2 Hours worth of Corona Australis

[Garyh]

Hi again everyone,
Had lots of clear nights this way lately but have suffered from either horrid seeing or too much wind. This one was one of those nights with a bit of both..Seeing went from bad to worse while the wind started to pick up as well. Not enough to stop PHD from guiding or cause trailing but enough to cause stars to be bloated and soft.
This area is such a wonderful area to image and I think it is a favorite of many imagers here! and also for me as well!
Image is 20 x 6min with my 6" newt and Canon 20D. Picture was taken about 2 weeks ago and only slightly cropped then resized for posting.
I need longer subs again to get deeper into the dusty stuff but not bad for not such a good night! I am hoping for another top night next new moon.
Did have a great night a few nights before this night with some very nice seeing which really shows with the 2 images I took that night...Stay Tuned...
cheers Gary

[sheeny (Al)]

Nice one, Gary. I always like dark nebulae.

Al.

[Dennis]

Top shot Gary. I love the globular – it just “glows” and is resolved to its core.

Cheers

Dennis

[Matty P (Matt)]

Wonderful image Gary, lovely detail all over.

The Globular cluster really stands out nicely.

Very well done. Looking forward to more.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Very nice Gary!

I agree it is a favourite area for us down here huh?..and understandibly so as your image clearly shows

You have overcome the non ideal conditions nicely too it appears?

Mike

[theodog (Jeff)]

Great image Gary.
Nice to see colours other than red. Nicely framed.
Well done.

[Deeno]

Simply...lovely

[prokyon (Werner Probst)]

Great shot of a wonderful area!

[RB (Andrew)]

A beautiful image indeed Gary.
I love the colours.

[Ric]

Well done Gary, lovely colours and hues.

you've brought out the dark nebulae wonderfully and the globular is definitely the cherry on the cake.

A very nice image.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Nice image Gary. The composition is great.

Peter

[Garyh]

Originally Posted by sheeny

Nice one, Gary. I always like dark nebulae.

Al.

Thanks Al, Me too ex with some reflection neb thrown in...

Originally Posted by Dennis

Top shot Gary. I love the globular – it just “glows” and is resolved to its core.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis, this area would be the same without that little Globular!

Originally Posted by Matty P

Wonderful image Gary, lovely detail all over.

The Globular cluster really stands out nicely.

Very well done. Looking forward to more.

Thankyou Matt, much appreciated!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Very nice Gary!

I agree it is a favourite area for us down here huh?..and understandibly so as your image clearly shows

You have overcome the non ideal conditions nicely too it appears?

Mike

cheers Mike! it certainly is! Had to do some work on the stars a few times to keep them a bit smaller and tighter and to stop them dominating the image!
Thanks for looking.

Originally Posted by theodog

Great image Gary.
Nice to see colours other than red. Nicely framed.
Well done.

Glad you enjoyed looking at some blues! instead of all that red stuff.
cheers

Originally Posted by Deeno

Simply...lovely

Thanks Deeno!

Originally Posted by prokyon

Great shot of a wonderful area!

Glad you stopped by Prokyon!..

Originally Posted by RB

A beautiful image indeed Gary.
I love the colours.

Thanks Rob.. your most welcome..

Originally Posted by Ric

Well done Gary, lovely colours and hues.

you've brought out the dark nebulae wonderfully and the globular is definitely the cherry on the cake.

A very nice image.

Thankyou Ric ! yes it took a bit of stretching to bring it out but longer subs will be even better...next time...

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Nice image Gary. The composition is great.

Peter

Thanks Peter, could have framed it a bit better but it came out nicely
Thanks for looking...

[jase (Jason)]

Marvellous image Gary. The FOV groups the targets extremely well. I can't believe how well you've brought out the dusty features - excellent processing. Well done and keep up the great work.

[Garyh]

Originally Posted by jase

Marvellous image Gary. The FOV groups the targets extremely well. I can't believe how well you've brought out the dusty features - excellent processing. Well done and keep up the great work.

Thanks Jase, The seeing might have been crappy but as I remember the transparency was excellent which helps a lot with this sort of area to image!

[tornado33]

Top work there. Nice round stars.
Scott

[NQLD_Newby]

WOW, thats awesome.

[beren]

Wow top image Gary congrats

[Alchemy (Clive)]

lovely image gary, others have commented on the nice glob and the dust lanes, but for me its the nice wispy detail in the reflection neb...... ( the other bits are good too)