looks three dimensional in the field. The 300mm lens gives a nice flat field also.

[Octane (Humayun)]

It's such a compelling object -- it really makes you look around.

Top shelf work, as always, Steven.

I've got four hours of hydrogen alpha with 30-minute exposures (as filler), and it looks great so far. Will keep adding to it while the Moon is full.

H

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

This looks good Steven, I like the wide field of view and the nebulosity looks three dimensional in the field. The 300mm lens gives a nice flat field also.

Thanks Paul.

Originally Posted by Octane

It's such a compelling object -- it really makes you look around.

Top shelf work, as always, Steven.

I've got four hours of hydrogen alpha with 30-minute exposures (as filler), and it looks great so far. Will keep adding to it while the Moon is full.

H

Thank H.
It will be interesting to see what you come up with.

Clear skies

Steven