M8

[Peter Ward]

This year's installment from yours truly of an o'ft imaged object but in a less common "up-close-and-personal" view.

This is a centre crop at about 60% res of a much wider field which I'll likely upload in due course.

The RGB data FWHM's proved problematical to blend with the much tighter h-alpha stuff I bagged earlier this year.

No de-con applied. Combantrin was not required.

I hope you enjoy the view: the link is here

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Love it! Very purdy Peter. I'd love to see the full res full field one day!

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Love it! Very purdy Peter. I'd love to see the full res full field one day!

Thanks Marcus...all this talk elsewhere of "processing worms" had me worried.

I had the Vermox handy....just in case.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Thanks Marcus...all this talk elsewhere of "processing worms" had me worried.

I had the Vermox handy....just in case.

Here is the technique used to check for worms ...
(Note: Image adjusted for proper saturation)

[alpal]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Thanks Marcus...all this talk elsewhere of "processing worms" had me worried.

I had the Vermox handy....just in case.

Hi Peter,

great pic yet again and
no need for Combantrin or Vermox.






cheers
Allan

[gregbradley]

Holy guacamole Batman. Amazing detail and great colour. The resolution is just so far above the average image.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Pretty special. Love the details. One for the cool wall.

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Pretty special. Love the details. One for the cool wall.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Holy guacamole Batman. Amazing detail and great colour. The resolution is just so far above the average image.

Greg.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Peter,

great pic yet again and
no need for Combantrin or Vermox.

cheers
Allan

Thanks guys.

I'll likely tweak/clean up the data a tad more (for starters, I did not have accurate flats until tonight)... but your encouragement makes me think I'm on the right track.

P.S.
Wash your hands. One must avoid processing worms at all times.

[h0ughy (David)]

combantrim free most excellent. certainly fills the optic nerve

[JA]

It almost makes for a completely different object at that focal length. Great image Peter

Best
JA

[RugbyRene (Rene)]

Stunning image Peter!

I'd love to own an Alluna scope one-day.

Rene

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by RugbyRene

Stunning image Peter!

I'd love to own an Alluna scope one-day.

Rene

Alluna do a superb job...I guess it's a bit like owning a Benz...I can really say is don't die wondering.

Originally Posted by JA

It almost makes for a completely different object at that focal length. Great image Peter

Best
JA

Thanks. I like the perspective of long FL images. Not many people are imaging at +3000mm as it certainly taxes your imaging train, and you are at the mercy of the seeing most nights. The data set for this image is not optimum...FWHM's are a little bloated which I hope to trim over the next few nights

Originally Posted by h0ughy

combantrim free most excellent. certainly fills the optic nerve

Ta Dave. It needs a little more refining...but getting close

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Wonderful details and an unusual closeup view Peter!
Was wondering why there are light haloes around the brightest stars?
Nice to see a fresh view of a familiar target

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Andy01

Wonderful details and an unusual closeup view Peter!
Was wondering why there are light haloes around the brightest stars?
Nice to see a fresh view of a familiar target

Ta Andy...the halos are a less than perfect attempt to marry the chubby RGB FWHM's to the skinny H-alpha set.... but in my defense, at least they are not dark cyan rings....with worms

[markas (Mark)]

Terrific detail and beautifully rendered colour. This close-up framing really would look spectacular as a really large print


Mark

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

yep - jaw dropping close up!

cheers

russ

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

yep - jaw dropping close up!

cheers

russ

Originally Posted by markas

Terrific detail and beautifully rendered colour. This close-up framing really would look spectacular as a really large print


Mark

Thanks guys...I managed to get some more RGB and Halpha data a couple of nights back, it should tidy this one up nicely (as Andy pointed out, the H-alpha blend was less than perfect). I'll update the image in due course at the same URL.

[Atmos (Colin)]

It's come up very nicely Peter, I'd be interested to see a straight up RGB version. Try as a I might, without Ha I cannot come close to that level of contrast with a boring ol' OSC