Pencil Nebula from Atacama

[APO_Team]

Hi guys !

The Vela constellation has a lot to offer and the Pencil nebula is a very nice part of it
This picture is a HOO combination with 30x40' in each filter...

We have made some S2 shots too but didn't keep them for the final picture...
But, the SHO combination helped us to find 4 new planetary nebulae (candidate). They are named after the 3 of us; we are Demange-Galli-Petit
So, they are: DeGaPe 2, 3, 24 and 26

Hope you'll like this one

Every information can be found here, and specialy for you, in english
http://www.atacama-photographic-obse...o_EN.php?id=63

And the DeGaPe catalog: http://www.atacama-photographic-obse..._degape_EN.php

See you
Tom

APO_Team
Thierry Demange, Richard Galli, Thomas Petit

[Atmos (Colin)]

That's spectacular! Never realised there was so much Ha in the background of that region!

[Andy01 (Andy)]

That's just drop dead gorgeous guys!
Well balanced framing & composition, great colour palatte, really well done!

[Octane (Humayun)]

So beautiful and glorious.

Great work, guys. Congratulations on the planetary nebulae discoveries!

H

[Tony_ (Tony)]

Wow - incredible. Didn't know there was so much extended nebulosity and Ha. Beautiful colours - very natural looking.

Tony.

[rmuhlack (Richard)]

Woah - top work there. A beautiful image, and some science as well

[andyc (Andy)]

That's quite something, loved exploring the full size version, though the annotated version link didn't work for me (on Chrome)? Congrats on the discoveries!

[Flugel88 (Michael)]

Lovely FOV the pencil extends far further than i thought

[APO_Team]

Thank you all guys !
This part of the sky is just amazing... and at every focal length, there is something to see

Andy: I see this, I'll have to fix it !

See you soon with a new picture close to this one

APO_Team / Tom