That looks great Slawomir, nice soft rendering of the gas with few stars, that 3nm Ha really blocks the stars and shows of the neb. Actually, it's interesting to compare to my single frame versiontaken with the AG12/big 16803 combo and a comparitively much wider band pass 12nm Astronomik ha, heaps more stars in mine huh? I think I like yours better
Hope you get a colour version but like the Horsehead the Carina neb lends itself to B&W quite nicely.
I shoot from a balcony and unfortunately miss two best hours when Carina is the highest in the sky, I finally need to get over crippling laziness and go somewhere with unrestricted sky views, perhaps in autumn/winter when the weather will be more conducive for astrophotography.
Slawomir
I am not an imager so will not offer any technical comments, but I love that shot. Composition is lovely, the evenness of the exposure, the clarity in the contrast between the nebulosity and the dark lanes.
All really nice.
And I agree, Eta Car is a target that jumps at you when in monochrome.
Slawomir
I am not an imager so will not offer any technical comments, but I love that shot. Composition is lovely, the evenness of the exposure, the clarity in the contrast between the nebulosity and the dark lanes.
All really nice.
And I agree, Eta Car is a target that jumps at you when in monochrome.
Cheers
Malcolm
Thank you Malcolm for encouragament and your very kind feedback. I agree with you- there is a lot going on in this nebula and many dynamic features are highlighted when in monochrome.
This image was an experiment; I wanted to see if I am capable of making mosaics. I will collect new data with slightly longer exposures and with more careful timing regarding positioning of the Carina in the sky, possibly over four or so nights. This will hopefully result in a higher quality image.
