NGC 6559 Nebula

[Startrek (Martin)]

Captured NGC 6559 Nebula a few nights ago for the first time , located in Sagittarius adjacent to M8
The AP weakest link in my rig is definitely the scope and mount , my 2600MC OSC camera is worth more than the scope and mount combined but still happy what broad range of objects I can image.

Same set up
4 hours ( 60 x 4 minute dithered guided subs)
2600MC OSC
Processed in Startools V1.7 OSC Narrowband Bi colour

Original Synthetic Luminance version and a couple of Bi colour SHO versions in the colour matrix

Comments welcome
Thanks

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

Interesting nebula, wondering if it has a name, I see a monkeys face side on in the image

[xa-coupe (Jeff)]

Some of those colours are very 70s!

[Startrek (Martin)]

Originally Posted by mswhin63

Interesting nebula, wondering if it has a name, I see a monkeys face side on in the image

Enjoyed imaging this one for the first time
I read an old Sky and Telescope magazine on line which named it the Loretta Nebula but I don’t think that name has any scientific relevance

[Startrek (Martin)]

Originally Posted by xa-coupe

Some of those colours are very 70s!

I know there’s no scientific value in the colours due to being preset blends but had a lot of fun doing them and surprisingly different bi colours do accentuate detail and contrast in the nebulas

I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s but my processing had no reference to my age or the era I grew up in
Thanks

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

A different set of compositions for this object Martin that catch the eye and draw ones attention. The detail in the nebula has come out very well.

[Startrek (Martin)]

Rodney
Thanks for your comment
The noise floor was a little higher than usual for this capture, but not too much of a concern
Startools has some good options for OSC Narrowband data including Bi colour, something which wasn’t available years ago
Cheers
Martin